Six tips for moving the nail defender with cutting and screening to facilitate top penetration. The “nail” is tiny hole drilled in the floor at the center of the free throw line. It is here that defenses will often park a defender meant to deter top penetration. The offense wants to drive through the nail;…
5 Keys to Less Turnovers
Turnovers drive coaches crazy and keep us up all night. We watch film trying to figure out ways to improve the next time our team takes the floor. Turnovers often lead to easy points for opponents and can break a team’s momentum or completely change the rhythm of a game. Often turnovers occur at the…
Player Development: Keys to Using Down Screens
Setting screens off the ball for effective shooters can be a great way to free them up to score the ball or to draw multiple defenders towards them and free up space elsewhere on the court. In this blog, I will talk about all the ways you can use a down screen. Be sure to…
Screen and Roll Tips for Screeners:
Screen and Roll Tips for Screeners: Without the screener, there can be no screen and roll. A screener that can effectively make contact with the on-ball defender, read the situation, and make the appropriate play can be an invaluable part of any team. Although screening isn’t sexy, it is one of the essential elements to…
Motion Offense – Cutting And Screening Basics
In the premier of the FastModel Motion Offense Forum last week, we introduced the foundation of motion offense – the basket cut. Building the habit of basket cutting is essential to motion offense and it leads us to our next progressions. There are new concept to be introduced, but the basket cut will be referred…