Ball Screen Defense

with Mike Thibault, Washington Mystics (women's professional basketball) Head Coach & General Manager; all-time winningest coach in women's professional basketball history; 3x women's basketball Coach of the Year (2006, 2008, 2013); 2x professional basketball Champions with the Los Angeles (professional basketball team) as an Assistant Coach (1980,1982); World Basketball League (WBL) Coach of the Year (1988); 1993 Continental Basketball Association Championship Ensure your team is always prepared to shut down your opponent's ball screens! Quickly determine the type of ball screen coverage your players should use so they're on the same page Learn how to defend the two most common types of ball screens: side and top Force your opponent into taking long 2-point jumpers - the most inefficient shot in basketball Ball screens have become problematic for defenses as they have become more commonplace in the game of basketball. In this on-court presentation, Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault uses his decades of experience in professional coaching to break down how to smother ball screens whenever your opponent attempts to use them.