{"id":1463,"date":"2013-10-01T13:11:58","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T18:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/blog\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2013-10-01T13:12:44","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T18:12:44","slug":"newsletter-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/blog\/index.php\/newsletter-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter 82 &#8211; How to Run the Diamond Press Defense &#8211; Drills and Tips and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/issue82.html\">Newsletter 82<\/a> by clicking on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/issue82.html\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/defense\/how-to-run-the-1-2-1-1-diamond-press-defense.html\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #000097;\">How to Run the 1-2-1-1 Diamond Press Defense<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThe press is designed to force turnovers by speeding up the decision making process of the offense. Your team must have quick players with good instincts for this press defense to be effective. Do not run this press if you are not willing to occasionally give up easy baskets&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/defense\/diamondpressdrill-freethrows.html\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #000097;\">Diamond Press Drill #1: Free Throw Situations<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThis drill is designed to condition your players to quickly set up in the Diamond press after a made free-throw. It also works on free-throws in a game like situation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/defense\/diamondpressdrill-halfcourtoverload.html\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #000097;\">Diamond Press Drill #2: Half Court Overload<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nThis drill reinforces the importance of covering more ground on the press by adding an extra offensive player. If your team can guard six players in practice, they can certainly guard five in the game&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out Newsletter 82 by clicking on this link. How to Run the 1-2-1-1 Diamond Press Defense The press is designed to force turnovers by speeding up the decision making process of the offense. Your team must have quick players with good instincts for this press defense to be effective. 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