Setting Up in the Box
Start in a box formation with your best shooter inbounding the ball. Everything else is basic movement — a low post steps out to receive the first pass, then the ball swings twice more around the perimeter.
Walking Into the Gate
While the ball is swinging around the horn, the shooter — who just threw the inbounds pass — walks his own defender into the middle of the key. There's no need to rush this part; the goal is just to be in position when the gate forms.
Two teammates then set a gate screen right at the low block, and the shooter sprints through it to get open. A small, legal nudge on the defender just before cutting through helps create separation — teach this carefully so it doesn't turn into a pushing foul.
The Backup Read
The gate screen is the play's primary and most reliable option. Only after you've run this a few times and started to notice defenders cheating the gate should you add the backup single screen on the opposite low block as a second read.
Coaching Points
Whoever ends up with the ball at the top of the key is responsible for using a dribble to improve the passing angle before delivering the pass.
This is an excellent play for youth basketball specifically because it only asks players to execute one clean action well, rather than stringing together several complex reads.