Explain: Valkyrie Julie Vanloo runs Steph Curry play for a 3 point flurry | Basketball Basics #1
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This episode is a beginner-friendly guide to basketball terms and concepts via analyzing exciting plays from the Golden State Valkyries' first game. We dive into Julie Vanloo's explosion of threes, effective dribbling and shooting, screens and cuts, the HORNS formation, pick and roll strategies, and the ICE defense technique. Complete with the traditional celebration audit.
Featuring Valkyries players Julie Vanloo, Monique Billings, Carla Leite, Temi Fagbenle. Cameos by Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green. With Kelsey Plum, Sarah Ashlee Barker and Dearica Hamby.
Here are some of the basketball terms defined in this video.
00:34 Dribbling and shooting, big vs small
02:00 Screens
02:10 Off ball
02:32 Cut, Flare Cut, Flare Screen
03:39 Ball Fake
03:53 Geography of the Court
03:57 Baseline, sideline, up, down, top
04:10 Corners, elbows, HORNS
05:29 Pick and roll, screen and roll
05:49 Dribble handoff
06:17 Rebounding, boxing out
06:18 Roll
07:18 Backdoor cut
07:46 ICE defense
07:51 take / accept / use the screen