Above all, even against a zone defense, the motion offense is a free form offense, no preprogram cuts. Other resources on this site for attacking zones are listed on this page. This is a great basketball dvd for any level of play and provides a unique opportunity to take advantage of coach auriemmas expertise and mastery of the zone offense. This 122 zone attack came from coach creighton burns. Basketball offense zone offense, coachs clipboard basketball. It is also very easy for the fastbreak offense to flow into the flex continuity. So what happens when a youth team using the read and react offense rro runs into a zone defense. It is important to have good zone basketball plays that you can use to get some easy baskets against the zone. This is a patterned zone offense and could be used not only by higher level teams, but also is simple enough that it could be taught to youth teams. If executed well, you should get some wide open layups under the basket. While it is important to teach your players how to play against a zone defense, its also very important to have a few zone plays in your back pocket to help you beat any zone defense. Instead of listing the reasons why in this article, i encourage you to check out tyler costons article on the subject which has most of them covered in my opinion. Basic offensive plays for youth basketball coaches stack.
All of these zone basketball plays come with video breaking down the play, and then written text explaining what you should be looking for when you run the play. There are all kinds of different zones that basketball defenses can use, and as a basketball coach it is important that you prepare for the ones that you think the other team might run against your team. Basic team offence 5 out motion coaching clinic notes presented by. Motion offense versus a zone defence is one of the most effective ways to produce scoring opportunities without relying on set plays. May 14, 2014 train your team to score against both evenfront and oddfront zone defenses. The page presents a simple motion zone offense used by coach tara vanderveer, stanford university head womens basketball coach. If x3 tries to front 4, 1 passes to 5 who passes to 4. For purposes of this article, the diagrams show the offense being run against a 23 zone defense. When it comes to attacking regular halfcourt zone defenses, coach k prefers to attack in a simple manor. There are several built into the play many more that will present themselves as the d over reacts to the movement. How to beat a 23 zone 17 strategies i want to preface this article with this statement. There are many ways to beat a zone defense, but one that i have seen be incredibly effective is to create an overload set by overloading against zone defenses 23, 32, 122, 1, etc. There are motionbased offenses that can be run against both mantoman and zone defenses, and these basic sets can be effective for your youth team. Diagrams 1922 illustrate the continuity zone offense the way we ran it.
It is not entirely a continuity offense because there isnt a set pattern to follow but it is effective against a defense that is pressuring you with a halfcourt zone. It looks like a 23 zone defense initially, and at other times has the appearance of a 1 zone. If you can force the defense to slide back and forth across the court, eventually youll be able to find a crack in their armor. At duke, however, the team runs just one offense against all zone defenses. A zone offense to break pesky zone defenses winning hoops. But it doesnt matter how fast youre moving the ball if your players arent in the right spots.
Basketball plays 1 2 2 zone attack basketball coaching. Basketball zone plays dynamic zone offense plays against. Slow the ball down after you get across half and allow your post guys to get inside. In this defense, the players set up in the shape of a x, with two players up top, one in the middle, and two on.
The 14 offense creates alot of space below the free throw line extended. I would like to thank you for taking the time to further your knowledge in the sport of basketball. Zone motion offense is good because it keeps the offensive players moving, and helps to prevent the offense from getting stagnant. This rotation continuity allows an offense to keep flowing and have players cutting and move the ball side to side. Wbcas offensive basketball drills basketball skills and drills 2nd edition. The post x continuity zone offense is a simple offense to run and is most effective against evenfront zones. The ball starts in the hands of the 1 and he will enter to a wing lets say to 2 on the right wing. Basketball zone offense basketball playbook hoops u. The trilogy 1 offense will allow your team to get the basketball into the gaps of the oppositions zone defense.
The only thing is that im a little skeptical against the ball reversal and skip passes. Cutting up a zone defense with the milton zone attack. Sean miller arizona wildcats zone offense diagrams. Sean miller 2016 nike basketball clinic notes by matt woodcock. The point zone defense can be used against both oneguard and twoguard zone offenses. Zone2 adapting the zone2 offense to the 1 use a twoguard front to attack the 1 zone defense, and attack it from the corner where it is most vulnerable. Foster uses four simple principles that will help your team create numerous scoring opportunities against a zone defense.
