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The run and jump press is a full-court man-to-man defensive press that uses a mixture of trapping and switching. It specifically designed to force your opponent into making mistakes by speeding up the pace of the game. The goal of this type of pressure is to create chaos for the offense as they try to bring the basketball up the court. You don’t necessarily have to steal the ball for the run and jump press to be effective. If it makes the offense struggle to get into their offense and t …

The very first rule of Coach Eric's Full Court Press is a ball pressure. With the hands up, defender's goal is to make a first pass the hardest possible, and make a player with ball to pass to the ball-side corner.  To make sure that the pass doesn't go straight or to the other side corner, defender should shade a bit to make that pass as hard as possible.  Second, the players on a first pass should force their players to catch a first pass in the corner. Defender …