Australian basketball has been on the map as a hotbed of basketball talent for the past decade or more. Their coaching and innovation is ahead of the curve as well.
Here is a ball screen set that they ran consistently during the Olypmics.
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Notice where the ball screen is set: out high above the arc where the defense cannot effective ice or trap the ball handler. This gives the point guard space to get into the pocket where he can deliver an accurate post feed.
AUSTRALIA BALL SCREEN
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Jonathan Hemingway is the Assistant Director of Scouting for the JumpOffPlus.com International Scouting Report, is on the Naismith Trophy Board of Selectors and owns CoachHemi.com, the go-to source for coaches for X’s and O’s. He is the floor director of #TeamEBA camps, a site director for #TeamPSB tournaments and can be reached at jonathanhemingway@peachstatebasketball.com.
