PRESS BREAKERS

MEADOWVALE FALCONS BASKETBALL

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Start with a 3-up triangle as seen in diagram A. O5

deep down the floor. O1 and O2 start at the elbows
and split as seen in the diagram, while O3 sprints
right up the middle looking for the pass from O4.

Try to get the ball to O3 first. If O3 gets ball, O1 and

O2 immediately cut up the sidelines for a quick pass
from O3... and now we are off to the races and
should be able to attack for a lay-up.
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If ball goes to O1 or O2 in corners, set up another triangle.

O1 / O2 have the option of getting the ball to 3 coming
across, to O2 coming across, or back to O4.
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If ball reversed back to inbounder

(O4), set up another triangle
O4 should have the option of hitting
O2 heading up the sidelines, or O1
cutting across after he makes the
pass.
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Setup: The guards O1 and O2 start at the

elbows, and post players O4 and O5 start
at half-court, wide.
O1 and O2 turn and sprint wide and deep,
with O2 sprinting all the way to the
basket. O1 sprints up the right sideline,
but upon reaching half-court, will turn
and sprint back to the ball, to the middle
near the arc.
O4 and O5 sprint up from their half-court
spots for the inbounds- sprint to the 3-
point arc area, and not the elbows, for
good spacing.
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After receiving the inbounds pass, O4 (or

O5) passes O1 in the middle (diagram B),
and usually O1 can speed-dribble up the
court and break the press from here.
Sometimes O1 will be open for the inbounds
pass from O3 (diagram C), if O4 and O5 are
not open, but O1 really has to cut hard and
fast to get to that spot in the middle.
After making the inbounds pass, O3 should
stay below the ball for a safety pass back if
O1 is not open for the pass (diagram B).
Very rarely will O2 be open on the sprint
down court. Use this option sparingly.
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Setup: Line up at the depth of the free

throw line
If facing a zone press one of outside
players should get open. If full-court
man-to-man, outside players to break
down the court as shown in the
diagram below.
If ball not immediately thrown to one
of the outside players, 1 and 2 set
screen for each other trying to get
open
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If the ball goes to 1 or 2, rest of the team

should get in their press breaker triangles
and work the ball down the court.
If it's man-to-man, everyone should clear
out and run down the court so the guard
can bring the ball up.
If ball thrown outside, Player 2 should cut
and run down the court looking for the
ball.
Player 3 should maintain spacing and cut
a split second after Player 1 begins to run
down the court.
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Once the ball is passed to Player 2 or 3

and they could not dribble up the
court, the other players should get in
their normal press breaking positions