Screens

In offence a player needs to move to get open, pass and move, move to set a screen or use a
screen and move to rebound. Screens set against stationery defence will usually not be
successful as screens set for a moving defence. The screener should always set his screen with his back towards the ball. One way to get the best angle for the cutter is to have the screener always
make a cut to the basket before trying to set the screen
Rules for the screener:
- if the cutter goes to the basket open and go to the ball
- if the cutter goes to the ball open and go to the basket
- Setting a screen

The Basic Concept of Offence

Many sports have the same basic concept of offence ... take the ball to the open spaces, away from
the defence, and will be much easier to score. By taking the ball to an open space, away from the defence, whether passing, dribbling, shooting or protecting the ball, the defence is forced to adjust and any failure in adjusting quickly will present opportunities to the offence for scoring.
It seems reasonable to teach the concept first and yet many basketball coaches fail to teach this concept at the beginning. Basketball is no different than most other things we learn in life, in that if we do not understand the concept of what is being taught then we shall have trouble trying to suceed.

The Basic concept of Deffence

The basic concept of defence is simply to stop the ball from getting closer to the scoring area or
goal. Since it is the ball that scores it’s obvious that it is the ball we must stop, not the players, but they are of secondary consideration. The main purpose of the defence is to force the ball out toward the sidelines or toward the centre line to reduce the chance of scoring. The use of the shot clock in basketball encourages aggressive defensive teams to intensify their efforts. Defending the ball from penetrating toward the basket and defending players in open spaces nearer the basket is of prime importance. In basketball, as in most sports, the most dangerous player is the one with the ball (as he is the only one who can score) and the next most dangerous player is that who is closest to the basket and to the ball.

Pivoting

This simple movement is used in almost every basketball skill, both with and without the ball. Pivoting is a quicker and easier way of changing direction,  forward or reverse and keeping one foot in contact with the floor at all times. The player maintains contact with the floor by the ball of the pivot foot and uses a wide and low stance to take steps in any direction. The feet need to stay apart so that the body can take up as much space as possible and the stance must be low for power. The non pivot foot should be moved close to the floor but not big steps in the air which are slow, which also tends to make the make the non pivot foot come closer to the pivot foot, which causes the player to stand more upright and lose all power in his legs.

Shooting

This is the focal point of the game for many players, most spectators and some coaches and for
these people shooting is what wins games. Of course students of the game realise that there are other key factors that help win games such as good skill execution and good teamwork in offence, agressive deffence, understanding and reading the game. Therefore it makes sense to get the ball in the hands of the scorers most of the time. All players should know their shooting range, and the type of shots they can score with. A player shoud learn and practise reguarly all different types of shots used in the game of basketball so that when needed he makes the right decision on what type of shot to use.
Shooting Technique- The feet should be pointed at the target, and spread apart for balance, knees must be bent for more power on the release with your elbow under the ball pointing at the basket. Have your shooting hand under the ball with your fingers and thumb spread wide and gripping onto the ball.

Low post offence- Post moves facing the basket

At any time that the low post player is defended from behind and cannot make a back to the basket
move he should turn and face the basket by using a forward pivot. After receiving the ball and taking it up under his chin, the post player should glance down past his baseline foot which is the foot closest the baseline and if he sees a foot of the defence, or feels strong contact on that side you should then make a forward pivot on your baseline foot to face the basket, staying low and wide and bringing the ball to his baseline shoulder. If there is no shot available the post player may fake a shot and then make a crossover step to the inside of the lane for a hook shot.

Dribbling

This skill, along with shooting, is the fun part of basketball for most players and we see many young players copying their NBA idols with all types of  ball work but so often they have not been taught that. There are only two reasons to dribble the ball, firstly it is used to penetrate the ball (toward the basket) and secondly to create a better passing angle.
The execution of the dribbling technique is quite simple, it is the action of pushing the ball to the floor by using the extended fingers and thumb which wrap around the ball on contact and by moving the wrist and the elbow up then down. You should learn how to dribble with both hands as it will be helpful in a game. There are two basic types of dribble, a control dribble and a speed dribble. The control dribble is used to take the ball into open spaces between defenders and the speed dribble is used to move the ball quickly down the court toward the basket in which the team scores.