Ball Screen Sets

The Coach in these two videos is Lason Perkins. Coach Perkins has worked at the high school, college, and semi-pro level for over 20 years. He is currently the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Cary Academy. He has created over 20 instructional videos and 5 books on basketball offenses. He has built a reputation for being an expert on ...

Today’s post shows 2 middle ball screen sets where the screen is set for a player catching a pass forcing their defender to close out and immediately get hit with a ball screen. These plays are included in the Basketball HoopScoop’s Comprehensive Ball Screen Playbook (written by Trey Watts). It is a part of this ...

Today’s post is a couple of ideas for attacking teams that go under ball screens. These plays are included in the Basketball HoopScoop’s Comprehensive Ball Screen Playbook (written by Trey Watts). It is a part of this week’s featured eBook bundle along with the Encyclopedia of Pack Line Defense Playbook. You can learn more about the bundle by ...

These sets are from Brad Steven’s Boston Celtics Playbook from the Basketball HoopScoop. Diagrams created with FastDraw You can purchase the entire playbook that these plays came from at this link: Brad Stevens Boston Celtics Playbook&           AI Cut Double Ball Screen 2 AI cuts over the top of 4 and 5. 3 clears to the L corner.       5 screens 4. 4 ...

University of Maine Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert has assembled some of his favorite ways to beat Ice ball screen coverage. He has an outstanding site with posts on various coaching topics at www.pickandpop.net His You Tube channel has several videos with various types of man to man plays, zone sets, and inbounds plays. You can subscribe ...

Today’s post is a ball screen set with multiple ball screens and dribble hand offs called Baseline Flash This play is included in the Basketball HoopScoop’s Comprehensive Ball Screen Playbook (written by Trey Watts). It is a part of this week’s featured eBook bundle along with  the Encyclopedia of Pack Line Defense Playbook. You can learn more about ...

This man to man play comes from the Wisconsin/Maryland Scouting Report assembled by Bo Ryan. This week’s featured eBook bundle is Trey Watts’ Versatile Swing Offense combined with Scott Peterman’s Zone Offense and Defense notes eBook. Click for more info:  Swing and Zone Offense and Defense If you have any questions about the Playbooks, please feel free to email me or ...

A quick hitter to run to get the ball inside against a 2-3 zone defense. Syracuse Women’s Associate Head Coach Vonn Read submits two plays each month from his book The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays. You can also see more of his plays in the Related Posts links at the bottom of this post. ...

These 2 plays to complement dribble drive motion offense are from Scott Peterman’s eBook on using Dribble Dive Motion Offense against sagging man to man and zone defenses. It is paired with “Dribble Drive Motion Offense and the Little Things to it” as a 2 eBook (pdf downloads) bundle for $25. You can find out more about ...

These counters are taken from the Basketball HoopScoop’s Comprehensive Ball Screen Playbook (written by Trey Watts). It is a part of this week’s featured eBook bundle is the Princeton Hybrid Offense eBook along with the Comprehensive Ball Screen Playbook eBook. You can see their descriptions at this Link: Princeton Hybrid Offense and Ball ...

Today’s post involves some ideas for listing what you expect your ball handlers to do when receiving an on ball screen and when attacking the defense. Also, three drills for working with your ball handlers on attacking different types of defensive schemes when coming off of an on ball screen. The terminology and teaching points you ...

These sets are from Coach Scott Peterman’s (Basketball Hoopscoop) Comprehensive Ball Screen Playbook. The first 4 diagrams are ideas on countering against a team that traps your on ball screens. The last several diagrams are a quick hitter for setting several screens on the basketball. It is a part of this week’s featured eBook bundle is the Princeton ...

This ball screen play diagram is from the Coach Scott Peterman’s Basketball Hoopscoop Florida Gator Playbook     2 cuts to the left wing. 3 cuts over the top of 5 and 4 to the right side. 1 passes to 3 and slides over to the top left guard spot.     4 acts like he will set a ballscreen and then slips ...

These 2 ideas for attacking a defense that downs your side ball screens is from the Arizona Basketball Coaching Newsletter. It is a monthly newsletter. If you are interested in being added to their mailing list, email me your: 1) Name 2) email address 3) School or Team 4) Coaching Position and I will pass it on to the Arizona staff.     Attacking a ...

Army Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach has put together some short clips of some of his favorite ball screen sets from 2013 NCAA and NBA games on the You Tube video below. I hope you might be able to find one or two that you can use as the season winds down. He has posted several videos of ...

Scroll below to see the on ball screen actions. This play is from the Arizona Basketball Coaching Newsletter.. If you are interested in being added to their mailing list, email me your: 1) Name 1) School or Team 2) Coaching Position and I will pass it on to the Arizona staff.     Double High Ballscreen High Ballscreen Roll Replace High Ballscreen Duck In

This play is from the October 2013 Arizona Basketball Coaching Newsletter.. This play is designed to be run against a man to man defense. It features three opportunities to get the ball inside. If you are interested in subscribing to the Arizona newsletter, email your 1) name 2) School/Team 3) Coaching position         5 and 4 x out 2 and3 L cut to ...

Chalkboard Strategies To Setting a Great Ball Screen By Brian Anglim Fundamentals First Basketball. In the last couple of Fundamentals First Basketball Newsletters, I have been writing about developing motion offenses. A common failing (in my opinion) amongst motions coaches is utilizing the ball screen. To maximize the effectiveness of the ball screen the angle of the ...

These notes are from a presentation by former Virginia Commonwealth Men’s Assistant Coach Donny Lind. 1. MAKE 2 GUARD 1 TO CREATE SCRAMBLE 2. EXPLOIT POOR DEFENDERS • GUARDS WHO “MELT” or • IMMOBILE BIGS 3. SET BALL SCREENS IN SITUATIONS WHERE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GUARD PROPERLY 4. CREATE “COUNTER” OPPORTUNITIES 5. CREATE A ROLE FOR UNSKILLED BIGS WAYS ...

This quick hitting play is from a Xavier University Basketball Coaching Newsletter. You can click this link if you are interested in subscribing to their newsletter and/or seeing the archives of past newsletters: Xavier Basketball Coaching Newsletter At the bottom of the page, I have listed some more links to other man to man set plays.             Play starts with ...

This idea is from Mike McNeill’s coachesclipboard.ca site: Ball screens in the middle of the floor can be very effective against zone defenses because, like good ball movement and screening action, they can force defenders out of their area of coverage. I have included some other resources of ways to attack a 2-3 zone defense. below. The ...

This play comes from an previous St. Edwards University newsletter. St. Edwards is an NCAA Division II school located in Austin, Texas. Quick hitter vs. man to man defense. This is a set originally run by the Orlando Magic. It is an excellent set to get a quick shot or isolation for 2. The double ball screen creates an overload ...