Back Screen, Flare Screen Basketball Plays

Back screen basketball plays can lead to lobs and easy layups for your team if run the right way. Flare screens are most likely going to be run for a good shooter or a driver who can catch the ball off the flare and sweep to the basket. After the screener sets the back screen or flare screen, he/she needs to open up to the ball for a potential shot.

All of our basketball plays come with a clipped video of the actual play and text format. This will make it easier for you to find the right play for your team and make it easier to learn how to run the play correctly.

Executing Back Screen, Flare Screen Basketball Plays

Since the name of the play has the word “screen” in it, you would assume that setting a good screen would be of importance, and you would be right. For these plays to work, the screener needs to take a good angle on the screen and make quality contact with the defender they are setting the screen on. This will allow the player coming off of the screen to be able to have the space they need to get a quality shot off or a finish at the basket.

In basketball coaching, it is your job to connect with your players and to make sure that they understand the importance of why they are doing something a certain way. So if you players are having trouble getting motivated to set good screens, make sure that you emphasize that a good screen not only allows for a teammate to get a good shot but may also open up a great shot for the screener. If the screen is set correctly, the defense will have to over help, and this will leave the screener open, but only if they set a good screen.

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  Boston Celtics: Guard Post Up Basketball Play (15-16)

  This post up basketball play is designed for a guard that has a size mismatch on their defender. It is a great way to get a quality shot or finish.

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  Chicago Bulls: Double Back Screen/Down Screen Basketball Play

  This screen basketball play is from the Chicago Bulls playbook, and is going to work to get a great shot off of multiple screening actions in a row.

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  Duke: Flare Screen Back Screen Double Down Basketball Play

  This Duke basketball play is going to allow the shooter to run off a bunch of different screens and hopefully get a quality shot in the end.

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  Golden State: Back Screen Flex Screen Down Screen Basketball Play (13-14)

  This down screen basketball play will be set up by several other off ball screening actions, and it will be up to the passer to make the correct read.

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  Houston Rockets: Back Screen Flare Screen Basketball Play (10-11)

  This basketball play is going to involve a back screen flare screen action, which should hopefully open up a good shot for the offense.

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  Houston Rockets: Back Screen Handoff Counter Basketball Play (10-11)

  This handoff counter basketball play is going to give the cutter the option to use the handoff action or the counter. It will be determined by the defense.

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  Houston Rockets: Back Screen, Ball Screen Double Screen Basketball Play (10-11)

  This double screen basketball play is going to be used to get one of your better shooter a shot, by removing the help defense.

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  Houston Rockets: Back Screen, High Post Entry, Post Up Curl Basketball Play (10-11)

  This is not your typical curl basketball play in that the shooter is going to curl around the big man on the block that is posting up.

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  Houston Rockets: Flare Screen Down Screen Basketball Play (10-11)

  For this down screen basketball play you are going to set a flare screen and then immediately turn around and set a down screen for the same player.

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  Houston Rockets: High Post Entry Diagonal Screen Hand Off Basketball Play (10-11)

  This is a great basketball hand off play because it forces the defense to give up a back screen layup or allow the shooter to come off the hand off action open for a shot.

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  Houston Rockets: High Post Entry Flare Screen Backdoor Basketball Play (10-11)

  This backdoor play is going to use the defenders over aggressiveness against themselves by cutting backdoor on a flare screen action.

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  Houston Rockets: High Post Entry Pin Down Flare Screen Basketball Play (10-11)

  This flare screen basketball play is going to have a pin down action to set it up and draw the defense's attention before getting into the real action.

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  Houston Rockets: High Post Entry, Back Screen Handoff Basketball Play (10-11)

  This back screen handoff basketball play is going to have the shooter set a back screen to get their defender to help, and then have them get a handoff.

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  Houston Rockets: Post Entry Interchange Screen Basketball Play (10-11)

  This Houston Rockets basketball play is pretty simple but if executed the right way it can be very effective, especially if you need a quick basket.

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  Oldsmar Christian: Back Screen Down Screen Basketball Play

  The back screen down screen basketball play is a great way to put the defense at a disadvantage, if players are willing to screen for each other.

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  Pitt Panthers: Back Screen Double Screens Basketball Play (11-12)

  This double screen basketball play is going to make the other teams big men work, and hopefully open up a chance for them to miss a defensive assignment.

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  Pitt Panthers: Back Screen Flare Screen Basketball Play (11-12)

  This flare screen basketball play is going to get the defense to suck in to help on the back screen, before getting the shooter a shot on the flare action.

