Sergio Scariolo — Spain Pick & Roll
4 min readNov 20, 2018
Sergio Scariolo — Head Coach of the Spanish National Team which won a bronze medal in Rio 2016 and silver in London 2012, also assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors delivers a clinic on the Spain Pick & Roll. These set plays are a dream for all the X’s and O’s nerds out there, while the teaching points and counters demonstrate the deep understanding Scariolo has of the game. Full clinic is provided in the link below.
Introduction
- This is not the bible, this is what I do.
- U12’s to National Team: we want to build layers of concepts on what they’ve done prior.
- Philosophy matches all the way from youngest athletes to our national team.
- Spain Pick & Roll: I’m sure there would’ve been somebody doing this prior.
Spain Pick & Roll
- Progression from pick and roll, defence has caught up therefore the offence must react.
- Foresee what the D is doing, and catch them by surprise.
Set Up & Teaching Points
- Do not release from the back screen until the roller gets past you.
- Be there for the screen on the PG’s 2nd Bounce.
- Foul line = decision making area for the point guard.