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Drill 27 - Motion Offense

              - Pick (Screen) Away

Basketball Drill

Greenvale Basketball Club Inc. (A0025777N)

http://greenvalegrizzlies.asn.au/coaching.htm

Type: Motion Offense

Description:

These drills show how to begin teaching the 

pick away from the ball.

Diagram A shows point O1 passing to 

wing O2 and then setting pick weak side for O3.

Diagram B shows O3 cutting off pick and O1 

rolling to basket.

Diagram C shows a modification to B where 

an extra passer is inserted to give both picker 

and cutter a pass and score.

Variations:

Start drills 3 on offense & 0 none on defense 

and progress to 3 on 3.  Start drills with token

defense and move to full 3 on 3.

Points of Emphasis:

First:  The player who is setting the pick should remember to,

a) Keep your feet shoulder width apart, bend your knees and

    take up a strong balanced position.

b) Hold your arms strongly across your chest to protect yourself.

c) Expect contact - you want the defender to run into you!

d) Make sure your body is positioned "square" to the

    direction you are trying to pick.

e) Make sure the defender is in the middle of your body.

f) Remember to call your team-mate so s/he knows you are picking.

g) You must not push the defender.

h) You must remain stationary, and in your "cylinder".

i)  Once the "cutter" has gone, "roll" to the basket.

Second:  The player who is cutting off the pick should remember to,

a) Don't cut too soon. You must wait for the picker to have

    set the pick properly and to be stationary.

b) Fake in the opposite direction that you are going to cut to

    put the defender off balance.

c) Cut close to the picker! Brush shoulders with them. If you leave a gap the 

    defender     may get through it!

d) "Read" the defense and make your move accordingly.

                i)   If the picker does a good job and the defender is run 

                     right into the pick, the cutter should make a tight

                     cut, close to the picker, into the lane looking for a pass.

                ii)  If the defender gets between the picker and the cutter 

                     (fights over the top of the pick), the cutter

                    can go back door looking for the pass. The picker 

                     should turn (face the basket) to block the defender.

                iii)  If the defender chooses to go behind the picker, 

                      the cutter pops out for an easy pass (and possibly a

                     3-point shot). Again the picker can turn to block the defender.

Third:  Correct picking angles.

a)  Down pick - back to ball,

b)  Up pick - back to baseline corner,

c)  Back pick - back to basket,

d)  Cross pick - back to ball side elbow.