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7 Principles of Attacking a Press

When facing a Press there are a number of different principles that will help limit the impact of the traps effectiveness against a team. These principles are not strategies, but rather basic technical skills and tactics that will help develop consistency and effectiveness of a strategy against a press no matter the offensive philosophy or system being employed.

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1 on 1 Wing Chaser Drill

The 1 on 1 Wing Chaser Drill is a great activity for bring speed to the equation of a “Live” scenario. As with all one on one situations this drill looks to expose both and offensive and defensive players to an environment where there is no help, no relief from the pressure of having to score,

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Lead and Catch Passing Drill

The Lead and Catch Passing Drill is a really great activity for developing the ability of players to create leads for the pass. With some of the variations possible the Lead and Catch Passing Drill is even able to help a team’s fast break and offensive transition phases of offense.

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Bump the Cutter Drill

The Bump the Cutter Drill is a great activity for focusing on the defence of stopping cutters gaining good positioning around the keyway. For the offense the focus is on cutting for the ball and for the defence focuses on denying easy reception in an advantageous position.

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Finding the Inform Player in your Offense

A inform Player is an athlete within your team that is having a good game or series of games. A inform player or sometimes called the player with the “hot” hand is usually out performing what is usually expected from them within the game strategy. For this reason, defensive teams might be looking to deny this player the ball,

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