Basketball, being a game played baseline to baseline, (84' in high school and 94' in college) full court pressure defense often takes its toll on many teams as they attempt to advance the ball into their front court. Perhaps the most embarrassing moment a coach can endure is to watch, along with the home fans, as his team fails to successfully accomplish this phase of the game. Many times key games are lost as the result of not being able to counter full court pressure. Often this pressure is applied after a dead ball situation as a team prepares to enter the ball under its defensive basket. Coaches who pride themselves as defensive specialists mix up their calls to add confusion to offensive attempts. Full court man, zone, or combination principles, are applied and a team to be successful against such must be prepared and well practiced. With this in mind, I have put together a system which I feel works well against all forms of full court pressure applied after a dead ball situation in the back court. Players are arranged with definite positions and responsibilities and are taught to read and attack the defenses they counter. At SUNY-Binghamton we call our full court pressure offense "breaker" and it has proved to be a highly effective means of advancing the ball to the front court and often times results in a score as well.

Launch Beating Full Court Pressure Defense