How to Break the Run & Jump Press

The Run & Jump press is what helped West Virginia make it to the Final 4 in 2018. One of the things that makes this press so effective is the "randomness" of the traps. Teams who do this regularly are great at keeping the offense off balance throughout the game.

In this video, I breakdown the "common rules" that every Run & Jump follows, and breakdown the "tells" that tip their hand before they trap. Understanding these defensive principles will help you devise a plan to break this press consistently.

Teams often get so concerned about getting a 10 second violation that they get sped up, and make bad decisions and passes. The vast majority of turnovers that happen against this press are NOT 10 second violations. They stem from bad passes, bad spacing, not coming to the ball when it's passed, and not anticipating the initial trap and rotation.

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