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Pressing (Module 61)�Your Team is on Defense

Patience

Communication

Chair Skills

Commitment

Take away Space and Time

Don’t REACH!!!!!

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HOW MANY SECONDS TO INBOUND THE BALL 5-8-10?��5 SECONDS

  • HOW MANY SECONDS ARE YOU ALLOWED TO GET THE BALL OVER HALFCOURT?
  • 8 – 10 – 12 SECONDS
  • 8 SECONDS
  • HOW LONG IS THE SHOT CLOCK (YOU HAVE TO SHOOT THE BALL AND HIT THE RIM)
  • 20- 24 – 30 SECONDS
  • 24 SECONDS

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PRESSING DEFENSES - WHY DO TEAMS PRESS?

  • THE OTHER TEAM WANTS TO PUT “PRESSURE” ON YOUR TEAM
  • THE OTHER TEAM HAS BETTER CHAIR SKILLS
  • THE OTHER TEAM IS FASTER
  • YOUR TEAM HAS NO “PRESS BREAK”
  • A “PRESS BREAK” IS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU GET THE BALL ACROSS HALFCOURT AND THEN INTO A GOOD SCORING POSITION
  • DEFENSES WILL PRESS AFTER THEY HAVE MADE A BASKET – WHY?
  • DEFENSES WILL PRESS AFTER A FOUL SHOT - WHY
  • DEFENSES WILL PRESS WHEN THEY ARE BEHIND IN THE GAME- WHY

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TYPES OF PRESSING DEFENSES

  • ONE PERSON PRESS - TO COVER ONE CERTAIN PLAYER ON THE OTHER TEAM – WHY?
  • TWO PERSON PRESS – TO PRESS A CERTAIN PLAYER AND MAYBE THE BALL CARRIER – WHY?
  • THREE PERSON PRESS – USED TO STOP THE FLOW OF THE OTHER TEAMS OFFENSE
  • FOUR PERSON PRESS - USED MANY TIMES TO TRY TO STEAL OR FOUL SMARTLY
  • MAN TO MAN PRESSURE – ALL FIVE PLAYERS PLAYING AGRESSIVELY
  • ZONE PRESS - START IN A ZONE BUT ATTACK EACH PLAYER IN SCORING POSITION
  • SPECIALTY PRESSES

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8 SECOND CHUNKS

  • SHOT CLOCK IS 24 SECONDS!
  • BREAK DOWN THE PRESS INTO THREE 8 SECOND CHUNKS
  • FIRST 8 SECONDS IS GETTING BALL OVER HALF
  • SECOND 8 SECOND CHUNK FROM HALF TO 3 POINT LINE
  • THIRD 8 SECOND CHUNK RESULTS IN RUSHED OFFENSE AND POOR SHOT SELECTION
  • 3 x 8 SECONDS = 24 SECOND SHOT CLOCK
  • PLAY HARD ON DEFENSE, DEFENSE WINS GAMES!!!

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FUNDAMENTALS OF “PRESSING”

  • BE PATIENT – KEEP THE BALL AWAY FROM THE BEST BALL HANDLER
  • COMMUNICATION – VERBAL, LISTENING, BODY LANGUAGE
  • PROPER SPACING - KEEP THE OTHER TEAM IN ONE SPOT, STOP THEIR CHAIRS, YOU DICTATE WHERE THEY GO
  • WORK AS A TEAM
  • POSITION YOUR CHAIRS SO THAT YOU DOMINATE YOUR OPPONENT
  • USE YOUR FASTEST PLAYERS TO PRESS WITH
  • SEND AT LEAST ONE PLAYER OVER HALF TO PROTECT AGAINST FAST BREAKS
  • DON’T REACH - LOOK TO STOP CHAIRS AND MAKE THEM THROW BAD PASSES

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FUNDAMENTALS OF “PRESSING” “CONTINUED”

  • LOOK TO HELP EACH OTHER BY SWITCHING IN TRANSITION
  • USE YOUR TEAM SPEED TO STOP CHAIRS
  • KNOW “YOUR” ROLE IN THE PRESS, STOP CHAIRS, DESIGNATED PERSON, DEEP MAN
  • COMMUNICATION!!!
  • PLAY THE PASSING LANES TO INTERCEPT LONG PASSES!
  • STOP CHAIRS AND DON’T REACH FOR THE BALL
  • AVOID FOULS 50 FEET FROM THE HOOP
  • STAY PATIENT AND COMMUNICATE
  • AVOID THE PICKS IN TRANSITION, KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND GO AROUND PICK

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A BAD PRESS

  • POTENTIAL TO PICK UP BAD CHAIR OR REACHING FOULS!
  • MAY ALLOW FAST BREAK OPPORTUNITIES
  • HAPPENS WHEN ALL YOUR PLAYERS ARE NOT COMMUNICATING
  • HAPPENS WHEN PLAYERS REACH INSTEAD OF GOOD CHAIR POSITION
  • MAY GIVE UP HEIGHT MISMATCHES IN THE POST
  • CREATING FATIGUE AND FRUSTRATION IN OUR OWN PLAYERS
  • MAY LEAD TO OUR OWN RUSHED OFFENSE BECAUSE OF HEIGHTENED INTENSITY!!!

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A SUCCESSFUL PRESS

  • STOPS THE BEFORE HALF COURT IN _________ SECONDS!
  • TAKES AWAY THE OFFENSE ABILITY TO SET UP SET PLAYS
  • HAPPENS WHEN ALL YOUR PLAYERS ARE COMMUNICATING
  • CREATES BAD PASSES FROM THE OFFENSE
  • GETS RUSHED SHOTS FROM THE OTHER TEAM
  • IS WHEN YOU ARE CREATING AND GETTING TURNOVERS BY CREATING FATIGUE AND FRUSTRATION
  • FORCES THE OTHER TEAM INTO SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONS!!!

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QUESTIONS?

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NAMASTE