5 WAYS TO DEFEND BALL SCREENS - FastModel Sports

Published 02/06/2014 by Rory Richeson Favorite Send to FastDraw Print Embed

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5 WAYS TO DEFEND BALL SCREENS
  • Basketball Play - 5 WAYS TO DEFEND BALL SCREENS
  • Basketball Play - 5 WAYS TO DEFEND BALL SCREENS
  • Basketball Play - 5 WAYS TO DEFEND BALL SCREENS
  • Basketball Play - 5 WAYS TO DEFEND BALL SCREENS
  • Basketball Play - 5 WAYS TO DEFEND BALL SCREENS
  • DEFENDER ON 5 CHESTS UP AND TRIES TO JAM SCREENER
    DEFENDER ON 1 GOES UNDER SCREEN
    DEFENDER ON 3 STEPS UP TO HELP 1 CONTAIN BALL COMING OFF SCREEN

    GIVE UP - PULL UP JUMPERS AND TURNING CORNERS ON DRIVES

    TAKE AWAY - SCREENER ROLLING /SLIPS TO BASKET
    FORCE BALL HANDLER TO SHOOT OFF DRIBBLE
  • DEFENDER (5) STEPS OUT AND HEDGES FORCING BALL HANDLER TO CHANGE DIRECTION AND THEN SPRINT BACK TO HIS OWN MAN

    DEFENDER 1 FIGHTS OVER TOP OF SCREEN AND GETS IN BALL HANDLER'S HIP POCKET

    DEFENDER 3 SHOOTS GAP AND DEFENDS 5 ON THE ROLL

    GIVE UP - PASS TO ROLL MAN - THE GUARD CAN SPLIT DEFENDERS AND DRIVE TO BASKET - PICK AND POP
    NEED EXTRA DEFENDER FOR ROLL MAN

    TAKE AWAY - GUARDS SHOOTING OFF THE DRIBBLE AND YOU ARE FORCING OFFENSE TO MAKE DIFFICULT PASS TO ROLL MAN
  • DEFENDER 5 STEPS UP AND TAKES 1
    DEFENDER 1 IS NOW GUARDING 5
    DEFENDER 3 IS HELPING ON 1

    GIVE UP -CREATES MISMATCHES WITH GUARDS AND POSTS
    SLIPS OFF SCREENS- SCREENERS ROLLING TO POST UP
    GUARDS ARE NOW TRYING TO DEFEND POSTS IN THE PAINT

    TAKES AWAY - OPEN LOOKS OFF SCREENS
    GOOD OPTION YOU HAVE GUARDS WITH SIZE THAT CAN DEFEND IN THE POST
  • DEFENDERS 5 AND 1 TRAP THE BALL HANDLER
    THE KEY IS TO FORCE A WEAK PASS OR MAKE OFFENSIVE PLAYER PICK UP THE DRIBBLE
    DEFENDER 3 PICKS UP POST ROLLING TO BASKET

    GIVE UP- PICK AND POPS, SLIP PASSES
    PASSES OVER THE TOP WITH BIGGER GUARDS
    TEAMS CAN MAKE A PASS OUT OF THE TRAP AND A QUICK EXTRA PASS TO OPEN PLAYERS

    TAKE AWAY- GOOD SHOOTERS AND DRIVERS
    FORCE BALL HANDLER TO MAKE A DECISION
  • DEFENDER 1 GETS OVER THE TOP OF BALL SCREEN AND
    FORCES BALL HANDLER TO REJECT SCREEN

    5 HELPS ON 1 AND CAN EITHER HEDGE OR HELP TRAP WITH DEFENDER 1

    DEFENDER 3 HELPS ON DEFENDING THE ROLL MAN 5

    GIVE UP - SCREENER ROLLING TO THE BASKET, SLIPS, MIDRANGE JUMP SHOTS FOR SCREENER AND PASSES TO BALL SIDE CORNER

    TAKE AWAY - FORCE THE MIDRANGE PULL UP OR JUMPSHOT- FORCES PLAYERS TO USE WEAK HAND