| | Skills Checklists Defence Fundamentals - On-ball defence
- Closeouts
- cold close-outs (on drivers)
- Off-ball defence
- ball-you-man, see ball and man (point pistols), defensive triangle (below the ball)
- one pass away
- two or more passes away
- contesting passes
- backcut, weakside flash, deny a lead (v-cut, blast cut)
- help on penetration
- taking a charge
- Post defence
Ballscreen Coverage - Blog post - Ballscreen Coverage, Defence - Ballscreen coverage (diagrams)
- Get into the ball
- Gap
- the on-ball defender goes under the screen and over the screen defender, who leaves a gap and "low shows"
- meet on the other side
- counters are roll into the on-ball defender, set lower screens
- Switch
- Squeeze (jam)
- the screen defender gets close to the screen, the on-ball defender goes under both
- take away a pick and pop
- Drop coverage
- Weak
- Force down (ice)
- the on-ball defender doesn't let the ball come to the middle, the screen defender protects baseline (drops)
- sidescreen or step-up screen
- ice to switch
- ice to blitz
- Feather
- the on-ball defender goes over the screen, the screen defender soft or flat hedges laterally
- footwork to go over a screen - front pivot or slide
- up to touch
- level of the screen, take away a 3
- Show and recover
- the screen defender shows (attached to the screener) and recovers, the on-ball defender goes over the screen and over his teammate recovering
- Show and under
- Shock high-low
- the screen defender shows high, the on-ball defender goes over the screen and under the screen defender
- "Next" coverage
- the next perimeter defender may have to switch with the on-ball defender
- or peel switch by design
- variation - trap (hot)
- Trap (blitz)
- the on-ball defender goes over, the screen defender jumps out
- cover the screener
See Defences > Screens, Defending > Ballscreens. Off-Ball Screens - Blog post - Defending off-ball screens
- Slip screens - don't get screened
- Switch, gap, chase over
- Top lock
- Squeeze (under)
- Staggered screen
- over the first screen then under, through, over, switch or trap the second screen
- go under both screens
Defensive Transition - Blog post - Defensive Transition
- Basic
- Intermediate
- One or more safeties
- Pick up the ball early, protect the basket
- Jam the defensive rebounder
- Advanced
Pressing - Blog post - Fullcourt Man Pressure
- Basic
- Pick up checks fullcourt
- Line of ball (below ball level)
- Split the floor
- Intermediate
- Quick trap (inbounds pass)
- Back-tip
- Channel the ball, turn the ball
- Run and jump switch
- Trap from the front, turn and trap from the side
- Trappers, interceptors, goalie
- Advanced
- Inbounder defender - on the ball, shortstop (face guard), rover
- Contest reversal
- Zone press
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