The player will dribble down to the level of the ball screen.
Once they get in line with the screen, the ball handler will dribble backwards simulating that the screen is being hedged by the screeners defender.
Once the dribbler has gone backwards they will then attack again getting 1 or 2 dribble separation to shoot a jump shot.
Rebounding is the least glamorous thing in basketball and one of the most decisive. It is also almost entirely a habit, which means it is entirely coachable.
Good spacing is only the start. The best modern offences teach players to attack the defence's rotations and play in a permanent 4-on-3 - here is how to coach that read.
The ball screen produces almost half of all professional offensive possessions, yet most teams still teach it as a memorised play. The modern approach trains the read - giving players a framework to decide based on what the defence does, not what the coach called.
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