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Basketball: Screen on Player with the ball

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Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 before running forwards to make a screen on them.

Player 2 proceeds to dribble around player 1 before going for a jump shot.

Players then rotate (player 1 becomes player 2 and player joins the back of the line).

COACHING POINTS

Important - The screening player is not allowed to be moving - if they are considered to be moving by the referee this is an illegal screen and will lose your team possession of the ball.

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Create space in congested areas with clever movement by the players off the ball. Teach your team how to set the screen to make space for the ball carrier to attack into.

Setting the Screen - Attacking Play

Set up a screen and disrupt the opposition's man-marking system to create attacking space for your team!

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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.

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Phantom pick and roll drill:

Players stand in three lines, the players nearest the half-way line start with the ball in hand.

The blue players starts the drill by making the pass to the white players, and then sets the screen for the red player.

The red player then cuts off the top of the screen towards the ball. Meanwhile the blue player will reverse pivot and roll towards the basket.

The White players can choose to pass to either the red or blue player to have the shot.

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3 vs 3 with defence:

Players join with another group of 3.

One group plays passive defence to start off with.

As the attacking team improves they the defending team progressively become more active.

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Shoot off the screen:

Setup as shown.

Split the group into three groups.

Player 1 passes to player 2 before going to set a lateral screen for player 3. Player 3 cuts off the screen to receive the pass and shoot.

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