Clear

They are pressing man-to-man, full court. Coach calls "Clear". 4 has the ball out of bounds under our basket.

• 1V-cut: take them up the floor, then come back hard to the ball.You are the one we want to have the ball. Sell it deep, then explode back and catch on the left.
• 2V-cut on the right side and be the release.If 1 is denied, the ball comes to you. Get open and show your hands.
• 3Wait near half court on the left until the ball is in.Stay out of the way for now. You clear deep once 1 has the ball.
• 4Slap the ball and watch 1, with 2 as your second look.You find 1 first. If they deny them, 2 is the release.
• 5Stay near half court on the right.Keep your defender away from the ball. If they trap 1, you are the middle flash.

Then the defence shows one of 2 looks: Read: 1 is open (75%), Read: 1 is denied (25%).

1 sold the V-cut and came back open on the left. Their defender is a step behind them.

• 1Catch, pivot and face up the floor.Eyes up first. See their defender, see the floor, then attack.
• 2Clear out: sprint up the right side to the far end.Take your defender with you. Every defender you take away is more room for 1.
• 3Clear out: sprint up the left side to the far end.Run your defender out of the backcourt so 1 has the whole side.
• 4Inbound to 1, then step in behind them as the safety.Get it to 1, then stay back so they have someone if they trap them.
• 5Clear to just past half court in the middle.Get out of the way, but stay close enough to flash back if they trap.

Then the defence shows one of 2 looks: Read: one on one (60%), Read: they trap 1 (40%).

1 has the ball on the left. The floor is clear. Only their defender is with them, up close and leaning to the middle.

• 1Beat them up the left side, then cut back to the middle.They are leaning to the middle, so go by them on the sideline side. Once you are past, get back to the middle.
• 2Stay wide on the right at the far end.Keep your defender away so they can't help on 1.
• 3Stay wide on the left at the far end.Keep your defender out of 1's way.
• 4Trail the play as the safety.Follow 1 up the floor, behind the ball, in case they get in trouble.
• 5Stay out of the middle and let 1 come.They are bringing it up the middle. Give them room.

Press beaten. 1 beat their defender and has the ball over half court with the floor spread.

1 has the ball on the left. x4 leaves the inbounder and runs at 1. Now two defenders trap them.

• 1Keep the ball high, pivot away and hit 5 in the middle.Two defenders on you means someone is open. 5 is flashing to the middle.
• 2Stay wide on the right at the far end.If 5 turns and pushes it, you are open ahead.
• 3Stay wide on the left at the far end.Keep your defender deep so 5 has room to push it.
• 4Stay behind 1 as the safety.Your defender went to trap, so you are open behind. You are 1's way out if the middle is taken.
• 5Flash back to the middle with your hands up.Give 1 a target in the gap between the trap and half court. Catch, turn and face up the floor.

Trap beaten. 5 turns and pushes it up the middle, and 1 runs the left lane.

Their defender has jumped in front of 1 and is taking away the pass. 2 is open on the right.

• 1Run long up the left side and clear out.Their defender is in front of you, so they can't stop you going deep. Take them out of the way.
• 2Catch the release pass, face up and attack up the right side.You are the release. The floor clears for you now.
• 3Clear out: sprint up the left side to the far end.Take your defender away from the ball.
• 4Inbound to 2, the release, then step in as the safety.1 is covered. Do not force it. 2 is open.
• 5Clear to the middle, just past half court.Get out of 2's way, but stay close enough to flash if they trap them.

Press beaten. 2 took the release pass and pushes it up the right side with the floor clear.