Ball screen basketball plays are pretty common, and every team will have a couple of ball screen plays in their playbook. They can be excellent offensive sets if run the right way. The reason why is because it forces the defense to communicate and negotiate the ball screen action, and if they don’t do a great job of it, there will be a breakdown somewhere.
Good ball screen offense usually works best if you can run some kind of action before it and get the other team’s big man trailing the play. This makes it hard for him to do his defensive responsibility on the ball screen.
All of our basketball plays come with a video clip of the actual play and written text breaking down the play. This way, you will be able to watch the play and then read the emphasis points for the play, and hopefully, this will help your team execute the play better.
Most ball screen basketball plays in themselves are not very complicated, but how well they are executed makes them effective. Here are a few things that you as a basketball coach need to emphasize to your players when running a ball screen action.
There are two parts to a ball screen, and both are equally important. The player setting the screen is the first part of the equation, and they need to be able to take a good angle on the ball screen and then make legal contact with the ball handler’s defender. After the screen, they need to read the defense and then either space, roll, or set another screen.
The other part of the ball screen is the ball handler, and they are equally responsible for how well the screening action works. For the ball screen to work, the ball handler needs to set his defender up, come off the screen shoulder to shoulder, and then make the right read. The defense could guard the screen several different ways, and it is up to the ball handler to make the right read and then exploit the defense. Check out our basketball drills section for some great ball screen drills to practice the different screening situations.
Away from the ball screen action, the rest of the offensive players need to be a threat to score. So whether it is an off-ball screen, a hard cut, or simply spacing the floor ready to shoot, they need to be a threat to score.
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Ball screen basketball plays are pretty common, and every team will have a couple of ball screen plays in their playbook. They can be excellent offensive sets if run the right way. The reason why is because it forces the defense to communicate and negotiate the ball screen action, and if they don’t do a great job of it, there will be a breakdown somewhere.
Good ball screen offense usually works best if you can run some kind of action before it and get the other team’s big man trailing the play. This makes it hard for him to do his defensive responsibility on the ball screen.
All of our basketball plays come with a video clip of the actual play and written text breaking down the play. This way, you will be able to watch the play and then read the emphasis points for the play, and hopefully, this will help your team execute the play better.
Most ball screen basketball plays in themselves are not very complicated, but how well they are executed makes them effective. Here are a few things that you as a basketball coach need to emphasize to your players when running a ball screen action.
There are two parts to a ball screen, and both are equally important. The player setting the screen is the first part of the equation, and they need to be able to take a good angle on the ball screen and then make legal contact with the ball handler’s defender. After the screen, they need to read the defense and then either space, roll, or set another screen.
The other part of the ball screen is the ball handler, and they are equally responsible for how well the screening action works. For the ball screen to work, the ball handler needs to set his defender up, come off the screen shoulder to shoulder, and then make the right read. The defense could guard the screen several different ways, and it is up to the ball handler to make the right read and then exploit the defense. Check out our basketball drills section for some great ball screen drills to practice the different screening situations.
Away from the ball screen action, the rest of the offensive players need to be a threat to score. So whether it is an off-ball screen, a hard cut, or simply spacing the floor ready to shoot, they need to be a threat to score.
After checking out all of our basketball plays, sign up for a Pro Membership and get full access to the site and our 850+ online basketball training videos.
A ball screen immediately followed by another ball screen can be a good basketball play because the defense is still recovering from the first ball
A good basketball play includes multiple actions; hard cuts, screens, etc. This play is going to have a ball screen action right into a pin
If your basketball team is struggling to score in the half court, or it is your style of play to get up and down the
Transition basketball plays are great for getting the game pace sped up, but they are also important because they are usually easy baskets. If you
This is a simple ball screen basketball play. However, to make a play like this successful it is all about setting a good ball screen
Basketball plays with multiple options are usually harder for the defense to guard because they cannot cheat the play. For this basketball play, you have
Ball screen basketball plays become more effective when you have weakside action going on at the same time. You must be aggressive coming off of
A handoff in many aspects is the same as a ball screen. So for this basketball play, the defense is going to have to navigate
A ball screen basketball play is a great way to get the defense behind on the play. If you can make the defense suck in
Anytime you can get all five players involved in the play at the same time, you are usually going to end up with something good.
Good basketball players are able to read the defense and take advantage of breakdowns. For this basketball play, the defense is so focused on the
Good basketball players are able to make plays out of the offense by reading what the defense is giving them. This basketball play is going
Running a handoff for the man about to use a ball screen, helps give them the advantage on the defender when they go off of
The better your screens are in a basketball play like this the more you will be able to get what you want. Make the defense
Anytime you can have weak side motion going on while you are in a ball screen action, it is good basketball offense. The reason it
This is a simple basketball play to run, but it is all about the point guard being aggressive coming off of the ball screen and
Ball screen basketball plays are all about setting a good screen and then just playing out of it. The defense will guard a ball screen
Almost anytime in a basketball play when you screen the post man’s defender before he goes to set a ball screen it is good action.
