An offensive play in which a team, having won possession of the ball, moves the ball downcourt as quickly as possible, attempting to get an easy shot before the defense can set up
Their pressure defense gives them a lot of fast breaks off of steals.
1) A play on which a team moves the ball quickly downcourt toward the opposing basket in an attempt to get a quick, open shot by outnumbering the defense 2) An overall strategy in which a team seeks to get as many fast breaks as possible in the course of a game
This is where an offensive team player successfully obtains front water over their marker during the sprint to the opposite goal This places tremendous stress on the opposition and it should be endeavored to be achieved after each change in possession
A play in which a team gains possession and then pushes the ball downcourt quickly, hoping to get a good shot off before the other team has a chance to get back and set up on defense See the interpretation for Fast break analysis at Formulas > EBA and "Outlet pass"
also called the run-and-shoot offense, it begins with a defensive rebound by a player who immediately sends an outlet pass toward midcourt to his waiting teammates; these teammates can sprint to their basket and quickly shoot before enough opponents catch up to stop them