offense tips

Question 1

Reject screen(Pick and roll) setup by your team mate

Answer 1

If defender looks at the screen

Question 2

How do you make your defender look at the screen(pick and roll)

Answer 2

Make some jestures(hand, eye or talk) to your screen

Question 3

Ball defender is usually scared of the screen and they try to prepare early by jumping to get around the screen

Answer 3

A hesi towards screen works most of the time

Question 4

PIck & roll when your( ball handler) back is towards the basker

Answer 4

spin move

Question 5

Rejecting screen immediately after catch works almost al the time

Answer 5

Team mate is close to you and passes the ball to you and immediately tries to set up the screen. You jab towards the screen and charge the other way with push cross.

Question 6

How to avoid steal

Answer 6

with offhand grab defenders hand and push it down and behind

Question 7

overhead vs bounce pass

Answer 7

do not do over the head pass. EIther use chest pass or bounce pass.

Question 8

confidence

Answer 8

don’t try to shy away from responsibility and pass the ball have confidence in your dribbling skills

Question 9

what do you do when you are not holding the ball

Answer 9

Don’t try find your defender

Focus or settting up screens

Question 10

When you are bringing the ball from backcourt what do you do

Answer 10

Pause and have a good look at the court when you in backcourt and then launch the attack

Question 11

Where should your eyes be

Answer 11

You should never loose sight of the ball or the dribbler.

Question 12

what happens when you loose sight of the ball

Answer 12

you may end up doing defense when you are supposed to do offense

Question 13

At what height do you dribble your ball while bringin the ball

Answer 13

hip height. Do not dribble at shoulder height.

Question 14

As soon as your team gets the ball(rebound or startover) what do you do

Answer 14

Sprint to the midline with full speed. Don’t jog. Practice fast running. Every minute counts.

After reaching midline turn back and keep and eye on the ball from time to time.

Question 15

Your PG is going on a fast break and is heavily guarded by your opponent.

Answer 15

Don’t follow them. Start running as fast as possible towards the basket. Don’t follow you PG or his defender.

Try to set a screen at your earliest opportunity.

Question 16

Screening tips

Answer 16

1) Don’t be half minded whether to give a screen on now.
2) Don’t wait too long to set screens
3) Don’t loose sight of the ball
4) If you don’t have the ball keep looking where you can provide screens
5) After setting the screen follow with a big opening step continuing to get in the way( spin move) of the defender.
6) Don’t screen empty space. Screen a defender. Think how you can prevent a defender from attacking your PG.

Question 17

Run fast

Answer 17

whether there is a need or not make it a practice to run fast. Being the slowest playing on the court is a big burden for the team. Practice every instant possible.

Question 18

How to get past the defender when you don’t have the ball

Answer 18

Don’t put the defender on high alert by taking preparation steps. Act cool. But load up on the ball of the foot. Make a surprise lunge and go into him if he tried to catch on you.

Question 19

How should you keep your feet while passing the ball.

Answer 19

keep your feet wide atleast shoulder width apart. Don’t keep them close together.

Question 20

What do you do when you are receiving the ball and defender is on your back between you and backet.

Answer 20

If the ball is coming low drop your hips and extend your leg back locking the defender . Use extended back leg as pivot and spinoff. With this you can move the ball more than 7ft with on dribble.

Question 21

How high do you position your offhand while you are charging.

Answer 21

Offhand should be at your shoulder height ready to pull down defenders hand. if you keep it low defender hand can come over it to poke the ball away.

Question 22

WIth offhand if yoy have a choice to push off defenders hand or his knee what do you pick>

Answer 22

Hand is more dangerous because it can move fast and poke your ball away.