Defense

22 Full Court Defense

How to run 22 Full Court Defense — a defensive set you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
22 Full Court Defense — frame 1 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)
22 Full Court Defense — frame 2 diagram
2 cuts to the right perimeter; 3 cuts to the right perimeter
22 Full Court Defense — frame 3 diagram
1 passes to 2
22 Full Court Defense — frame 4 diagram
2 cuts to the right perimeter; 3 cuts to the right perimeter
22 Full Court Defense — frame 5 diagram
2 passes to 1
22 Full Court Defense — frame 6 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)
22 Full Court Defense — frame 7 diagram
1 passes to 3
22 Full Court Defense — frame 8 diagram
3 cuts to the left perimeter; 1 cuts to the left perimeter
22 Full Court Defense — frame 9 diagram
3 dribbles to the left perimeter
22 Full Court Defense — frame 10 diagram
1 cuts to the free-throw line; 3 passes to 1
22 Full Court Defense — frame 11 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)

Call this press when you need to disrupt rhythm and force the ball-handler into tight decisions up the floor. Your two guards clog the right side early, then you funnel the dribble left so your trapper arrives exactly where the ball is going. It is built on misdirection — you show one side, take the other.

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