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Archive for the ‘Traps, Presses, & Pressure’ Category

R&R Press Breaker

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on August 28, 2009 – 11:35 PM (No Comments)

Q: I purchased the R&R system a couple of months ago and have been reviewing it constantly. I’m sure that I’m going to implement this in my program (high school girls). I have a question that’s been puzzling me, however.
How do I use or get into R&R offense when being pressed? I saw the part [...]

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Attacking a Corner Trapping Zone

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on July 31, 2009 – 9:40 PM (1 Comment)

Q: Situation: We are in a 5 OUT open post set versus a 2-3 zone corner trapping defense.
This defense has the wing defender slide 1-2 steps with our cutter and then trap the corner along with their ball-side baseline defender . The top help-side defender flies out to deny the point who rotates to the [...]

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Attacking the Half Court Zone Trap

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on January 30, 2009 – 3:57 PM (5 Comments)

Q: My biggest question at this stage would be how to adapt the R&R system to deal with an aggressive half court zone trap.
A: Flash any player that you want into the middle to give yourself a 2-1-2 offensive formation. The R&R rules and principles apply after that. For example, if you can pass to [...]

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Attacking a Full Court Press

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on January 23, 2009 – 3:21 PM (2 Comments)

Q: Do you have anything in the Read & React about breaking full court presses?
A: I do not have a specific press breaker with the same “Read & React” habits that can be drilled until it’s possible to break all Full Court presses. However, if you look at the layer on Transition in DVD 2 [...]

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