Ep 189 . How to Beat and Break Pressure

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Beating Pressure

Beating Pressure with Poise.
Cracking the pressure code
Pressure ( F Words)
• Flummoxed- To be confused or perplexed
• Flustered-a state of nervous confusion
• After the code is broken
• Why do they not press in the NBA…Because they understand the numbers/ they know the pressure code
• Façade: a superficial appearance, a deceptive front
• Farce: Foolish Show

Cracking the PRessureCode
3 on 2 easy to beat with any spacing
Why do presses work
• 2 Goons ( Goon is guy who run down the court
o Use Their name/ Call them back
o Ian come back
o Call them back before they get the ball
o Goons
 Don’t make long passes to Goons
 Never be a Goon yourself
• Every Trapped balls
o Need 3 near by receivers ( 3 angles)
o Before you catch the ball set your table
• A press is designed to rush you into quick shots
• You know have beaten a press when you have gotten an easy shot on the other end
• When the ball leaves a trap
o You think attack
o You press you pay
o Pass out vs Dribble out
 When you beaten the press
 Easy shot on the other end
 Gives your teammates MORE time to take advantage of the situation
o Influence team shot selection ( press)
 Your shot selection
 Reminders / Easy one
 Poise in a Trap
• Be a slow pivot
• Piston Pass
• Break a window
• Be mentally tough
• Eyes ( Show your teammates eyes up)
• Be a Slow clock ( DO NOT GO Back to 6 oclock)
• One Nervous jittery equals nervous jitter team
Piston Pass
o Elbow up and behind the ball ( Like a push up)
 As close as possible to their body
 Ball DOES NOT MOVE
 Always LOADED
 No Butterfly passes ( moving it all around)
 Film them
 Fake with your eyes
o Fake with eyes and knees ( centimeter bend of the knees)
o Fake with eyes and centimeter fake with knees
o Follow through the window
o 5 Windows
 Ear, Ear, Hip, Hip and over head

• How to get open ( 4 way Race)
• Take short steps, for your first or second fake. Everything after that should be long
• Four Way Race
o Big steps
o Straight lines
o Sharp direction changes
• Do not over Dance ( quick and back forth)
• Go in straight lines
• If we do not have spirit or energy we will have conditioning
• Leaders communicate and bring energy
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