Multiple Pressing Defenses

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Multiple Pressing Defenses

• Mark Harming
• Chamberlain High School
• Girls Basketball

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General Overview

• 2-2-1 Zone Press (box)
• 1-2-1-1 Zone Press (diamond)
• Full-court Man to Man (jump and run)
• ½ Court Zone Trap
• 2-2-1
• 1-3-1

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Personal History

• First year - 1996 McLaughlin
• Second Year - add Box press
• 3rd Year - Wessington add Diamond
• Byron Hand 2-2-1 Half court trap
• Troy Wanner- DRSM FC Man to Man
• Currently we use all four types

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Reasons for multiple presses

1. Keep your opponent guessing
2. Dictate to them
3. Different presses are successful against
   different teams
4. Helpful in late game situations
5. Additional benefit since you run them all, you
   practice against them all, and will help you in
   running your press break.

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2-2-1 Zone Press

• Advantages
• Easiest to learn
• Least risk
• Dont need to be super fast or athletic

• Disadvantages
• The middle is wide open
• You do need 2 quick guards
• Dont always get a trap
• Not real aggressive

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2-2-1 Zone Press
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• Teaching Points
• Make them inbounds to the corner
• Force the ball to dribble to the
  sidelineoverplay and do NOT allow them to
  dribble middle
• Halfcourt defender on ballside will come forward
  and trap.
• Opposite side will rotate to that spot, and take
  first pass ahead
• Opposite Guard Takes away anything to the middle.
• 5 plays the safety man dont get beat deep!

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1-2-1-1 Zone Press

• Advantages
• Aggressive affects team mindset
• Should always get a trap
• Puts pressure on them to make something happen

• Disadvantages
• Vulnerable if beaten
• You need the right personnel
• Need a good safety

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1-2-1-1 Zone Press

• Teaching Points
• Pressure the inbounds
• 4 must trap the ball on entry
• 3 (halfcourt) takes away first pass ahead
• Off-ball Guard takes first pass to the middle
• 5 Plays Safety Position

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Full Court Man (Jump and Run)

• Advantages
• Never know where the trap is coming from
• Very versatile Can play many ways
• Intimidating

• Disadvantages
• You need to have the talent to run this well
• Vulnerable if beaten
• Can be broken by a great ball handler
• Hardest to learn and teach

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Full Court Man (Jump and Run)

• Teaching Points
• Pressure the inbounds, but dont give up the
  homerun
• On-Ball -make them put it on the floor, either
  direction.
• All players- must watch ball, and if ballhandler
  comes within 3 strides of them.leave their man
  and trap.
• Other players must rotate, and cover and
  recover. Communication is key!
• If the ball is ahead of you Sprint!

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½ Court Trap (1-3-1)

• Advantages
• Good for a change of pace
• Can get some easy turnovers
• Dont need too much team speed

• Disadvantages
• Tough to trap a good ball-handler
• Leaves open quick shot from the baseline
• Tough to rebound out of

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½ Court Trap (1-3-1)

• Teaching Points
• Point (1) Force the ball to a side.
• Wings (3 4) Will trap on ballside, opposite
  will take first pass to the middle.
• Interceptor (2) will take first pass ahead
• 5 will play safety

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Using Multiple Presses

• Year to Year different teams will have different
  strengthsstronger in one press than another
• You can still use them all, just change up which
  one(s) you use the most
• It becomes easier to teach, and for them to learn
  if you use them all each year

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Practicing Multiple Presses

• We introduce at least 2 before the first game
  (usually the 2-2-1 and another)
• Over Christmas Break, we add the third one.
• By the second half of the season, we have added
  the fourth one.
• District and Region opponentswill usually see
  only one or two in our games with them.

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• We work on a different pressing or press-breaking
  skill daily.
• Pressing Defense Drill
• 10 minute drill
• The varsity will defend the jv.
• I make a lay-up and call out a defense
• The Varsity must set up that defense, if they get
  a steal, they try and scoreif they score I may
  call a different defense
• Basically, they have no idea what defense will be
  run next, every time it goes through the hoop.
• We will rotate players in and outbut it will
  stay Varsity vs JV the whole time

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Switching during a game

• Out of a timeout, running the half-court trap
  just one time
• Late in the game, need a foul or a steal, run the
  1-2-1-1, or the jump and run.
• Switch from one press to another while shooting a
  free throw (tell your halfcourt player)
• Run a different type of press each quarter.

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Final Thoughts

• Not every team can be pressed. But the threat of
  it, will cost them some practice time, and the
  more they have to prepare for the better for your
  team.
• If your team has learned all of these, you can
  pull one out late in a game, and surprise an
  opponent.

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Thank You
Any Questions?

• E-mail mark.harming_at_k12.sd.us