Seven Core Defensive Roles
Definition: Guards the primary ball handler in PnR and ISO situations.
Player Types
Point of Attack (POA)
Responsibilities: Recover through screens (never switch)
Direct answer
What is Point of Attack (POA)?
Responsibilities: Recover through screens (never switch)
Quick facts
| Category | Player Types |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol4_ncaa_systems_archetypes_scouting.md |
What it is
- Responsibilities: Recover through screens (never switch)
How it works
- Responsibilities: Contain penetration (force difficult angles)
- Responsibilities: Pressure the ball on catch (no rhythm shooting opportunities)
- Responsibilities: Communicate screen locations to help side
- Responsibilities: Minimal help duties (stay attached to handler)
- Physical/Skill Requirements: Lateral quickness (fight through screens)
Bilingual terms
| English | Point of Attack (POA) |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 持球点防守（POA） |
| Traditional Chinese | 持球點 (POA) |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Point of Attack (POA) in the larger basketball map.
Related concepts
Anchor Big
Less mobile but dominant in the paint.
Defensive Role Framework
Defensive roles are functional assignments that define what a player guards, what help they provide, and what they sacrifice to specialize.
Seven Core Defensive Roles
Definition: Guards the primary ball handler in PnR and ISO situations.
Mobile Big
Engages ball handlers at the perimeter in PnR.
Wing Stopper
Definition: Defends shot creators in ISO and PnR.
Chaser
Definition: Sticks to shooters and cutters.