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Rules For Attacking Full-court Pressure
#4 always takes the ball out of bounds. #3 lines up on the right side of the floor near the top of the key area and #2 lines up opposite of #3 on the left side of the floor. #5 lines up the free throw line and will turn and set a screen for #1…
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Six Person Drill
In our diamond press one of our rules is “one and done”. This means that we will trap one time and then get back to our half-court defense. In order to be effective with our pressure we must not only do an effective job trapping, but also do a good job getting back into transition.…
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3 on 2 Half-Court Drill
In our practices we try to utilize time and floor space the best we can, so while we are working 3 on 3 in the backcourt, on the other half of the floor we are working on our 3 on 2 half-court drills. Our 3 on 3 drill works with our 4, 2, and 3…
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4 Against 5
In breaking down our press we try to make practice tougher than game situations, so sometimes we will go 4 against 5. This makes the job of X1 much tougher because X1 does not have X5 to help take away the long cross court pass. In this drill the responsibilities if X4, X3 and X2…
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3 on 3 in the Backcourt
In diagram 24 we are working on the front part of our press. We are working on influencing the ball to the corner and then on forming the trap. Since we do not have X1 in this particular drill, we will not allow a long entry pass down the floor or any entry pass beyond…
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Breaking Down the Press
At UW-Plateville we teach by the whole-part method. We will introduce a major concept and then continue to break it down and work on different parts. We not only use the whole-part method with our offense and with our defense, but with our press as well. What follows are a few of the drills that…
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Taking the 4 Person Off the Ball
Some teams will try and beat our diamond pressure by applying more offensive pressure in the backcourt, as we see in diagrams 22 and 23. They will do so by bringing a third person towards the ball in the middle of the floor. As we stated earlier, we cannot allow an inbounds pass to enter…
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Offensive Laws 1-5
Offensive Law #1: “Never feed the post from above the free throw line.” This is one of the biggest mistakes inexperienced guards make and leads to poor post position, or even worse – turning the ball over. Guards must learn to use their dribble to move towards the baseline and improve their passing angle. This…
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The Long Entry Pass
If the initial or entry pass is made beyond the front line of our defense, as shown in diagram 20, we will get back on defense right away and not give up a lay-up. Remember, we want to get back to the paint and find our people from the inside out. We do not want…
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Movement by the Inbounder
In diagram 17, the ball is being inbounded to our left. We are trying to keep the offense on one side of the floor to cut down the area that we need to cover. We try to do so, by having X4 overplay the middle and invite the pass to the near corner. In diagram…