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.

Terms

English	Simplified Chinese	Traditional Chinese	Definition
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.
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	Pistol 5" is a half-court action where the ball is passed ahead to the 5-man positioned at foul-line extended (mid-post/wing area, between the.
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.
Baseline Out of Bounds (BLOB)	底线球（BLOB）	底線發球（BLOB）	Baseline Out of Bounds (BLOB) is a basketball action involving a specific baseline out of bounds play designed to attack zone defenses.
BLOB Play Taxonomy	底线球战术分类	BLOB 戰術分類	BLOB Play Taxonomy is a basketball action that two players are at the blocks.
BLOB Sets (Expanded)	底线球战术集（扩展版）	BLOB 戰術包（擴充版）	The inbounder stands on the baseline, giving them a limited angle but proximity to the basket — which means layups and short jumpers are primary.
Chin Series	Chin系列战术	Chin 系列	Chin Series: 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.
Defending Ghost Screens	防守幽灵掩护	防守幽靈掩護	Defending Ghost Screens: Communicate early (call "Ghost!" before the action) - Defender must stay attached to the ball handler over the spot of the.
DHO-Heavy Offenses	手递手主导型进攻	手遞手-重罪	DHO-Heavy Offenses: DHO (dribble-handoff) offenses are built around frequent dribble-handoffs between guards and wings, creating quick shifts in.
Elevator Doors	电梯门掩护	電梯門	Elevator Doors is a basketball action involving two screeners set simultaneous, parallel screens for an off-ball player, creating a corridor (like.
Elevator Screens	电梯门掩护	電梯門掩護	Elevator Screens (also called Closing Doors) are one of the most difficult actions to defend in basketball.
Flip Action / Handoff Into Immediate Ball Screen	翻转战术/手递手接即时挡拆	翻轉動作/換防到立即持球掩護	Flip Action / Handoff Into Immediate Ball Screen: An initial handoff occurs between two players (typically a Primary Ball Handler and a Secondary.
Floppy Action	Floppy动作	Floppy 戰術	Floppy is an off-ball action designed to free a shooter coming off staggered or sequential screens.
Full-Court Inbounds Plays (Touchdown / Long Pass Specials)	全场界内进攻（达阵/长传特殊）	全場界內進攻（達陣/長傳特殊）	Full-Court Inbounds Plays (Touchdown / Long Pass Specials) is a basketball action involving length-of-the-floor inbounds sets used to advance the.
Get Action (Pass-and-Follow Dribble Handoff)	采取行动（传球并跟随运球交接）	採取行動（傳球並跟隨運球交接）	Get Action (Pass-and-Follow Dribble Handoff) is a basketball action involving a named guard-to-guard initiation where a player passes to a teammate.