Glossary
Basketball Terms Chinese-English Glossary
English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese basketball terms for modern tactics, actions, defenses, and roles.
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How to use this glossary
Use the English term as the canonical basketball concept, then compare the Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese labels to keep coaching language consistent across languages.
Terms
| English | Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop Coverage | 沉退防守 | 沉退覆蓋 | Drop Coverage is a coaching concept involving handler curves around screen while big sits in paint. |
| ICE (In-and-out Contain Eliminate) Coverage | ICE 防守（逼边线防守） | ICE 覆蓋 | ICE (In-and-out Contain Eliminate) Coverage is a coaching concept involving handler dribbles one direction, poa overplays to force them that way. |
| Switch Coverage | 换防防守 | 換防覆蓋 | Switch Coverage is a coaching concept involving poa takes roller, big takes handler. |
| Blitz/Trap Coverage | 夹击/包夹防守 | 夾擊 / Blitz 覆蓋 | Blitz/Trap Coverage is a coaching concept involving two defenders attack handler at screen. |
| Spain Pick & Roll | 西班牙挡拆 | 西班牙擋拆 | The Spain PnR (also called Spain Action) is a ball screen combined with a back screen set on the ball screener's defender as they hedge or switch. |
| DHO (Dribble Handoff) Actions | 手递手（DHO）动作 | 手遞手（運球換防）動作 | DHO (Dribble Handoff) Actions: A dribble handoff (DHO) is mechanically similar to a pick-and-roll but operationally different: the player with the. |
| Ghost Screen Concept | 幽灵掩护 | 幽靈掩護概念 | Ghost Screen Concept is a basketball action involving a player runs toward a screener as if to use the screen but ghosts (runs past) the screen. |
| BLOB (Baseline Out-of-Bounds) Fundamentals | 底线球基础（BLOB） | 底線發球（底線越界）基礎知識 | BLOB (Baseline Out-of-Bounds) Fundamentals: BLOB plays are executed from the baseline when the ball goes out of bounds near your own basket or the. |
| SLOB (Sideline Out-of-Bounds) Basics | 边线球基础（SLOB） | 邊線發球（邊線出界）基礎知識 | SLOB (Sideline Out-of-Bounds) Basics: SLOB plays are executed from the sideline (not the baseline) when the ball goes out of bounds on the side. |
| Motion Offense Principles | 移动进攻原则 | 運動進攻原則 | Motion Offense Principles: Governs how a team should move with and without the ball to create advantage against any defense. |
| 5-Out Offense: Foundation | 五外进攻：基础 | 5-Out 進攻：基礎 | 5-Out Offense: Foundation is an offensive concept that the 5-Out offense has become the dominant NBA and college system because it. |
| Zone Defense Concepts | 联防概念 | 區域聯防概念 | Do not deploy zone on the first possession unless it is a pre-planned look. |