This is exactly what I needed. Thanks!

great job!

very helpful and informative. i'm a young coach so i really appreciate this post.

I LOVE ALL THE TIPS YOU GIVE, I HAVE WORKED WITH A FEW OF THEM AND THEY ARE WORKING OUT, THE PLAYERS ARE BECOMING BETTER IN THE FIELD OF PLAY, THANKS A LOT.

Great job and much appreciated.

hi',
i love the mails you send.
they are easy to understand & easy to work with.
what do i have to do or what do i need to become a highschool basketball coach in the usa?

Good simple effective pressbeaker.
I loved the association with the fastbreak.
If the youngsters are well trained they can just read the defense out of the usual inbounce and react accordingly, with only few adjustments.

This is a great web site chalk full of great stuff. Thanks for the press break eBook and video.

Good video. Lots of useful stuff.

Very good break down of spacing and ball reversal. I am curious about the danger zones. You only show 6 spots that trap you with 2 imaginary defenders being the sideline or half court line. Why do you not mention the other 2 being on the other side of the half court line. You can get trapped in those corners before and after you cross the half court line. Am I missing something ?
Thanks ,
Ed T.

For year as a coach i have strugle to find ans effective press breaker , this one is excelent, I going to introduce this one to my female basketbal team.Thank Jeff.

Ed,

If I'm understanding your question (it's a little hard to communicate in text), it's because before you pass the half court line you can easily pass backwards out of the trap or do a back dribble out of a trap. With out press breaker you'll notice we always have a player positioned behind the ball for the easy pitch back and reversal. However, if the ball is just past the half court line, you can't pitch back (or you'll get called for the over and back violation).

In reality, a press can trap you anywhere on the court. But the worst places to get trapped are those red danger zones I drew on the board.

Let me know if that answers your question.

Hey Jeff- thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for sharing this information and making it available to coaches of all levels. I agree that pressing in youth basketball is counterproductive to their development. The league I coach in allows teams to implement the press in the second half of the season, so having this resource is VERY valuable in being able to coach ways to break the press.

Keep up the good work on your site. I wouldn't have made it through my first season of coaching without your eBooks, tips and insight.

Jeff, thanks for the reply to my question concerning danger zones.
I agree with you if you have kept your dribble. I coach youth level and they usually pick up their dribble when trapped either behind or just over the half court line so I teach them to avoid both.
thanks, great insights!
Ed

Awesome tips.. Thanks guys!

Great video and ebook! You make an excellent point about catch and face, too many players get the ball and immediately start dribbling, many times right into a trap!

Great video selections and I love the ebook as well. Thanks again guys. With the season right around the corner, these tips are greatly needed.

loved the 6 KEYS. WILL START IN NOVEMBER AT 2 SCHOOLS in toronto,ontario, both boys/girls elementary, grades 6 to 8. always used zone, but your notes will make me teach them to RUN/PRESS/LEARN!! thanks a bunch.

Hi Jeff,

Thank you very much for the informations got from. It helps me a lot in teaching my players how break the press. Good Job.

Thank you, Jeff,

Once more you gave excellent stuff. I will pass it to my youth coaches and players.

You're welcome! I'm really glad to hear this is helping some coaches out.

As always, very good info. I have purchased some of your products in the past which has helped to improve our team last year. We are always looking forward to the next newsletter and products that come from you guys. Thank you for putting out a quality product!

Thanks...exactly what i needed to help create a winning team.

This is an awesome video.....alot of information put forth in a simple to understand way!

great video just what i needed for our press break the kids really get it

great.thank y a lot,with learning space is totaley another story with the press

Hey thanks,

Exactly what I was looking for particularly after we got caught in our last game. Am looking forward to putting in action.

This is what my team need to do on our next team opponent. Thanks.

Very good information.
Please add me to your email.

Thanks Randy

i love your stuff, awwesome , i coach juniors , and i would like some good set plays 2 shut out a good low post fwd, side of basket!!

i am a 12 year old and my coach says that i needed to watch it and i see y now it helped alot thank you very much

if you can reply back that wuld be great i have a questions

Braden -

If you have any questions, ask away. We will try and help you.

On the press-break where the 4 is in the middle near half court, which player is the inbounder - the 3 or the 4? I can''t determine by the text or the video.

Thank you Jeff, I am a senior in high school and I am trying to become either an AAU Coach or a local rec league coach. Your PDF and video was very informative on how to break a press, and I hope to be using more of your material in the future, this time as a coach.

Thanks for the video and e-book. I'm coaching a youth team that is struggling with the press/trap. I hope these things will help me to teach them how to break it and open up some quick scoring opportunities. Thanks again!

Thanks for the video coach. Very informative. Pretty much confirms many of the things we already do at Resurrection Catholic SS in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

I understand the mechanics you are showing once you get the ball inbounds but I am wondering if there is anything special you do when a team plays a 1-2-1-1 full court zone press against you and they...

1. place the man at the top of their zone right on the inbounder
2. have the next two players in the zone deny the 1 and 2 man the ball and face guard them when they cut back to space.

Thanks!

Thanks so much for all this helpful info. I am a first time coach and it''s for a adult ladies team!! I am also a player, so it can be tough doing both. But I come here daily to check out the new tips and advice and am very grateful for this site!

I would drive those two defenders towards the baseline... you can pass over them.........

You can also flash a post player to an open spot as they force the defenders to the baseline.

When you say "youth basketball" in regard to not playing against press defenses, what ages are you talking about?

I for one believe that pressing should not be allowed until they are in 7th or 8th grade. Most kids below this age group don't have the skills or strength to break a press. JMO

Only AAU D-1 & D-2 (13 & up) should be allowed to press. I'm busy trying develop my players into ball handlers. Half court pressure is fine it gives them a sense of soundness, awareness and developes their reactionery skills.

I need help with my basketball skills this summer and would like to be able to make my ninth grade high school team next year

Kramer -

Take a look at this --

http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/fundamentals/basketballfundamentals.html

There is a lot of information on that page which should help you with your fundamentals.