Pick and Roll Coverages
Drop, hedge, switch, and ice from the defense's side: what each concedes and how it answers.
13 stepsCoverage: Drop and the Snake
Drop coverage on a middle ball screen, from the defense's side: the screener's defender stays below the screen, at or just above the nail, between the roller…
13 stepsCoverage: Hedge and Recover
Hedge and recover, the coverage Breakthrough calls the most common in the high school game: the screener's defender jumps out high and wide above the screen…
11 stepsCoverage: Switch Everything
Switching the ball screen, the coverage Breakthrough says has become the most common in the last five years: the screener's defender steps up to the level of…
11 stepsCoverage: Ice the Side Ball Screen
Ice, also called blue or down, on a side ball screen: the on-ball defender jumps to the high side above the screen and turns parallel to it, forcing the handler…