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The run and jump press creates turnovers, steals, and easy baskets in transition. Basic Run and Jump Concepts. 1. Initial Pick-up, or Match-up. There are several ways to start the press. A. Deny the inbounds pass. Diagram A. To speed up the game, apply pressure on the inbound passer and full-deny the inbounds pass. Try to get a 5-second turnover.
- What Is A ‘Jump Switch’?
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Run and Jump Defense Rules
- Roles and Responsibilities
- How to Run The ‘Run and Jump’ Press
- Getting Into Your Half-Court Defense
- Variations
- Developing Your Team’S Run and Jump System
Before we dive into how to run the defense, let’s talk about a very important defensive movement that not all coaches will know about… a ‘jump switch’. Let’s break it down… A jump switch occurs when an offensive player dribbles towards a help defender and the help defender decides they’re going to ‘jump’ them. By jumping them, the help defender qui...
1. Increases the pace of the game –This is a great defense for teams that want to play fast. Running a full-court, aggressive defense allows your team to dictate the tempo of the game. 2. Based on man-to-man principles –The Run and Jump defense is essentially a man-to-man full court press with a few added rules. Your players will be working on thei...
1. Difficult for youth players to learn –The Run and Jump defense can be difficult for youth players to learn compared to other press’s because there’s no set starting point in the press and learning when to run and jump and when to trap takes experience. 2. Your team will allow occasional layups and easy baskets –As with all aggressive full-court ...
1. The players closest to the rim defends the inbounds pass after a score –In order to stop the opposition from inbounding the basketball quickly, the player who is closest to the rim after a score must put immediate pressure on the inbounds passer. 2. There are no set match-ups –Since the inbounds defender can change after each shot, that means th...
X1
The main responsibility of the on-ball defender is to put a massive amount of pressure on the basketball. Doing so will prevent the point guard from surveying the floor or making the easy forward pass. This pressure must encourage the point guard to dribble with the aim being to force them into an uncontrolled dribble. X1 must also be able to react quickly enough and be fast enough to stay on the point guard’s hip to get back in front and cut them off for the trap.
X4
The first help defender will usually be the player who pressured the inbounds pass (not necessarily always X4) It’s their responsibility to either: 1. If the point guard dribbles down the sideline they must chase hard and trap them on the sideline. 2. If the point guard dribbles towards the middle of the floor they must be ready to jump switch with the on-ball defender. This player must be smart in their decision-making as they have one of the toughest roles on the floor.
X2, X3, and X5
The other three players on the floor are initially responsible for denying the easy pass up the floor by playing their opponents side-by-side. If X1 and X4 manage to get an effective trap or confuse the defense on the switch, it is the responsibility of the other three defenders to get the steal. For this reason, they all must be continually readjusting their defensive position so that they’re in the best possible spots to rotate and intercept passes.
Setting Up the Press
The run and jump defense starts immediately after your team scores the basketball. A defensive player must put immediate pressure on the inbounds pass to allow the defense time to set up and also to discourage the long pass down the floor. The player that pressures the in-bounds pass should be the player closest to the ring after an offensive score. This rule is in place to ensure that the basketball is pressured as quickly as possible (x4 in the diagram). This player might be a guard after a...
Inbounding the Basketball
As the opposition is in-bounding the basketball, your team must have one defender pressuring the in-bounds pass, and the other four defenders should be matched up in man-to-man. The most important rule to remember on an inbounds pass is that we want the opposition to catch the basketball below the free-throw line.Preferably as close to the baseline as possible. To do this, the front defenders (x1 and x2) play behind their opponents and allow them to cut to the basketball and make the catch. I...
Advancing the Basketball
Once the offense has inbounded the basketball and the defenders are all in the correct positions, the next step is to put a high amount of pressure on the player with the basketball. We do this to achieve two things: 1. To not allow the point guard to survey the floor and make a forward pass. 2. To encourage the point guard to dribble the basketball. It’s crucial to this defense that your players never allow a pass into the middle of the court. This is why all defenders near half-court should...
When to switch into your half-court defense
One of the most important aspects of a full-court press is knowing when to fall back into the half-court defense. The Run and Jump defense is often a one-and-done trap. After an unsuccessful sideline trap or if the opponent is able to break your press, players must immediately sprint back and protect the paint first and then get into the half-court defense. A hard thing for players is that there’s no specific and clear moment where the players will know to switch to their half-court defense....
Secure every defensive rebound
To be successful with the run and jump defense, your team needs to rebound the basketball. One of the benefits we talked about at the beginning of the article is that this defense increases the tempo of the game and encourages the opposition to take quick shots. This means that your players won’t always be in perfect position to box out and secure the rebound. Because of this, it’s crucial that your players are attacking the rebounds with passion whenever a shot is put up. If they have the op...
Deny the Inbounds Pass
Your team can also choose to full-deny on the inbounds pass. This variation can be implemented if you need to get a steal with little time on the clock, if you’re trying to cause a 5-second violation, or just to change up the defense and see how the opposition respond to it. As usual, the closest player to the ring after a score puts immediate pressure on the inbounds pass. The difference is that the players in the front line must quickly find an opponent and establish ball-side position so t...
Trap from the Middle Defender
In the main section of this guide, I only talk about trapping on the sideline from behind the offensive player with the first help defender. Another option the defense has is to trap with a defender who’s further down the court. This will usually be the second help defender. Let’s discuss how it works… Instead of trapping from the blindside with the first help defender (x4), the second help defender (x2) sees the point guard speed dribbling down the sideline and decides to slide over to cut t...
How to Defend Against a Star Guard
Here’s a common question that coaches have… Every so often you’ll come up against a team that have a great guard who makes your defense look terrible. They’re composed, smart, make pin-point passes, and can dribble like few others. They’re the ones that make you question whether you should just drop your players back to the half-court defense for the rest of the game. Do you want to know what to do against star guards like this? Get the basketball out of their hands. Easier said than done, I...
It’s super important that your defense stays unpredictable so that the offense doesn’t figure the best way to attack your press. You can do this by using a mixture of variations. The easiest way for the coaches and players to distinguish between the different variations is to use colors to identify which type of press to use. Here are my recommenda...
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Nov 21, 2019 · 261 subscribers. Subscribed. 59. 5.5K views 4 years ago. How to operate the Run and Jump defensive Press. Keys are ball pressure, fill the gaps, be ready to JUMP SWITCH, Rotate up, and...
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The drills are from the Run and Jump Press that is run by Coach Eddie Antrist of the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Dig-Dig- Catch up- Dig Drill. Start with foot fire. Slide…sprint to recover…slide….repeat. You must have active hands, high and wide. Tip Drill. Tipping the ball from behind is important.
