Defending Ball Screens in Youth Basketball Defense

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Defending Ball Screens in Youth Basketball Defense

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• One of the most commonly used plays in youth
  basketball offenses is the ball screen. 
• Unfortunately, this offensive strategy can be
  hard to defend. Still, suppose you coached your
  defense correctly and prepared your players? In
  that case, you can defend the ball screen
  effectively and get back into an excellent
  defensive position. 
• Below, we'll go over some tips on defending ball
  screens in youth basketball.

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1. Keep an Eye on Both Players

• When coaching basketball shooting, ball screens
  are a coach's favorite way to break down
  opponents. 
• A ball screen is set when an offensive player
  sets a screen for a teammate who has possession
  of the ball. If you're in charge of guarding
  someone who comes off a ball screen, you must
  stay between your opponent and your teammate with
  possession of the ball. While it may be tempting
  to focus on just one player during a ball screen,
  you need to watch both players when you're
  playing defense.

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2. Know Where the Screen Is Going

• A shooting machine is an effective tool for
  teaching players about ball screens and how to
  defend them. 
• The most important thing is for your players to
  know where the screen is going. They need an
  instinctive reaction that directs them
  immediately towards wherever a defender has
  scouted as the location of the ball screenas
  soon as they see it coming.

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3. Know What You Want to Happen

• A great way to practice defending ball screens is
  with a basketball machine. 
• It allows you to set up defensive drills without
  having any other players on offense so that you
  can work on all kinds of different situations.
  You can set it up to fire screens from different
  angles, directions, and distances. You can also
  adjust it to fire them with varying degrees of
  speed and intensity.

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4. Force a Bad Shot 

• If you can make the player come off of a screen,
  then that's great.
• But what about forcing him to take his time and
  make a lousy shot? Training with a basketball
  return system will help the defenders know what a
  good or bad shot is, thus helping them point the
  offensive player towards a horrid shot. 
• It's also crucial for defenders to communicate so
  they don't both end up helping on one side of the
  floor or rotating late.

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