Hedge & Recover
Execute the hard hedge on a ball screen, then recover to your man.
- Duration
- 14 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 3 items
- Difficulty
- Advanced
How to run it
- 1
On a ball screen, the big's defender hedges (shows) hard above the screen.
- 2
Force the ball-handler wide and away from the rim.
- 3
The on-ball defender fights over the screen and recovers; the hedger recovers to the big.
- 4
10 reps; offense tries to punish the recovery.
Coaching points
- Hedge with two hands up — show hard but don't commit to the trap.
- Force the ball wide, then sprint back to your man.
- The on-ball defender must fight over quickly to recover.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Screener
- Ball-handler
Why it works
The hedge is the most common ball-screen coverage. The nugget: it disrupts the ball-handler without giving up the roll — show hard, then recover. In a game, a well-timed hedge blows up a pick-and-roll and forces a reset. A kid who can hedge and recover runs the defense's most-used coverage, which is how teams neutralize the pick-and-roll that every offense runs.
Hedge & Recover
Purpose: Execute the hard hedge on a ball screen, then recover to your man.
▶How to run it
- 1On a ball screen, the big's defender hedges (shows) hard above the screen.
- 2Force the ball-handler wide and away from the rim.
- 3The on-ball defender fights over the screen and recovers; the hedger recovers to the big.
- 410 reps; offense tries to punish the recovery.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Hedge with two hands up — show hard but don't commit to the trap.
- ✓Force the ball wide, then sprint back to your man.
- ✓The on-ball defender must fight over quickly to recover.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
The hedge is the most common ball-screen coverage. The nugget: it disrupts the ball-handler without giving up the roll — show hard, then recover. In a game, a well-timed hedge blows up a pick-and-roll and forces a reset. A kid who can hedge and recover runs the defense's most-used coverage, which is how teams neutralize the pick-and-roll that every offense runs.