Nelson Boachie-Yiadom

One REALLY POWERFUL way for HS coaches to maximize offense that is built around ball screens: SCREEN AND HUNT vs SCREEN AND DIE This verbiage change alone will help create a shift in bigs from REDUNDANT to ATTACKING. The language is great, but what does this mean? Big men need to be EMPOWERED to be creative, much like ball handlers. Engaging the creative part of their brain enhances decision making. Too many bigs ‘screen and die’ when they don’t get the ball. Detail work around teaching reads isn't strictly for the ball handler, it's for the screener as well (and later level 2 reads like taggers man). Some cues that we teach: 1. Defense at the level- slip or veer 2. Defense hard switches- ghost or duck-in 3. Defense goes under- rescreen/change crack angle 4. Defense blitzes/hard hedge- short roll/pop 5. Defense soft switches- roll and seal There is a number of different reads that can be taught, depending on your system and philosophy. The important thing is to HAMMER on the detail work using small sided games (3 on 3/4 on 4), to enhance decision making and creativity. The 🔑 to effective PNR is having the screener AND the ball handler 'in sync'. DONT FORGET ABOUT THE BIGS. Quick example of reading the switch> ghost> flare. 🎥 @coach_cenk