Jörg Madinger - Opening playing variants against various defense systems

Description:

In this series of exercises, the players use a Russian Screen as a team play option in depth.

Factors of success for the pivot:

- Correct screening and proper timing to block the defense player’s movements.

- Leaving the screen in direction of the ball (not behind the defense player), as late as possible, however.

- Picking up the ball and shoot under pressure.

- Catch the ball with one hand, if necessary.

Factors of success for the back position player:

- Dynamic shifting.

- Making the correct decision depending on the defense player’s behavior: shoot / breakthrough or pass to the pivot.

- Different passing variants when passing the ball to the pivot.

Implementation:

The basic 2-on-2 cooperation with the pivot may be used against any defense systems, i.e. both against offensive defense systems (3-2-1 defense and 1-5 defense systems) and against a 6-0 defense system with forward-stepping defense players.

Basic course:

- and each always carry out two actions in a row.

Course:

- starts the piston movement on the wing position and passes the ball into the running path of (A).

- steps forward towards the piston movement path of (B).

- makes an extensive body feint to the left, in front of (C).

- starts at 7-meter level, sidesteps to , and places a screening on the inner side (D).

- takes on the screening of , next to , dynamically moves to the inner side (E), and eventually makes a free jump shot at the goal (F).

- A bit delayed, the players start the same sequence on the other side, with (G).

- moves back again and then places the screening next to (H).

- And so on.

- and switch positions after the action.

should time the screening in such a way that he stands next to just before changes the direction and moves to the inner side (E).

Basic course:

- and play defense together and try to defend against and .

- should not interfere but wait until it is his turn during the subsequent action on the other side.

(Figure 1)

Course (figure 1):

- starts the piston movement on the wing position and passes the ball into the running path of (A).

- initially stands close to .

- actively steps forward towards the piston movement path of (B).

- makes an extensive body feint to the left, in front of (C).

- leaves the screening next to , moves forward, and places a screening next to , on the inner side (D).