Press Break

Guard Press Break Normal

How to run Guard Press Break Normal — 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 — frame 1 diagram
1 cuts to the basket; 2 passes to 1; 2 cuts to the left corner; 4 cuts to the top; 5 cuts to the left perimeter; X2 cuts to the top
Guard Press Break Normal — frame 2 diagram
1 passes to 2; 2 passes to 3; 1 cuts to the right low post; 2 cuts to the left perimeter
Guard Press Break Normal — frame 3 diagram
3 cuts to the right perimeter; 3 dribbles to the right perimeter
Guard Press Break Normal — frame 4 diagram
4 cuts to the right perimeter; 3 passes to X4; 5 cuts to the left perimeter

Run this standard press break to get the ball past half-court efficiently when the defense sits in a normal full-court press. Your guards fill both perimeter lanes and your two big men trail to clean up, giving you five spots occupied and a clear dribble lane up the right side.

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