Basketball
Pick-and-Roll Read Progression
Attack ball screens with the correct read versus the coverage
12 min
10 live ball-screen reps
Advanced
Why this drill
Builds toward attack ball screens with the correct read versus the coverage.
Instructions
- 1Run live ball screens against drop, switch, and hedge coverages in rotation.
- 2Identify the coverage before the screen arrives and call out your intended read.
- 3Execute the pocket pass, pull-up, or reject based on what the coverage gives you.
- 4Review misreads on film after each block of ten.
What to focus on
Identifying coverage early enough to attack it instead of reacting late.
Recommended reps
10 live ball-screen reps
Common mistake
Running the same read regardless of what the defense actually shows.