Hedge, fight over, recover
Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot
Defense drill
Ball-Screen Defense: Hedge & Recover
2-on-2 pick-and-roll: big hedges to stop the ball, guard fights over the top, big recovers to the roller.
- Time
- 10 min
- Players
- 4+
- Ages
- 13+
- Level
- Advanced
Equipment: 1 ball
How to run the drill
- 1Guard with the ball at the top, big sets the ball screen.
- 2Screener's defender calls the screen and hedges hard; guard's defender goes over the top.
- 3Big recovers to the roller once the guard is back. Progress to live 2-on-2.
Coaching points
- Talk early: 'screen left!'
- Hedge with active hands, don't foul
- Guard: get skinny over the top
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