# Pressing · Basketball Level 4: Intermediate

Basketball · Level 4: Intermediate · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/basketball/level-4/pressing/)

Pressing in Basketball (Level 4: Intermediate) on Insporta: 100 sourced facts behind 10 tests. Covers: full-court man press; the 2-2-1 press; and more.

The full-court man press, the 2-2-1 and the 1-2-1-1 diamond, where and how to trap, rotations behind a trap, breaking a press and press-break sets, when to press, and its risks.

## Test 1: Full-court man press

- Each defender guards his man from the inbound on. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Making the inbound hard starts the pressure. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- A rushed inbound can be intercepted. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Help must meet the ball before the rim. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- It needs speed and stamina. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Constant pressure costs energy. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Pressure attacks poor ball-handling. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Find, deny, pressure, help. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- From full court down to half. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Every attacker picked up full court. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)

## Test 2: The 2-2-1 press

- Two in front, two in the middle, one deep. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- It traps less and protects the rim. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- The half-court line and sideline make a corner. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- He stops long passes and lay-ups. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- It lets the ball in, then turns it to the side. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Its aim is to use time and slow the ball. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- The 2-2-1 is a safe, slowing press. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Allow, turn, trap, stay deep. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Two, two, one. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Two, then two, then one back. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)

## Test 3: The diamond press

- It is also called the diamond press. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- The shape looks like a diamond. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- It traps soon after the inbound. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- The point of the diamond pressures the inbound. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Aggressive traps leave gaps behind. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Wooden's UCLA used it in the 1960s. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- The diamond traps aggressively. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Bother, catch, trap, cover. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- The diamond traps most; the 2-2-1 contains. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- A diamond with a man on the ball and one deep. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)

## Test 4: Where to trap

- Sidelines and the half-court line act as extra defenders. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- The back line closes one escape. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- The middle leaves passes in every direction. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- It is the classic trapping spot. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- A dribbler who cannot see is easiest to trap. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- A turned back cannot see the trap. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- This is the press's best trap spot. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Turn, near, arrive, trap. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Corners and lines help; the middle does not. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- The sideline, near half-court. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)

## Test 5: How to trap

- High hands stop the pass over the top. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- A foul ends the pressure. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- No gap between them means no split. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- A gap lets the dribbler escape. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- They show where the ball will go. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Off-balance trappers are easy to escape. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- No gap means no split. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Arrive, close, hands, force. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Reaching gives away fouls. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Hands high, feet wide, no reaching. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)

## Test 6: Rotations behind the trap

- They wait to steal the pass out of the trap. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Four defenders cannot cover five attackers. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- A long lob gives defenders time. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- He protects the basket. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- The press keeps running or gets back. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Slow rotations give easy baskets. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Interceptors must split the passing lanes between them. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Trap, lanes, rim, give up the far man. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- The middle hurts the press most; the slow lob least. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Four defenders guard the danger; the farthest man is left. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)

## Test 7: Breaking a press

- The middle gives passes to both sides. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- The ball moves faster than defenders. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- He becomes a safe outlet. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- Meeting the pass stops interceptions. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- The pass ahead beats the press. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- A broken press gives an advantage. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- A middle outlet breaks the trap. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- Inbound, flash, pass, attack. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- Middle first, the corner never. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- A player flashes to the middle. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)

## Test 8: Press-break sets

- The four then cut to get open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- Screens and cuts from the box free a receiver. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- A screen gets a guard open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- The first pass must be safe. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- A pass back can escape a trap. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- Movement is needed to get free. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- Stepping in gives the team a safe outlet. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- Box, screen, come, pass. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- From the baseline forward. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)
- Movement and screens free a receiver. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, press offence)

## Test 9: When to press

- A press creates extra possessions. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- After a score, the press can set up in time. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Fatigue leads to turnovers. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- A surprise press upsets the attack. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Running up the score is frowned upon. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- A quick team can turn a press into lay-ups. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Trailing late, teams press for possessions. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Score, set, trap, score. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Pressing helps most when trailing. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Trailing late, needing the ball. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)

## Test 10: Risks of pressing

- A beaten press leaves the rim open. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Aggressive pressure brings contact. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Constant pressure is tiring. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- A press is worth it if it gains more than it gives. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- A slow crossing leaves less time for a set. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Showing pressure can rush the attack. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Six easy baskets outweigh three turnovers. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Gains, costs, compare, decide. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- More gains and fewer costs is better. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)
- Easy lay-ups when it is broken. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, pressing)

Sources: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3 and general coaching references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.

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