Short Roll to the Free Throw Line
The short roll is a positioning in which the screener cuts to the free throw line area (the foul line is 15 feet from the backboard, about 14-15 feet.
Individual Skills
Sealing the Defender on the Roll
Sealing the Defender on the Roll: Sealing is the act of using your body to keep a defender away from a specific area.
Direct answer
What is Sealing the Defender on the Roll?
Sealing the Defender on the Roll: Sealing is the act of using your body to keep a defender away from a specific area.
Quick facts
| Category | Individual Skills |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol2_intermediate_building_your_game.md |
What it is
- Sealing the Defender on the Roll is an individual basketball skill that sealing is the act of using your body to keep a defender away from a specific area.
- When rolling to the basket, the screener should seal their defender behind them, using their lower body and core to maintain a barrier between the defender and the basket.
- Keeping your body between the defender and the ball, using footwork to stay in front, and being prepared for physical contact.
How it works
- When rolling to the basket, the screener should seal their defender behind them, using their lower body and core to maintain a barrier between the defender and the basket.
- Proper sealing involves: keeping your body between the defender and the ball, using footwork to stay in front, and being prepared for physical contact.
- A screener with poor sealing ability often has their roll defender slip in front of them or recover to the rim, preventing an easy finish.
- A screener with excellent sealing ability keeps the defender behind them, creating a high-percentage scoring opportunity.
- Sealing is taught as a fundamental but is rarely executed perfectly; even elite screeners must constantly adjust their body positioning and footwork to maintain seals against more agile or stronger defenders.
Bilingual terms
| English | Sealing the Defender on the Roll |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 顺下时封堵防守者 |
| Traditional Chinese | 順下時卡住防守者 |
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