This is a pretty simple basketball play, but it is effective if you are able to get into it quickly in transition before the defense
Transition basketball plays can be a great chance for your team to get easy buckets. If you can get your whole team down and into
Anytime you can get the defense shifting and trying to catch up before a player comes off of a ball screen the better chance you
This basketball play gets the defense to focus and suck in on one action, while another weak side action is happening at the same time.
When a player is feeling it and shooting the basketball lights out, he/she doesn’t need much space or time to get their shot off. This
Having multiple actions in the same basketball play will usually end up in a good shot for your team. By using the ball screen at the
A handoff followed by a ball screen is basically a double ball screen, but it helps to get the player the ball even when they
When running ball screen basketball plays it all starts with the set up of the screen. The big man needs to take a good angle
What you are looking for on this basketball play is to get the defense to react to the ball screen up top and over adjust
Great offensive basketball sets can make a great team. What you are looking for in this set is the lob off of the back screen.
Great basketball plays are designed to get the ball moving and have plenty of misdirection. This play is designed to get your big man a
Slips and backdoor basketball plays are great for keeping the defense honest. If you don’t make a defense pay for gambling and pressuring you, they
Any good basketball play is going to have counters to help keep the defense honest. This play has several different counters and they can either
This basketball action is meant to be quick and is designed to get the defense out of position so that they cannot help as much
This is a man to man basketball set where the goal is to get a two-man ball screen action on one side of the floor,
A ball screen immediately followed by another ball screen can be a good basketball play because the defense is still recovering from the first ball
A good basketball play includes multiple actions; hard cuts, screens, etc. This play is going to have a ball screen action right into a pin
If your basketball team is struggling to score in the half court, or it is your style of play to get up and down the
Transition basketball plays are great for getting the game pace sped up, but they are also important because they are usually easy baskets. If you
This is a simple ball screen basketball play. However, to make a play like this successful it is all about setting a good ball screen
Basketball plays with multiple options are usually harder for the defense to guard because they cannot cheat the play. For this basketball play, you have
Ball screen basketball plays become more effective when you have weakside action going on at the same time. You must be aggressive coming off of
A handoff in many aspects is the same as a ball screen. So for this basketball play, the defense is going to have to navigate
A ball screen basketball play is a great way to get the defense behind on the play. If you can make the defense suck in
Anytime you can get all five players involved in the play at the same time, you are usually going to end up with something good.
Good basketball players are able to read the defense and take advantage of breakdowns. For this basketball play, the defense is so focused on the
Good basketball players are able to make plays out of the offense by reading what the defense is giving them. This basketball play is going
Running a handoff for the man about to use a ball screen, helps give them the advantage on the defender when they go off of
The better your screens are in a basketball play like this the more you will be able to get what you want. Make the defense
Anytime you can have weak side motion going on while you are in a ball screen action, it is good basketball offense. The reason it
This is a simple basketball play to run, but it is all about the point guard being aggressive coming off of the ball screen and
Ball screen basketball plays are all about setting a good screen and then just playing out of it. The defense will guard a ball screen
Almost anytime in a basketball play when you screen the post man’s defender before he goes to set a ball screen it is good action.
This is a pretty simple basketball play, but it is effective if you are able to get into it quickly in transition before the defense
Transition basketball plays can be a great chance for your team to get easy buckets. If you can get your whole team down and into
Anytime you can get the defense shifting and trying to catch up before a player comes off of a ball screen the better chance you
This basketball play gets the defense to focus and suck in on one action, while another weak side action is happening at the same time.
When a player is feeling it and shooting the basketball lights out, he/she doesn’t need much space or time to get their shot off. This
Having multiple actions in the same basketball play will usually end up in a good shot for your team. By using the ball screen at the
A handoff followed by a ball screen is basically a double ball screen, but it helps to get the player the ball even when they
When running ball screen basketball plays it all starts with the set up of the screen. The big man needs to take a good angle
What you are looking for on this basketball play is to get the defense to react to the ball screen up top and over adjust
Great offensive basketball sets can make a great team. What you are looking for in this set is the lob off of the back screen.
Great basketball plays are designed to get the ball moving and have plenty of misdirection. This play is designed to get your big man a
Slips and backdoor basketball plays are great for keeping the defense honest. If you don’t make a defense pay for gambling and pressuring you, they
Any good basketball play is going to have counters to help keep the defense honest. This play has several different counters and they can either
This basketball action is meant to be quick and is designed to get the defense out of position so that they cannot help as much
This is a man to man basketball set where the goal is to get a two-man ball screen action on one side of the floor,
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