Panther Terminology

 

1.       Boss – We want our players to be “boss” with the ball and this cues our players to fake their passes and to be strong with the basketball.

2.       Bucket – Nickname for individual player’s backside, we often remind our players to get their bucket down defensively.

3.       Catch, Chin & Check – Three things we ask our post players to do when catching the ball inside…catch with two hands, chin the ball to protect, and check to see where the defense is.

4.       China – Nickname for weak-side of the floor.  No defenders should be on the weak-side of the floor with the ball on or near the opposite sideline.

5.       Clean the Corners – Phrase we use to emphasize and remind our players of the importance of “taking care of details.”

6.       Dig – When ball enters the post, guards should drop to the ball and try to tip the ball away by using a flick upward movement.

7.       Doleac – Term for our offensive post stance where we sit in our stance, showing numbers to the guard, forearms parallel to the floor and shoulders and hands wide, with hands outstretched slightly towards the ball.

8.       Double Down – Defensive reaction when ball enters the post area…we want our guards to work with the post defender to double team the ball.

9.       Echo – We stress that our players “echo” the call of the coach, whether moving from drill to drill or acknowledging a play call.

10.    FAT – Defensive term for fake and threaten.  We want the ball handler to commit.

11.    GOGO – Get Open or Get Out, our basic philosophy against pressure defense.

12.    Go Home – Our term for rotating defensively after trapping.  One player plays the ball and the rest of the team returns to their original spot.

13.    Half Inch – The difference between making and not making a play.

14.    Help Across, Not Up – We teach our players to never pass the ball line when helping, so as to not lose track of their offensive responsibility.  Instead, they should move laterally with a step off the line as in ball-you-man principles.

15.    Hi / Lo Hole – When trapping defensively, we want to protect the high post and low post area of the court at all times.

16.    High On the Hip – Defensive term which explains how we guard the ball on the wing.  We sit in our defensive stance with our nose and hip on the inside shoulder of the ball handler.

17.    Huddle – We want our players to “huddle” and talk to each other during game breaks.

18.    Lane Line – Refers to our offensive basket and the respective free throw lane lines where we line up offensively.

19.    Line of Deployment – The imaginary line from the basket to the ball on the wing where we want our posts players to post on.

20.    Point the Ball – Defensive term which applies to our philosophy of steering the point guard to their weak hand and the offense to their weak side, usually the left side of the floor.

21.    POOP – Pivot Out of Pressure when facing a double-team.

22.    Putups – Term we use to remind players to complement each other and avoid negative thoughts or language towards themselves or their teammates.

23.    Rat – Player who works, practices, and plays hard each day, always looking for an opportunity to improve and to help the team.

24.    Short Corner – Area of the court between the lane lines and the sideline along the baseline.

25.    Sideline Alley – Area on the court between sideline and nearest lane line.

26.    Take Space – Reminder for our players to use space on offense and take away space on defense.

27.    Three Stops – Defensive phrase we use to slow down momentum by asking our players to get three consecutive scoring stops on the defensive end of the court.

28.    Touch and Trace – Defensive cues which remind our players we want to touch the ball when closing out and trace the ball with our inside hand.

29.    Triple Threat – Our offensive stance when catching the ball along the perimeter.  Our players should stand with feet shoulder width apart, shooting foot slightly forward and with ball at the chin shading shooting hand.

30.    Wide and Low – The way we attack traps.  We want our players to get wide when attacking the double team and bring the ball low to bring the defensive tandem down to the ball’s level.

31.    Wall – Imaginary line that separates the ball-side of the court from the weak-side when the ball is at or near a sideline.  All of our defensive players should be straddling the wall or within it on the ball-side in order to play good help defense.