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  Pitt Panthers: Back Screen Re-Screen Pin Down Basketball Play (11-12)

  This pin down basketball play is going to first start with a back screen for the shooter to get them to the paint. Then they will use the pin down screen.

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  Pitt Panthers: Box Set Flare Screen/Back Screen/Down Screen Baseline Double Play (11-12)

  This box set play is going to open up into a multiple different screening and cutting actions to try and get the defense to breakdown.

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  Pitt Panthers: Double Back Screen Down Screen Baseline Double Screen Basketball Play (11-12)

  This double screen basketbal play is a little more advanced will all of the consecutive screening actions, but it can very effective if run the correct way.

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  Pitt Panthers: Pin Down, Back Screen/Down Screen Basketball Play (11-12)

  This back screen basketball play is going to have the shooter first set a back screen, and then come off a screen for a shot.

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  Providence Friars: Handoff, Flare Screen Basketball Play (11-12)

  This flare screen basketball play is going to start with a handoff in order to set up the flare action for the shooter coming into their shot.

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  Providence Friars: Transition Offense Back Screen/Diagonal Screen Basketball Play (11-12)

  This transition offense basketball play is going to work on some quick hitters for your team to take advantage of in early offense.

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  Shelton State: High Post Entry Flare Screen Basketball Play (11-12)

  The goal of the flare screen basketball play is to hit the high post, and then once the defender relaxes and turns his head to watch the ball, come off a flare screen.

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  USC: Weak Side Corner Cut Flare Screen Basketball Play (07-08)

  This is a great flare screen basketball play that if run the right way is going to open up a good scoring opportunity for your team.

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  Utah Jazz: Double Back Screen Lob Basketball Play (07-08)

  This back screen lob basketball play is designed to get your post player a pass over the top for a dunk or layup at the basket.

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  Utah Jazz: SLOB Double Screen Slice Basketball Play (07-08)

  This is a great side line out of bounds basketball play to get a quick quality shot at the basket. It is important that you have quick hitter out of bounds plays for end of game situations

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  Utah Jazz: UCLA Cut, Back Screen Basketball Play (07-08)

  This back screen basketball play is designed for the post player to get a deep catch down on the block for a finish, or kick out if the defense collapses.

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  Utah Jazz: UCLA Cut, Pin Down, and Counter Basketball Play (07-08)

  This basketball play will start out with a UCLA cut and pin down action, but it will be up to the offensive players to read defense and make the right play.

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  Vanderbilt: Back Screen Down Screen Basketball Play

  This back screen down screen basketball play is going to put the defense in a tough situation and hopefully will cause them to breakdown.

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  Vanderbilt: Flare Screen Back Screen Down Screen Basketball Play

  This Vanderbilt basketball play is going to involve a lot of different screening actions to get the defense to breakdown and open up a shot.

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  Wallace State: Back Screen, Cross Screen, Elevator Screen Basketball Play (11-12)

  This basketball play is going to have the shooter set a screen and then receive a screen for a shot. The better the screen the better the shot.

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  West Virginia: Angle Screen Double Screen Motion Offense (08-09)

  The key to this motion offense is setting good screen for teammates and moving the basketball. It is a screen the screener type of offense.

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  West Virginia: Angle Screens Basketball Play (08-09)

  This West Virginia basketball play is going to set angle screens/back screens for cutters to the basket, and the goal is to get a finish at the basket.

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  West Virginia: Ball Screen Slip Double Back Screen Post Up Basketball Play (08-09)

  If run the right way, this post up basketball play can be very effective. The big man that is going to slip on the ball screen, will be able to come of the double back screen and seal for really good post position.

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  West Virginia: Diagonal Back Screen Basketball Play (08-09)

  If run the right way this diagonal back screen basketball play should get you an easy bucket. However it will only work if you have a player that is willing to set a good screen.

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  West Virginia: Pin Down Screens to Back Screen Basketball Play (08-09)

  To do this back screen basketball play your team is going to set down screens for the shooters then back screen them back into the post for a lob or layup.

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  Wisconsin Green Bay: Back Screen Triple Screen Basketball Play (12-13)

  This basketball play is good because it runs a misdirection first before setting up the real play and catching the defense off guard and unprepared.

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  Wisconsin Green Bay: High Post Entry Back Screen Cross Screen Basketball Play (12-13)

  This is a college basketball play from Wisconsin Green Bay and they are going to use a back screen/cross screen action to get a good shot off.

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  Wisconsin Green Bay: High Post Entry Flare and Ball Screen Basketball Play (12-13)

  For this ball screen basketball play to work, the ball handler needs to be aggressive off of the screening action and the other players need to keep spaced.