# Spacing · Basketball Level 6: Advanced

Basketball · Level 6: Advanced · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/basketball/level-6/spacing/)

Spacing in Basketball (Level 6: Advanced) on Insporta: 100 sourced facts behind 10 tests. Covers: spacing spots; the dunker spot; moving to keep space.

Spacing spots, the dunker spot, moving to keep space, shooting gravity, playing with a non-shooter, weak-side spacing in the pick-and-roll, empty-side actions, spacing mistakes, spacing against zones, and tracking data.

## Test 1: Spacing spots

- Spreading round the arc uses the whole width. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Corner shooters pull defenders far from the paint. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- A shorter three is easier to make. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Crowding lets the defence cheat. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- It keeps help defenders out wide. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Space means room to drive or pass. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Filling an empty spot spreads the defence. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Round the arc from corner to corner. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- The corner is the shortest three. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Between the wing and the top of the arc. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)

## Test 2: The dunker spot

- From there he can catch dump-off passes. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Drivers drop it off when the big's man helps. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- If his man helps, the big is open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- A crowded lane stops drives. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- A non-shooting big stays useful near the rim. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- A shooting big empties the paint. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- The helper left the big open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Wait, drive, help, dump. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- The middle of the lane blocks the drive. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Along the baseline, just outside the lane. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)

## Test 3: Moving to keep space

- Drifting keeps him open as the defence moves. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- It keeps the spacing balanced. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- An empty spot invites help. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Moving after a pass creates open shots. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Rotation keeps spacing and timing. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Positions come before live play. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Moving up keeps him in the passer's sight. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Cut, move up, slide, fill. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Moving into view helps most. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Moving up from the corner to the wing. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)

## Test 4: Shooting gravity

- Leaving a great shooter is too risky. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- A defender glued to him leaves the paint open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Defenders must guard deeper. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- It forces defenders to guard far out. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- The rim comes first. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Defenders follow him and leave space. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Two defenders on one leaves the screener free. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Run, chase, slip, score. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- The deeper the range, the further out. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- The pull a great shooter has on defenders. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)

## Test 5: Playing with a non-shooter

- His defender helps in the paint. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- An extra helper sits in the paint. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Actions near the rim suit him. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- It moves his helper out of the drive lanes. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- It confuses the defenders. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Each non-shooter adds a helper inside. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Movement occupies his defender. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Spread, dunker spot, drive, move. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Each non-shooter shrinks the floor. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Along the baseline he keeps the lane open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)

## Test 6: Weak-side spacing

- When help comes from the slot side, he is open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Helping on the roll leaves the corner open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Someone must stop the roll man. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- His man must leave him to tag. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Moving as the ball moves keeps passing lanes open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Roll pulls help inside; pop pulls it out. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- The tag left the corner. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Screen, roll, tag, skip. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- From near to far. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- The corner and the opposite slot. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)

## Test 7: Empty-side actions

- An empty side leaves only two defenders. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Two players work two defenders. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- They keep their defenders away. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Distance slows the help. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Early help must cover the distance. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Space is the common goal. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- With no helper on that side, the roll is open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Clear, screen, attack, roll. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- The more players near, the less space. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- A pick-and-roll with no helper on that side. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)

## Test 8: Spacing mistakes

- Defenders and team-mates block the path. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Watching freezes the offence. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Bunching lets defenders guard two at once. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- A long two pulls defenders less. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- A cutter who stops blocks drives. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Bunching helps the defence. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Clearing keeps the lane open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Pause, point, show, practise. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Moving to space is best. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Standing in the driver's lane. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)

## Test 9: Spacing against zones

- Small moves keep them in the seams. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Collapsing defenders free shooters. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Pressure creates drives that need room. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- It opens the rim. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Zones protect the paint first. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Overloads create a free man. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Gaps make two defenders choose. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Gaps, high post, collapse, kick. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Gaps beat the 2-3. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)
- Stand in the gaps. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, spacing)

## Test 10: Tracking data

- Arenas track players many times per second. (Source: General basketball reference, tracking data)
- High-frequency tracking captures every movement. (Source: General basketball reference, tracking data)
- Defender distance shows shot quality. (Source: General basketball reference, tracking data)
- Often defined by the closest defender's distance. (Source: General basketball reference, tracking data)
- Shot quality shows in the numbers. (Source: General basketball reference, tracking data)
- Colours mark busy shooting spots. (Source: General basketball reference, tracking data)
- Close defenders mean contested shots. (Source: General basketball reference, tracking data)
- Collect, measure, compare, report. (Source: General basketball reference, tracking data)
- More distance means more open. (Source: General basketball reference, tracking data)
- Distance between players. (Source: General basketball reference, tracking data)

Sources: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3 and general coaching references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.

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