Pressing

Pressing

Breakdown: 1 on 2 fullcourt; 2 on 2 fullcourt; 2 on 2 rugby; 2 on 2 trapping; 2-2-1 Brendan Mann; 3 on 3 Black; 3 on 3 end line; 3 on 3 pressing; 3 on 3 on 3 Flavell; Billy Tubbs; Dean Smith scramble; Florida back tips; Florida circle trap; Florida match-up; George Mason anticipation; George Mason drills; Herb Brown; Kentucky; Maryland 1-2-1-1; Pasquali; Patrick Hunt; Porter 1 on 2; Run and jump; Tennessee 1-2-1-1; Trail trap breakdowns; Triangle trapping; UConn 1 on 1; UConn 1 on 2 alley trap; UConn 2 on 2; UConn 2 on 2 fullcourt; UConn 2 on 4; UConn 5 on 5; Villanova; White & Black

Scrimmage: 444; 5 on 5 chase; Dead-ball presses; FIBA stay on a miss; Florida 5 on 5; Free-throw break; Hurley 4 on 4 on 4; Oakland 5 on 5; Spurs stops; Tennessee 55 reaction

To work on pressing, start scrimmage in a pressing situation, re-start play after

Other options to emphasize pressing and breaking the press:

one day the ball has to cross halfcourt on the dribble, the next day on the pass (Greg Kampe)
other restrictions
- no inbounds pass over the centre line (444 pressing)
- no inbounds pass above the foul-line extended (3 on 3 end line) or the 3-point line (Patrick Hunt)
- attackers can make only lateral or back passes in their backcourt (2 on 2 rugby)
- no dribbling by attackers in their backcourt, except if they steal (3 on 3 fullcourt scrimmage)
use only one side of the court (2 on 2 fullcourt)
more defenders than attackers (5 on 6 or 7), or vice versa, to halfcourt or fullcourt
the first team presses the second team (Xavier)
play fullcourt to a stop or score then the same team always inbounds, both ways
start with an inbounds play, or free throw (free-throw break).