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Down Screen Wing Entry
When the wing is being denied, a down screen is the cleanest way to get the ball there. A player sets a screen for a teammate on the block, who curls or pops to the wing. The screener then slips to the basket. It works as a play on its own or as the first action of almost any offense.
- Type
- Quick hitter
- Level
- Youth to high school
Step 12 starts on the right block. 4 comes down and sets a down screen on 2's defender.
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How to run it
- 2 starts on the right block. 4 comes down and sets a down screen on 2's defender.
- 2 sets up her defender low, then comes off the screen to the wing. 1 makes the entry pass while 4 slips to the rim.
- 2 catches ready to shoot. If her defender trails the screen, it's an open jumper.
Coaching points
- The cutter walks her defender into the screen before she comes off it.
- The screener's back faces where the cutter wants to go.
- Read the defender: trail = curl to the middle, cheat over the top = pop or flare.
- The screener slips as soon as the cutter clears; that's when the defense is out of position.
Reads
- Defender trails the screen: curl toward the middle for a layup or short jumper.
- Defender goes under: pop to the wing for the shot.
- Defenders switch: hit the screener slipping to the rim.