Press Break

Guard Press Break Normal 2

How to run Guard Press Break Normal 2 — a press breaker you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Guard Press Break Normal 2 — frame 1 diagram
1 cuts to the basket; 2 passes to 1; 2 cuts to the right block; 4 cuts to the top; 3 cuts to the right perimeter; 3 dribbles to the right perimeter
Guard Press Break Normal 2 — frame 2 diagram
4 cuts to the top; 2 passes to X2; 2 cuts to the top
Guard Press Break Normal 2 — frame 3 diagram
4 cuts to the right perimeter
Guard Press Break Normal 2 — frame 4 diagram
1 passes to X2; 4 cuts to the right perimeter; 1 cuts to the right low post; 3 passes to X4; 5 cuts to the left perimeter; 2 cuts to the left perimeter

Use this press break variation to give your primary ball handler a different entry point than your base press offense. Your two guard fills the top as a safety valve, wings sprint the perimeter lanes, and your bigs trail — you have four outlets moving simultaneously so the press can't load up on any one spot.

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