Test Your Hoops Aptitude

SECTION I: TERMINOLOGY

1. A matchup zone is:

a. a sagging man-to-man defense
b. a 2-3 zone
c. a switching man-to-man defense
d. a combination zone and man-to-man defense

2. A trailer is used in the execution of:

a. defensive transition
b. a fast break
c. a team shooting drill
d. a zone press

3. A "hedge" commonly refers to:

a. a defensive strategy in which a screener's defender jumps out and stops the ball long enough for a teammate to get around the screen
b. an offensive play using three screeners that is also sometimes called "the picket fence"
c. a move used by post players to get off a shot
d. a guard getting open on the perimeter

4. A player executing a "skip pass" would be passing the ball:

a. into the post
b. long, to finish a fast break
c. to the corner
d. crosscourt

5. "Ball-you-man" is: