A defensive strategy in which players block the opponent's passing lanes by positioning themselves between the ball and the players they are guarding.
A defense in which players are positioned in passing lanes, between the ball and the players they are guarding, rather than between the offensive players and the goal.
Strategy in which defensive players put pressure, without fouling, on the player with the ball and attempt to block the passing lanes.
A defensive strategy where players are positioned in the passing lanes, or between the ball and the players they are guarding, instead of between the offensive players and the goal.
A defensive stategy where defensive players are positioned in the passing lanes (between the ball and their man) rather than their man and the goal. The lane press is designed to deny the easy pass, use offensive time and/or set up an interception or a "stalling" call and set up the counter attack.