Off-Screen Pull-Up

Skill drill

Come off a screen and rise into a balanced pull-up jumper.

8 min with a passer Half court
ShootingFootworkU14U16

Step-by-step walkthrough

with a passer · 1 ball, 1 hoop, chair/cone

Get everyone ready

Sprint off the screenCome off the screen (cone) to catch on the move. C1

● Player / attackGold: ballGreen C: coach

Illustrated steps · 5 seconds per step at 1×

Set up

A chair or cone as the screen; a passer feeds the shooter.

Look for: Come off the screen low and tight.

Playback options
Illustrated steps · 5 seconds per step at 1×
Coach’s notes & group organisation

A chair or cone as the screen; a passer feeds the shooter.

  1. Sprint off the screen to catch on the move.
  2. Take one dribble into the pull-up if needed.
  3. Gather on two feet, set and square.
  4. Rise straight up and shoot on balance.

Suggested reset

The shooter retrieves the shot and passes back to the feeder, then returns outside the screen route. Swap shooter and feeder after a short set. Extra shooters wait behind the starting spot and advance one at a time once the finishing lane is clear.

Coaching cues

  • Come off the screen low and tight.
  • Gather under control — don't drift.
  • Feet set and square before you rise.

Adapt the challenge

Easier: Catch-and-shoot off the screen, no dribble.

Harder: Put a live defender on the shooter's hip coming off the screen.

Curl or fade: Call 'curl' or 'fade' as the shooter reaches the screen so the footwork becomes a read.

What this drill teaches

Shooting on balance after sprinting. Coming off a screen at speed then rising into a controlled pull-up forces the hard part — the gather: feet set, square, no drift — so game-speed movement ends in a practice-form shot.

In games: Fixes the game-day shooter whose form is lovely in warm-up but crumbles at speed — the shot after the sprint becomes as clean as the shot standing still.

What good looks like
  • Tight off the screen, no wide loop
  • Gather on two feet with no sideways drift
  • Feet set and square before the rise, every rep

U14: catch-and-shoot off the screen first — the dribble pull-up adds too much at once. U16: live defender on the hip and footwork read off a 'curl' or 'fade' call.

Equipment

1 ball, 1 hoop, chair/cone

Setup

A chair or cone as the screen; a passer feeds the shooter.

Steps

  1. 1Sprint off the screen to catch on the move.
  2. 2Take one dribble into the pull-up if needed.
  3. 3Gather on two feet, set and square.
  4. 4Rise straight up and shoot on balance.

Coaching points

  • Come off the screen low and tight.
  • Gather under control — don't drift.
  • Feet set and square before you rise.

Why kids love it

Combines running off screens with shooting on balance — a genuine game skill for older guards.

Variations

Easier

Catch-and-shoot off the screen, no dribble.

Harder

Put a live defender on the shooter's hip coming off the screen.

Curl or fade

Call 'curl' or 'fade' as the shooter reaches the screen so the footwork becomes a read.

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