Win The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #44 Full Court Defense

Win The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #44 Full Court Defense

Author: Martin Plum August 26, 2026 Duration: 29:21

The entire floor we coach is 94 x 50, so in many ways, we should use that entire space to our advantage, right? In today's podcast, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of full court pressure defense, how you can use it to control the tempo of the game and ways that you can implement it throughout a game. We also have a great quote from Denzel Washington, and we breakdown the importance of studying one of the most successful modern coaches of the game, John Calipari!


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