Mid-Possession Communication: Signaling Actions
This is a courtesy signal that helps the ball handler time their attack.
Scouting And Strategy
Bench Communication
Bench Communication is a coaching concept that the bench can communicate adjustments or alerts to the floor.
Direct answer
What is Bench Communication?
Bench Communication is a coaching concept that the bench can communicate adjustments or alerts to the floor.
Quick facts
| Category | Scouting And Strategy |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol3_high_school_team_basketball.md |
What it is
- Bench Communication is a coaching concept that the bench can communicate adjustments or alerts to the floor.
- Yelling alerts about defensive adjustments ("Zone!" to alert the floor that the defense switched to zone).
- Calling out time remaining in quarters or halves.
How it works
- Yelling alerts about defensive adjustments ("Zone!" to alert the floor that the defense switched to zone)
- Calling out time remaining in quarters or halves
- Relaying defensive alignments observed from the sideline
Bilingual terms
| English | Bench Communication |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 替补席沟通 |
| Traditional Chinese | 板凳通訊 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Bench Communication in the larger basketball map.
Related concepts
Audibles and Mid-Possession Adjustments
An audible is an in-game adjustment where the point guard calls a different play based on the defensive look.
In-Game Adjustments at the High School Level
In-Game Adjustments at the High School Level: High school teams sometimes need to adjust defenses in-game based on what is working.
Dead-Ball Communication
Dead-Ball Communication: During dead balls (free throws, timeouts, inbounds), the defense must clearly establish who is guarding whom and what the.
Defensive Communication
Defensive Communication is a coaching concept that you are willing to let the ball handler attack but not use the screen.
Help Defense Calls
Help Defense Calls is a coaching concept that help defense communication is distinct from screen communication.
Live-Ball Communication
Gap!": Called to alert defenders that there is a gap (space) that needs to be defended.