ICE Coverage
Master ICE — force the ball-handler away from the sideline ball screen.
- Duration
- 14 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 3 items
- Difficulty
- Advanced
How to run it
- 1
On a side ball screen, the on-ball defender forces the ball baseline, 'icing' the screen.
- 2
The big defender levels off the screen, containing the drive.
- 3
Force the ball away from the middle and toward the baseline — no middle penetration.
- 4
10 reps each side.
Coaching points
- Force the ball away from the screen — 'ICE' it to the baseline.
- The big levels off and contains; no middle drive.
- Recover to shooters on the kick-out.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Screener
- Ball-handler
Why it works
ICE takes away the middle, where the offense has the whole floor to attack. The nugget: forcing the ball baseline shrinks the offense's options to the corner and the help. In a game, middle penetration breaks a defense; ICE prevents it by funneling the ball to the baseline trap. A kid who runs ICE is part of a defense that protects the most dangerous area of the floor.
ICE Coverage
Purpose: Master ICE — force the ball-handler away from the sideline ball screen.
▶How to run it
- 1On a side ball screen, the on-ball defender forces the ball baseline, 'icing' the screen.
- 2The big defender levels off the screen, containing the drive.
- 3Force the ball away from the middle and toward the baseline — no middle penetration.
- 410 reps each side.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Force the ball away from the screen — 'ICE' it to the baseline.
- ✓The big levels off and contains; no middle drive.
- ✓Recover to shooters on the kick-out.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
ICE takes away the middle, where the offense has the whole floor to attack. The nugget: forcing the ball baseline shrinks the offense's options to the corner and the help. In a game, middle penetration breaks a defense; ICE prevents it by funneling the ball to the baseline trap. A kid who runs ICE is part of a defense that protects the most dangerous area of the floor.