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Off the ball screen, practiced in a closed situation.

In threes players set up in a triangle.

player at the top passes the ball in either direction then sets the screen the opposite way. in the diagram 1 passes to 3 and sets a screen for player 2. 2 curls round towards the basket and receives a pass from player 3 to shoot a lay-up. collects the lay up and passes to either player and sets the a screen.

COACHING POINTS

Setting the screen:
good posture feet more than shoulder width apart
very slight lean forward weight on balls of yor feet screening angle is making a right angle to the direction of the cut.
Arms can either be crossed over chest or straight down with hands together.
Coming off the screen: Player coming off the screen must not move until the screen has been set. they then must brush shoulders with the person setting the screen and curl towards the basket.

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Three man switch to shoot and score:

Player 1 starts with the ball in the middle of the court and plays the ball to player 2 who cuts in to the first cone.

Player 2 must then pass to player 3 who has also made a run inside to the other cone further up the court.

Player 1 in the meantime should loop on the outside behind player 2 to receive the ball back from player 3 and take a shot.

Shooting

Off the screen shooting drill:

Setup the practice as shown.

Player 3 runs into the arc and runs off the screen created by player 2 before receiving the ball from player 1, turning and then shooting.

Player 3 then collects the ball and returns the ball back to player 1.

Screening

Setting a Screen:

Player 1 with the ball. Player 2 sets the screen at either side of the defender. When the screen is set player 1 fakes to the opposite side then crosses back to rub shoulders with the screener, before dribbling past and either taking a shot or a lay up.

Screening

Three player rotation - Straight passing attack:

Player from the left (1) runs in the direction of the basket (cuts in) to receive the passhe cone from the middle player (2 )

At the same time the player on the right (3) has time his/her run to be able to receive the pass from player 1 at the 2nd cone nearer the basket.

After receiving the ball the player has to take a shot as soon as possible.

Shooting

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