3.5 Post Double Teams
The trap collapses space with every dribble.
Foundations
How Teams Communicate Switches to Avoid Hunts
Communication prevents hunts before they start.
Direct answer
What is How Teams Communicate Switches to Avoid Hunts?
Communication prevents hunts before they start.
Quick facts
| Category | Foundations |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol5_professional_the_frontier.md |
What it is
- Communication prevents hunts before they start.
How it works
- Teams use specific language to prepare defenders for hunts and align the defense.
- Switch Communication: Before a possession, the team might call "switch 1-through-5," meaning all defenders will switch onto any screen.
- Or "switch all pin-downs," meaning pin-downs specifically will be switched.
- This communication alerts every defender to their role and prevents confusion.
- Calls Mid-Possession: As a screen approaches, the screener's defender must call "switch" or another coverage.
Bilingual terms
| English | How Teams Communicate Switches to Avoid Hunts |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 球队如何通过沟通换防来避免被针对 |
| Traditional Chinese | 球隊如何溝通換防，避免被點名 |
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