Ways of avoid getting trapped with the ball in basketball

To be good on offense, you have to think like the defense. To avoid getting trapped, the first thing
you have to do is understand where you are going to get trapped and stay out of those areas.
Defenses like to trap anywhere they can use a line as an extra defender. Those places can be in the
corners in the backcourt, so theycan use the endline and the sideline to help, just over mid-court on

the sideline, so they can use the sideline and the mid-court line to help, in the corner in the
frontcourt, so they can use the baseline and the sideline to help. Stay out of those areas and NEVER
give up your dribble if you are in one of those areas.
If you are in the backcourt, use the dribble to aggressively advance the ball up the court. Don’t
spend time going side to side and don’t turn your back tothe defense. By trying to aggressively
advance the ball, you will push the trap up the floor and leave you plentyof room to pass out if your
dribble gets stopped.
As you come up the court, never never never stoponce you come over the mid-court line. If you do,
you become a prime candidate to be trapped. You can’t go backward because of the mid-court line,
you’ll be pushed against the sideline and you’ll be too far from the players who can help you so you
won’t be able to pass. Instead, train yourself to get at least 10 feet deep into the frontcourt whenever
you cross the mid-court line.
When in the frontcourt, don’t drive the baseline unless you can get to the basket. As you move up in
competition, more teams will try to force the ball to the baseline. This provides them with a
convenient trapping opportunity, especially with small guards. With all the big players in the lane,
guards will have a difficult time trying to throw the ball out of a trap on the baseline.
Lastly, practice so you are comfortable dribbling under pressure. When trapping, defenses want you
to pick up the ball and turn your back. If you do that, you will make the defense’s job much easier.
Keep your dribble alive and attackthe defense. If you can get the defense to back up, breaking the
trap will be easy. One of the most effective dribbles against a trap is the backup dribble. If you can get the trappers to follow you, you can explode forward through the trap and they will be very
hesitant to trap you again.