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You must pay attention to Carolina, was also playercoach of a some details to make these plays work. team in Iceland. He teaches one-on-one If you have proper spacing, a decent big moves at camps and clinics all over the man, and a good point guard, then the US, and he was also invited to give ball screen can be your greatest asset. clinics in Australia and New Zealand. However, your point guard and big man by Ganon Baker He produced five videos and DVDs on must know their options and how to these moves with Championship Pro- read a play. Let’s take a look. ductions. First of all, coaches must teach each player involved in the screen how to ex- I have been working out players for 16 ecute movement effectively to create years. This includes high school, col- space. lege, European pros, NBA, and WNBA players. THE SCREENER SHOULD: Even now, I am still amazed at how ef- 1. Sprint to the screen. This way, the fective the ball screen is at every level. defense can’t be attached and stop The two most dominant “plays” in the the ball handler. 1 page 4 | 38 2009 | Fiba Assist Magazine 2. Aim for the buttocks of the defender 2 of the ball handler. This will ensure that there will be contact between the screener and ball handler’s de- fender (photo 1, 2 and 3). 3. The screener should drop their hips, with their feet shoulder-width apart. This helps them absorb contact (pho- to 4). THE BALL HANDLER SHOULD: 1. With the dribble or in the triple threat, get the defender below the screen. Occupy so they don’t deny (photo 5). 2. Attack the screener’s foot or the de- fender’s top foot with two dribbles. This makes the defense stretch out and will create openings or confu- sion (photo 6, 7 and 8). 3. They should not hesitate in their de- cision-making. To make the correct reads the guard must be confident in 3 their reactions. Let’s look at them. THE BALL HANDLER SOLUTIONS INCLUDE: 1. They can “turn the corner”. Drive to the basket (diagr. 1). 2. Split the screen. When the defender hedges too high, they can drive be- tween the defense and the screener (diagr. 2). 3. Reject it. The ball handler goes op- posite the screen if the defense is on top of the screen (diagr. 3). 4. Stretch the defense. They can use a “bounce off” dribble (a slow slide dribble) if the defense doubles up on the ball handler or the screener’s de- 4 fender stays with the ball handler (diagr. 4). 5. Pull up behind the screen and shoot. If the defender goes under the screen, then the ball handler can take one or two dribbles and shoot (diagr. 5). THE SOLUTIONS FOR THE SCREENER ARE: 1. Pop. If they are a shooter and space is available, they take two steps to their next spot or two slides. 2. Pull. If they are a finisher, no one is between them and the basket, and a spot is filled to pop, you drive hard to the basket. 3. Slip. If while screening, no one is be- Fiba Assist Magazine | 38 2009 | Page 5 COACHES - FUNDAMENTALS AND YOUTH BASKETBALL D.1 D.3 D.5 D.2 D.4 D.6 tween you and the basket, you sprint Ganon Baker Basketball Services. to the basket. These are important to know because After the ball handler clears the screen- as a coach you can use them in your of- er, then they should roll or pop. A two- fensive system without always having second or two-dribble measure is good to reset. to use. You can run these in the context of the Now there are five possible angles of offense. the ball screen that we teach here at When practicing by yourself, you must 5 page 6 | 38 2009 | Fiba Assist Magazine D.7 D.9 D.11 D.8 D.10 D.12 6 7 Fiba Assist Magazine | 38 2009 | Page 7 COACHES - FUNDAMENTALS AND YOUTH BASKETBALL know what kind of shots you can take and where to get them. THE FIVE ANGLES OF THE BALL SCREEN 1. Side. This is the most popular of the five angles of the ball screen in col- lege, Europe, NBA, and WNBA. Make sure the screen is not too close to the sideline. From this, you can expect the screen- er to roll/pop, the guard to take a jump shot or go to the basket, a play- D.13 D.15 er on the weak side to drop towards the basket for a pass, or the player on the weak side to take a shot (di- in diagrams 10 and 11. The screener agr. 6 and 7). can pop either way. 2. Middle. This is most popular with 4. Horns. The flat and horns set is very high school players because of the popular in the WNBA and NBA (di- spacing of the court (diagr. 8). agr. 12 and 13). Screener’s feet are pointed at either sideline (diagr.