Full-court man-to-man press

Setup

1. Four attackers, one inbounding from the baseline after a made basket; four defenders.
2. Spare players wait at halfway and rotate in after each possession.

How it runs

1. Defenders deny every receiver; the inbounder's defender faces the ball and arms up, hiding the middle.
2. On the catch, the on-ball defender turns the handler to the sideline and keeps them out of the middle.
3. The inbounder's defender traps before halfway: square to the sideline, knees together, no reaching.
4. Rotate on the trap: one defender takes the return pass, the deepest takes the long pass up the line. 4v4 to halfway or a steal; 45 seconds, then switch.

Coaching points

• Deny with the chest on the receiver's hip and a hand in the passing lane.
• Turn the ball twice before the trap; a handler changing direction can't see the floor.
• Trap with the sideline and halfway line as extra defenders; arms high to force a lob.
• After a trap is beaten, everyone sprints back inside the three-point line before they look for their player.

Common mistakes

• Reaching in the trap and giving a foul.
• Trapping from in front, so the handler splits it up the middle.
• The back defender guarding a player instead of the most dangerous pass.