Blitz/Trap Coverage
Blitz/Trap Coverage is a coaching concept involving two defenders attack handler at screen.
Scouting And Strategy
ICE (In-and-out Contain Eliminate) Coverage
ICE (In-and-out Contain Eliminate) Coverage is a coaching concept involving handler dribbles one direction, poa overplays to force them that way.
Direct answer
What is ICE (In-and-out Contain Eliminate) Coverage?
ICE (In-and-out Contain Eliminate) Coverage is a coaching concept involving handler dribbles one direction, poa overplays to force them that way.
Quick facts
| Category | Scouting And Strategy |
|---|---|
| Diagram | ball-screen-coverages |
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol4_ncaa_systems_archetypes_scouting.md |
What it is
- ICE (In-and-out Contain Eliminate) Coverage is a coaching concept involving handler dribbles one direction, poa overplays to force them that way, handler doesn't get screen.
- Ball-screen defender (POA) forces handler away from screen (ices the screen by overplaying one side).
- Big drops or shows, depending on coverage call 4.
Why it matters
- Intent is to eliminate the screen's effectiveness Visual: Handler dribbles one direction, POA overplays to force them that way, handler doesn't get screen benefit because they're already going in that direction.
How it works
- Ball-screen defender (POA) forces handler away from screen (ices the screen by overplaying one side)
- Handler is NOT allowed to use screen benefit (forced to go around, not through)
- Big drops or shows, depending on coverage call
- Intent is to eliminate the screen's effectiveness
- Guard (POA): Overplays one side to ice screen
Bilingual terms
| English | ICE (In-and-out Contain Eliminate) Coverage |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | ICE 防守（逼边线防守） |
| Traditional Chinese | ICE 覆蓋 |
Learn before and after
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