PnR as the Foundation
PnR as the Foundation is a coaching concept that the pick-and-roll is the most complex offensive action in basketball.
Scouting And Strategy
Drop Coverage
Drop Coverage is a coaching concept involving handler curves around screen while big sits in paint.
Direct answer
What is Drop Coverage?
Drop Coverage is a coaching concept involving handler curves around screen while big sits in paint.
Quick facts
| Category | Scouting And Strategy |
|---|---|
| Diagram | ball-screen-coverages |
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol4_ncaa_systems_archetypes_scouting.md |
What it is
- Drop Coverage is a coaching concept involving handler curves around screen while big sits in paint.
- Ball-screen defender (POA) fights through screen or slides under (does not switch).
- As handler passes to roller, Anchor steps up to contest roller 4.
How it works
- Ball-screen defender (POA) fights through screen or slides under (does not switch)
- Big defender (Anchor Big) sits in drop position (5–8 feet below screen, in the paint)
- As handler passes to roller, Anchor steps up to contest roller
- POA recovers to handler
- Weak-side help fills cutters
Bilingual terms
| English | Drop Coverage |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 沉退防守 |
| Traditional Chinese | 沉退覆蓋 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Drop Coverage in the larger basketball map.
Hedge/Show Coverage
Hedge/Show Coverage is a coaching concept involving big flashes out to show on roller, then immediately recovers.
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At the Level / Flat (Show) Coverage
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Consolidated DHO Archetype Mapping
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Dribble-Drive Motion (DDM)
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Exploiting Scouting Tendencies via ATOs
Exploiting Scouting Tendencies via ATOs is a coaching concept that their POA defender is aggressive, goes under screens consistently.
Flex
Flex is a coaching concept involving high-low action with constant cutting and screening.