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PostPosted: 28 Jan 2010, 18:13 

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OK - I think I get the idea. Hopefully, it will be easy to implement.
Thank you for your helpfulness and prompt replies.


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PostPosted: 28 Jan 2010, 20:34 
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Coach: I have never understood why coaches use the press only when they are behind late in the game and not from he very beginning of the game to establish a lead. I press constantly but pick my spots. My presses are keyed off the shot that has been taken and made. If its a lay up we go either to m2m or 1-2-1-1 full court. anything inside the arc including free throws result in a 3/4 2-2-1 zone press or m2m depending on the teams we are facing. Outside the three point arc, will result in either 1-2-2 or a 1-3-1 1/2 court press. If we use a zone press we fall back into a zone but stay in it only for the first penetrating pass then we establish our man to man again. Now, that may be a little too complicated for the age of the kids you coach however, you can do some things out of your m2m press that can confuse an opponent. One example is to pull your defender off the inbounder and bring him/her back to a position near the free throw line to act as a line backer to either intercept an errant pass or be in a position to trap the ball. Finally, make them keep finding ways to beat your press. what i mean by this is, if they beat you be reversing the ball back to the inbounder, take that away from them then next time you press and make them beat you in other ways. The more times a team has to think to beat you, the better it is for you..Goodluck Coach Mac


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PostPosted: 29 Jan 2010, 08:51 

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Thanks - for the reply. That is a great idea to mix things up during the game.

As for our situation, we are a little limited with our "quickness." I like the idea of pulling off the inbounder and having the "linebacker" try to steal the pass or immediately help with the trap.


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