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Basketball GlossaryAREASOFEMPHASISGUIDELINES FOR COACHESScreen away: To pass in one directionand set a screen for a teammate in theopposite direction.Screener: A player who sets a screen.Set position: The stance a player beginstheir shooting movement from.Seam: in a zone defence refers to the areaof the court where the zones ofresponsibility of two individual defendersmeet. Also called ‘Gap’. Used mainly onoffence against a zone in “attack orpenetrate the seams”.Sealing the defender: After setting ascreen, the screener reverse pivots to "seal"the defender putting the defender on theirback.Secondary break: A fast break thatinvolves most of the players from eachteam.Set play: A sequence of player and ballmovement that has an end.Shallow cut: See cuts.Shell drills: Defensive drills designed towork on all aspects of defence.Shift: Movement up or down an imaginaryline in relation to the ball.Shift the Zone: Move the defenders fromone side of the key to the other – thuscreating spaceShooter's roll: When a shot doesn't gothrough the basket cleanly, but bouncesaround softly before dropping through.Shooting foul: When a defender fouls theattacker with the ball in the act of shooting.Shooting the gap: The movement of adefensive player who anticipates a passwhilst in an OFF-Ball position and rotates tothe gap where they think the ball is to bepassed.Shooting guard: (1) A position played bya perimeter player whois usually the team's bestoutside shooter. Alsocalled the "2."(2) The person playingthis position.Shooting hand: The hand used to shootthe ball. See also guide hand.Short closeouts: closeout to a player froma shorter distance to minimise the offensiveplayer’s threat.Short Show (by the screen defender ina pick and roll situation): Where thescreen defender hedges quickly in thedribblers lane but still remains close to thescreener.Shot clock: The clock used to limit the timeallowed for a team to attempt a shot. Shotclocks are used in pro and college games,in some high school leagues, but not inmiddle school and youth leagues.Shot clock violation: A violation thatoccurs when the team with the ball doesn'tget a shot off during the allotted time. Itresults in a change of possession.Shot fake: A movement in which theplayer with the ball acts as if they areabout to shoot. It is designed to trick thedefender into straightening up, allowingthe player with the ball to dribble pastthem. Also called a "pump fake."Shuffle offence: A popular continuityoffence.183