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Sideline Screen-the-Screener Lob

A sideline out of bounds play against man-to-man: 2 steps with diagrams and coaching points.

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Half-court diagram of Sideline Screen-the-Screener Lob, step 1 of 2: 5 offensive players; player 5 has the ball; no lines drawn.
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How it works

End-of-game sideline inbound built around screen-the-screener action. 3 screens across for 2 to receive, then uses 4's back screen to cut to the rim; read the lob first, with 4's release as the secondary option.

When to use it

Sideline out of bounds at the end of a game against man-to-man. A screen-the-screener action built for a lob and a quick two.

Personnel

5 inbounds from the sideline. 3 screens across for 2, then uses 4's screen to cut to the rim. 2 receives the inbound. 4 releases after setting the screen. 1 spaces on the far side. 3 is the player who should finish at the rim.

Step by step

  1. F112345

    Step 1. Diagram only.

  2. F212345

    Step 2. Diagram only.

Reads

  1. First read. 3 cutting to the rim off 4's back screen. 5 throws the lob first.
  2. Second read. 4 releasing after the screen. If 3 is covered, look for 4.

Counter

If the first reads are taken away, 5 inbounds to 2 and 2 can attack or look to 4 on the release. Call a timeout if no pass is clean.

Teaching cues

  • 3: screen for 2 first, then use 4's screen hard to the rim.
  • 4: set the screen, then release to the ball.
  • 2: come to the ball when 3's screen is set.
  • 5: look at the lob first, then the release.

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Version
1 (current), approved October 2, 2026
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Ball Coach
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Published by Ball Coach under its first-party license, credited to Ball Coach. Released as a fixed version; any later edit gets a new version number.
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