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🏀 3v2 Ball Screen Trap with Short Roll
➕ Breaking Down Charlotte Hornets Xs&Os
🏀 2v1 Ball Screen Reads
3v3 Ball Screen Trap with Short Roll
Against, teams who blitz (trap) ball screens, it’s important for not just your ballhandler to know what to do, but also the other players involved. This 3v3 game teaches ballhandlers to read the first line and second line of defense, while also teaching the screener and player on the backside to come to open space.
On the trap, the screener short rolls towards the nail. With the coach in the back player help defense, he either tags the roller or stays on the player lifting behind the screen. The ballhander reads the coach then passes to the open teammate.
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2v1 Ball Screen Reads
If your players are just starting out, this 2v1 drill can help players improve decision-making needed to read the first level of defense (i.e., the defender(s) involved with the ball screen itself).
The defender passes out to the screener (Player 5) then chases the pass out to defend. 5 passes to the 1 then chases the pass to set a screen. The defender chooses to either stay with the ball handler or stay with the screener. If the defender stays with the ballhandler, 1 passes back to 5 on the pop or hits 5 on the roll. If the defender stays with 5, 1 drives to score.
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