Coaching is connection.
1. "You will get more open by screening than by cutting." - Bob Knight
Kirby Schepp's 3-on-3 drill in small spaces (volleyball backcourt) proves that.
2. "Screening is opportunity." Are you a scorer, passer, or a screener? The screener is usually open.
3. Screening is not a dead end job. "The screener is the second cutter."
4. Who sets what? (See diagrams below.)
The low inside player sets a backscreen (left). The high inside player sets a downscreen.
5. Sprint to screen. Minimize the time available for defenders to react.
6. "Wait, wait, wait." Cutters are often overanxious to come off the screen. Say "wait, wait, wait" as a reminder. It is better to be late than early off the screen.
7. Read the defender (below). If trailing, curl. If cheating, backdoor. If caught, the cutter can bump back.
8. Slipping. Slip the screen if the defender is overanxious and overextended (shoulder in front of you).
9. Rejecting a screen also penalizes an overanxious ball defender.
But the ballhandler must sell the move off the screen.
10. The ballhandler usually makes the decision (e.g. drive, pass to the roller) on the second dribble. Drive downhill looking to score.
Lagniappe: "You can't be what you can't see." Lessons in HERSTORY. History is written by men about men. Change herstory. #GirlCoach
