American Football and Basketball. A specific area of the court to be defended by a particular player; also, a mode of defensive play employing this…

a system of defensive play whereby each player guards an allotted portion of the field of play.

Basketball. Intense pressure applied by the defending team to the attacking team. full-court press: see full, adj. n.2adv. compounds 1b.

Basketball. A dribbling technique in which a player suddenly changes direction by switching the ball rapidly from one hand to the other, causing…