Here is a guide of defensive pick and roll coverages. Last off season I spent some time talking with coaches and watching a lot of different videos to create a game plan for how to effectively defend the pick and roll. Most of my template is based on the teachings of Bob Starkey from Texas A&M and Steve Masiello from Manhattan College. You have to find a philosophy that works for you. Some coaches will defend two or three different ways and others will use all the coverages listed. You have to find what works best for your team. Bob also has a great blog with tremendous information that needs to be a daily visit for information and inspiration at http://hoopthoughts.blogspot.com
Thoughts:
Want to force mid range jumpers
§ Talk early
§ Scoring range vs. non-scoring range
§ Last 10 seconds of shot clock should be trap or switch
§ 80% of passes out of the pnr are air passes so keep hands up in passing lanes on recovery
§ In college contested jumpers are made at 22%
Goal is to challenge 85% of shots taken
Side Pick and Roll Coverages
o
Flat hedge Post position is at level of screen
and a step off
§
Screener's defender must talk early
§
Guard goes over screen & under hedger
§
Guards wraps arm around screener and pushes off
their butt
§
Guard forces offense to use the screen, places forearm on
hip
§
Helpside/Basket helps on post roll
§
Post can recover to pop
·
Stop ball handler from
turning corner and force to ½ court
·
Slow down rim attack
o Hard hedge for two dribbles (aggressive
sideways poke)
§
Guard over the screener and behind the hedger
·
Stop ball handler from
turning corner and force to ½ court
·
Slow down rim attack
o
Ice/Down force
§ Highest helpside guard helps on post pop for easy
deflections/steals
·
Contains great ball
handler
·
Best at low screen location; FT
line and below
·
Shrinks floor by keeping
the ball to one side and no middle drives
o
Trap
·
Force a retreat dribble
or ball handler to get rid of the ball
·
Get deflections
·
Post position is flat
hedge. Guard goes over & runs to posts shoulder
·
Can trap until
ballhandler gets rid of ball or after two dribbles
o
Switch
§
Double on any post catch
§
If don’t want to double then front the mismatch
in the paint
·
Late clock situation or
end of shot clock or end of game situations
·
Big’s mentality must be to
contain and force contested shot
·
Littles down low can
front and force lob if not doubling in the post
·
Post position on switch
is flat at screener’s feet (even with level of screen)
o Jam
§ Screener's defense bodies up to screener. Do this to create space for guard to go under on non-shooter or to eliminate a good pick and pop or pick and roll post.
High Pick and Roll Coverages
o
Flat
o
Hard Hedge: guard over & under; Post is aggressive sideways hard hedge
o
Ice/Down to weak hand
o Switch
o
Jam
Middle Pick and Roll Coverages
o
Flat: guard over and post flat hedge
§
Guards rotate onto post if they pop
o
Switch
o Jam
Drag
o
Flat
o
Hard Hedge
o Jam
Baseline
o
Flat: guard over post flat hedge.
o
Trap
Multiple ball screens
o
Double ball screens: guard over and 2nd post hedges. 1st post is zone coverage on 2 screeners.
o
Stacked ball screen: guard over and post guarding top person is hedger. Defender guarding lowest person in stack is in zone coverage.
Elbow ball screens/Horns
o
Flat
o
Switch
o Jam
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