Glossary

Offensive Actions Glossary

Bilingual glossary for basketball actions such as Spain pick-and-roll, DHO, ghost screens, Horns, floppy, stagger, and BLOB/SLOB actions.

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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. For high-value terms, the definition cell adds when a coach actually says it and a translation caveat — the common Chinese-English confusion to avoid.

Terms

English	Simplified Chinese	Traditional Chinese	Definition
Spain Pick & Roll	西班牙挡拆	西班牙擋拆	A three-player pick-and-roll where a third player back-screens the roller's defender to create a lob, layup, or pop-out three. When coaches say it: Called for a ball screen plus a back screen set on the roller's defender. Watch the translation: 中文『西班牙挡拆』；本质是『挡拆 + 对协防大个的反掩护(back screen)』，不是双掩护或手递手。
DHO (Dribble Handoff) Actions	手递手（DHO）动作	手遞手（運球換防）動作	The receiver's defender must navigate the handoff like a screen. When coaches say it: Called when a player dribbles at a teammate and hands the ball off. Watch the translation: 中文『手递手』(DHO)；是带球递交，不是传球后空切——与普通『传切』不同。
Ghost Screen Concept	幽灵掩护	幽靈掩護概念	A fake ball screen that manipulates switching rules by threatening contact, then slipping into space before the defense can settle. When coaches say it: Called when the screener fakes the screen and slips out without contact. Watch the translation: 中文『假掩护 / 幽灵掩护』；是佯装掩护后外弹，不是普通无球掩护。
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 plays are executed from the baseline when the ball goes out of bounds near your own basket or the opponent's basket. When coaches say it: Called for a baseline out-of-bounds play near the basket. Watch the translation: 中文『底线发球战术』(BLOB)；从端线发球，与边线发球 SLOB 区分。
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 plays are executed from the sideline (not the baseline) when the ball goes out of bounds on the side. When coaches say it: Called for a sideline out-of-bounds play. Watch the translation: 中文『边线发球战术』(SLOB)；起点离篮更远，重在接球衔接，不像 BLOB 直接攻筐。
Pistol 5 — Full System Deep Dive	Pistol 5——完整体系深度解析	Pistol 5：完整體系深度解析	A side-entry system built around a playmaking 5 at foul-line extended, with DHO, backdoor, keep, and counter reads.
Anatomy of a Set Play	固定战术的解剖	固定戰術剖析	A set play is a predetermined sequence of actions with a clear objective: generate a shot for a specific player or players.
Backscreen Entry	背掩护发起	背掩護起手	Setup: Interior big receives entry pass.
Baseline Out of Bounds (BLOB)	底线球（BLOB）	底線發球（BLOB）	A baseline inbound package that uses compact spacing, screens, and quick reads to create layups, corner threes, or safe entries.
BLOB Play Taxonomy	底线球战术分类	BLOB 戰術分類	Play 1 — "Elevator" or "Double High": Creates a Screen at the Free Throw Line The box formation is used.
BLOB Sets (Expanded)	底线球战术集（扩展版）	BLOB 戰術包（擴充版）	A broader BLOB menu that organizes baseline inbound plays by formation, first read, counter, and safety outlet.
Chin Series	Chin系列战术	Chin 系列	The Chin Series is a family of actions that all initiate from the same look: a ball catch at the elbow (the intersection of the lane line and the free throw line).
Cross Screen	横掩护	橫掩護	The Cross Screen is an off-ball screen set horizontally across the lane — from one side of the paint to the other — for a player posting up or cutting to the ball.
Defending Ghost Screens	防守幽灵掩护	防守幽靈掩護	Communicate early (call "Ghost!" before the action)
DHO as a PnR Variant	手递手作为挡拆变体	手遞手作為擋拆變體	The receiver's defender must navigate the handoff like a screen.
DHO From Off-Ball Screener	无球掩护后的手递手	手遞手來自無球掩護	Setup: Stationary or Movement Shooter receives DHO from handler, then scores off the handoff.
DHO Into Drag Screen	手递手接拖拽掩护	手遞手接 Drag 掩護	Setup: Handler initiates DHO with big.
DHO Mechanics	手递手机械原理	手遞手力學	Step 1: Handler dribbles toward screener's location.
DHO-Heavy Offenses	手递手主导型进攻	手遞手-重罪	DHO (dribble-handoff) offenses are built around frequent dribble-handoffs between guards and wings, creating quick shifts in ball-handling responsibility and spacing.