Glossary
Pick-And-Roll Coverages Glossary
Bilingual glossary for pick-and-roll coverages including drop, ICE, switch, blitz, show, and related defensive rotations.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop Coverage | 沉退防守 | 沉退覆蓋 | Ball-screen defender (POA) fights through screen or slides under (does not switch) When coaches say it: Called when the screener's big sinks toward the rim to wall off a ball screen. Watch the translation: 中文多译『沉退防守 / 退防』；勿译为『放投』——drop 让出的是中距离拉杆，不是主动放弃所有投篮。 |
| ICE (In-and-out Contain Eliminate) Coverage | ICE 防守（逼边线防守） | ICE 覆蓋 | Ball-screen defender (POA) forces handler away from screen (ices the screen by overplaying one side) When coaches say it: Called on a side ball screen to force the handler baseline, away from the middle. Watch the translation: 中文常直接说 ICE 或『强侧封堵 / 横切下压』；勿译为『包夹』——那是 blitz/trap。 |
| Switch Coverage | 换防防守 | 換防覆蓋 | Ball-screen defender and big defender communicate and swap assignments When coaches say it: Called when two defenders trade assignments on a screen. Watch the translation: 中文『换防』；与『轮转』(rotation) 区分——换防是对位互换，轮转是补防移动。 |
| Blitz/Trap Coverage | 夹击/包夹防守 | 夾擊 / Blitz 覆蓋 | Ball-screen defender (POA) fights through screen When coaches say it: Called when two defenders trap the ball handler off a ball screen. Watch the translation: 中文『包夹 / 夹击』；勿与 hedge『延阻』混用——包夹是两人真夹，延阻是大个短暂上提后退回。 |
| 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。 |
| 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. |
| 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。 |
| Film Study Methodology | 录像分析方法论 | 影片分析方法論 | A repeatable process for turning film into scouting, tendency recognition, and actionable player or team adjustments. |
| Advanced PnR Coverage Schemes | 高阶挡拆防守体系 | 進階擋拆防守策略 | A coaching menu for choosing how to defend ball screens based on handler skill, screener type, and rotation capacity. |
| Ball Screen Defense | 持球掩护防御 | 持球掩護防禦 | The coverage menu for guarding pick-and-roll: drop, hedge, switch, ICE, blitz, and the rotations each choice demands. |
| 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. |
| 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 (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。 |
| 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 Mechanics | 手递手机械原理 | 手遞手力學 | Step 1: Handler dribbles toward screener's location. |
| 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） | Length-of-the-floor inbounds sets used to advance the ball from the baseline to score or get a shot in a last-second situation, typically built around a long "home-run" pass (the… |