Keith Dambrot 2012 Nike Las Vegas Clinic Notes
Full Court Pressure Defense
Keith Dambrot, Akron
Intro Notes | Keith Dambrot 2013 Nike Las Vegas Clinic Notes
You need to spend time with your team away from the court
Be careful with knowledge, make explanations simple for your players
Be direct and make sure to hit problems head on
Full Court Pressure | Keith Dambrot 2013 Nike Las Vegas Clinic Notes
Why Should You Full Court Press
1. You will be behind at some point
2. Someone will press you (you can practice against it)
3. No one likes to play against it
4. Changes game tempo
5. Allows more players to play
6. Guys like to play fast
Concerns with full court pressure | Keith Dambrot 2012 Nike Las Vegas Clinic Notes
1. Commitment level to it (you must be committed fully to get the most out of it)
2. Are you willing to give up easy buckets
3. Giving up control to players/ Can you turn the gamble off
4. Are you finding the other team’s adjustments
Teach the pressure whole/part/whole
Things to stress
Trapping Fundamentals
Anticipation Fundamentals
Backside ball Tips
Outnumbered Situations
Answers to all pressure questions | Keith Dambrot 2013 Nike Las Vegas Clinic Notes
2 on the ball
2 interceptors
1 rim protector
1-2-1-1 Rules | Keith Dambrot 2012 Nike Las Vegas Clinic Notes
1. Don’t Trap Bigs all the time (Most can’t dribble)
2. If you are not close don’t trap
3. Keep teams guessing by interspersing delayed traps on initial play
4. Don’t get beat in the same direction 3 times in a row (players must make the adjustment)
As a coach you must ask yourself where do they keep beating us
There are no absolutes in pressure
On backwards passes to the middle of the floor reset to original alignment
Retreat “FIRE” on penetrating middle pass
-Teams are more dangerous at the rim than at mid court
How aggressive do you want to be/ can you be
-more aggressive as the game goes on
Pressure can be disguised with inbounds coverage
Good pressure is impossible to simulate
Look at ball entry break down drills in notebook
Trapping Fundamentals | Keith Dambrot 2013 Nike Las Vegas Clinic Notes
1. Close out to the trap
2. Don’t get split
3. Active High Hands
4. Foul with lower body
Take away the obvious pass that hurts
-Where are the passer’s shoulders pointing
Backside ball tip fundamentals
-must be practiced
Q: Where should I go
A: Where they are hurting us
2-1-2 rules on ball entry
Above FT line sideline guy traps
Below free-throw line middle guy traps (most common)
When ball is rotated it is always a top bottom trap
Transition Defense Rules | Keith Dambrot 2013 Nike Las Vegas Clinic Notes
1 man is full back 90% of the time
2 man is half back unless some one else shoots from the perimeter
if 1 man drives 2 man becomes the full back
Send 3 guys to the offensive glass
Look at notes for Late game ball entries
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