Pick and Pop - Screen and Reposition

Instructions

1. 1CB passes to RB on the lower side while PV steps down to set the screen
2. 2RB drives forward using PV's screen and advances past D2 toward the goal
3. 3PV pops away from the screen to an open position at center court
4. 4RB delivers the ball to PV arriving in the central shooting zone
5. 5PV drives forward and fires a jump shot on goal

Coaching Points

• Pivot holds the screen with a wide base — absorb contact without moving your feet
• RB attacks the screened lane immediately on set — do not hesitate after the screen
• Pop to an open area, not to where you started — find the space the defense vacated
• RB delivers the pass back with vision, not as a reflex — check Pivot is in position first
• Communicate the screen availability with a clear call — 'screen set' before RB drives

Common Mistakes

• Screener pops to a position without shooting range, making the pop useless
• Ball handler does not wait for the screen to be set before using it
• The pop is too slow — the screener is still at the screen location when the ball arrives
• Defender recovers to the popping screener because the ball handler held the ball too long
• The screener always pops to the same spot, making the play predictable