Number and Color Systems
Number and Color Systems is a coaching concept that number systems are efficient and used by programs with high game-speed expectations.
Scouting And Strategy
Hand Signals
Hand signals are faster than verbal calls and work in noisy situations.
Direct answer
What is Hand Signals?
Hand signals are faster than verbal calls and work in noisy situations.
Quick facts
| Category | Scouting And Strategy |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol3_high_school_team_basketball.md |
What it is
- Hand signals are faster than verbal calls and work in noisy situations.
- Touch head = UCLA cut (sometimes).
- Fist + pointing right = "PnR on the right.
How it works
- Clenched Fist: Pick-and-roll (PnR)
- Five Fingers (Open Hand): 5-out
- Pointed Finger: Pin-down screen or UCLA cut
- Cross Arms: Cross screen
- Hand to Head: Touch head = UCLA cut (sometimes)
Bilingual terms
| English | Hand Signals |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 手势暗号 |
| Traditional Chinese | 手勢信號 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Hand Signals in the larger basketball map.
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.
Related concepts
System-Level Communication
System-Level Communication is a coaching concept that in a 30-second shot clock, there is NO time for complex explanations.
Defensive Communication
Defensive Communication is a coaching concept that you are willing to let the ball handler attack but not use the screen.
Number and Color Systems
Number and Color Systems is a coaching concept that number systems are efficient and used by programs with high game-speed expectations.
Offensive Communication
An audible is an in-game adjustment where the point guard calls a different play based on the defensive look.
Pre-Possession Communication: The Play Call
Pre-Possession Communication: The Play Call: Before the possession begins, the offense must communicate which play is being run.
Screen Communication: Core Terminology
Screen Communication: Core Terminology is a coaching concept that you are willing to let the ball handler attack but not use the screen.