Point guard film study — coverage and concepts

Film study is a meaningful share of the point guard’s job. By varsity, athletes who don’t study film are not starting point guards regardless of their physical ability. The library here is organized to make that study tractable — pick-and-roll coverage first, defensive scheme reads second, offensive concepts third.

How to use this library

Start with pick-and-roll coverage recognition — drop, switch, hedge, ICE, blitz. Until you can identify the coverage at the snap of the screen, post-screen decisions are guesswork. Then move to scheme reads: gap help, pre-rotation, weak-side tagging. Then progress to offensive concepts — Spain action, drag screens, horns sets, double drag.

Each guide includes the visual triggers, the common disguises that defenses use to hide the coverage, and the post-screen rotation tells. Watch your own film with these triggers in mind, and you will see your reads improve within three or four games. The point guard who studies film for two hours a week sees the floor differently from the one who only practices on the floor.