Comments on: The Fullcourt Press Argument

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:36:21 +0000

I want to press from the opponents from missed shots and free throws. Please advice. I want to be super aggressive. Because my team has no good shooters and we shoot a very low fg percentage. So I want majority of our shots to come from layups. What do you advise. Also what is the most aggressive steals/turnover type of press.

By: Coach Stinson

Coach Stinson — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:28:52 +0000

Coach,

A couple thoughts:

I’d consider a zone press, only because you are already teaching man to man as your basic defense so a zone allows you to give a different look.

Another advantage of a zone – especially a 2-2-1 – is that the rotations are relatively simple – running it well still takes time,. effort, and discipline, but the basics are simple and easy to teach. Check out the free ebook on Perfect Practice and/or the free 2-2-1 press offered on http://www.HoopClinics.com for more information.

One last thing…a press is great for teams that run 8 or 9 deep – you’ll be able to rotate players in and out consistently and stay more active.

By: Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:26:42 +0000

Looking to implement a press with an athletic, yet somewhat undisciplined intercity girls team. When I say undisciplined i mean that they have not played together (graduated 4 senior starters) and they may have had little coaching to this point. I always want the girls to be aggressive and have opportunities to make plays so we have played man-to -man as a base D for the past five years.

I feel that I need a good month of practice and early games to instill the concepts we are looking for in our man D but i want to expand to a 3/4 or full court press mid season – zone or man would do it. I think i will have 8 or 9 playable girls

thanks for any help