Basketball Defensive Tactics
5 Winning Basketball Defensive Tactics Every Coach Should Know Introduction Basketball is a game of offense and defense, but it’s often said that “offense sells tickets, while defense wins championships.” …
Basketball Terminology UCLA Cut
The famous UCLA cut is a high back screen and cut with player 5 and player 1. We have player 1 passing the ball to player 2, and player 5 …
Basketball Terminology Ghost Screen
A ghost screen is a fake screen where the screener runs into open space after pretending to set a screen.
Shuffle Cut/Princton/Chin Cut Basketball Terminology
A shuffle screen is going towards the ball and then using the screen to go away from the ball, cutting to the basket.
Speed Cut/Scissor Cut Basketball Terminology
After the pass, the player cuts to the post and gets a hand-off pass for a layup.
Zipper Cut Basketball Terminology
This basketball cut is commonly used to cut from the post area to the high post or to the perimeter area.
Straight Basketball Cut – Basketball Terminology
This cut is very straightforward, it’s just a straight line cut.
Slip Cut Basketball Terminology
Slip cut is an effective way to cut to the basket while setting a screen. If the defenders try to switch or are not paying attention, the player setting the …
Basket Cut Basketball Terminology
A basket cut is a cut towards the basket. Players start first running towards the ball and then cutting to the basket.
Curl Cut Basketball Terminology
A curl cut is when a player cuts in a curved line towards the basket as shown on the diagram.