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The down screen will happen away from the ball.

The player receiving the screen will step over the screen and then take 2 long backward steps away from the screen towards the corner of the court.

The screener will turn and cut back towards the ball.

This cut will happen if the defender tries to get around the screen and stop the cut towards the ball.

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2 v 1 Screening | Screening

2 v 1 Screening:

Setup as shown. Split the group into two with a further person starting on the cone as shown.

Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 before giving a handoff pass back to player 1. Player 2 then turns to make a screen, with player 3 making a run, then making a cut before receiving a pass from player 1 and shooting.

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Flare Screen:

The flare screen is set on the side of a defensive player. The player receiving the screen will cut out towards the sideline away from the ball.

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Cross Screen:

The attacker starts on the sideline of the court, with the defender facing away from the ball.

The attacker then feints goal wards then comes back across the defender to receive the pass.

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Off the screen shooting drill:

Setup the practice as shown.

Player 3 runs into the arc and runs off the screen created by player 2 before receiving the ball from player 1, turning and then shooting.

Player 3 then collects the ball and returns the ball back to player 1.

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