The diagram shows the basic 4out set that is used against any zone defense. A zone offense to break zone defenses from bob haak, formerly of spencer high school, iowa nearly every year that i coached, we ran some version of this zone offense. Below the diagrams are some more posts with ideas for attacking zone defenses. If you liked this article then check out these articles. In no time at all, your team can master these techniques and start eating zone defense for breakfast even if youre opponent is stronger, faster, or more experienced. Always catch the basketball ready to shoot if the defense isnt quick.
Home coaching basketball plays basketball zone plays dynamic zone offense plays against any zone defense zone defenses can cause many headaches for coaches. Its much easier to play good defense against a team that has their players bunched together because theres less. It combines a free lance passing attack with a few basic rotation rules. It will create constant overloads on each side of the court. These strategies work against all types of zone defenses. The zone delay spread offense is an offensive set you can utilize at or near the end of game situations when you are trying to use clock and the defense is in a zone.
Triangle zone offense part 1 of 4 doug schakel basketball duration. The 212 zone defense is popular in basketball, particularly in youth basketball. This potent high post attack was instrumental to the success of many of uclas ncaa championship teams under coach john wooden, and is commonly used on all levels of basketball including the nba. C do we want to be able to trap out of our zone defenses.
The ball side wing 4, quickly hedges, giving 2 time to rotate over. Against a zone defense offenses can become stagnant with a lack of player and ball movement. Take advantage of the fact that the defense has only. Train your team to score against both evenfront and oddfront zone defenses. Geno auriemma 14 high offense complete guide coachbase. This offense is most effective against mantoman defenses but, with adjustments, can be used against the matchup and against combination defenses. Virginia cavaliers moverblocker offense fastmodel sports. The two most important things to keep in mind when attacking any zone defense are spacing and ball movement. If x3 stays behind 4 on the cut, 1 passes to 2 who passes to 4. Let your players cut, look for dead spots in the zone and use the constant motion created to break down and beat the zone. The boston zone offense places a major emphasis on a strong low post attack along with using a dribble entry rather than a pass entry to initiate the offense. I just took over the varsity basketball team at my high school and zone has been. Overloading your offense against zone defense zone offense.
This means that each team, and especially the coaching staff should determine the special offenses and movements of players against the zone defense, with which it. In basketball there are more types of zone defenses. Document resume healey, william a hartley, joseph w. We get a lot of easy layups against a zone defense that is. Zone defenses can cause many headaches for coaches. Motion offense principles versus zone defence functional. There are two different types of zone offense that your team can run.
He uses each of these principles in teaching a zone offense that can be run against a 1 zone, 32 zone, or matchup zones with odd or even fronts. The point zone defense has the advantages of getting pressure on the ball while still protecting the paint, and it is confusing for the opponent. This will create scoring opportunities close to the hoop instead of throwing up a bunch of wild threepoint attempts. I have two major variations of the same play that i usually call zone 1 and 2 but im sure most of you will come up with more creative names. It can be successfully used against persontoperson defenses as well as zones. Basketball offense 1 zone offense, coachs clipboard. When you play against a zone you should have several good zone motion basketball plays as well as set plays. In several categories, you will find continuity zone offenses, set plays, drills, techniques and strategies to become better at playing against a zone defense. Many people feel like they must run a different offense based on the zone defense. Frame 3 zone o 1 2 4 5 3 because oftheshallow cut,themajorityof23zones.
On the entry to the wing, 4 creates a heavy side by moving into the ball side corner which immediately puts the defense in an overload situation. Click on the pdf link to download the sean miller arizona wildcats zone offense diagrams. Against the 1 zone, screen both the low x5 defender and the middle x4 defender, and cut o5 under the low. The strength of the motion offense against a zone defence is in the ability for scoring prospects to happen from reads, rather than looking for a particular shot, at a specific period of time from a structure offense. The point man starts the offense by passing to the wing.
There are more elements to the virginia offense and we will be presenting those in up coming posts. Virginia certainly works on the skill and timing of these motion offense concepts. If you want to see his entire defense, take a look at coach jerry tarkanians amoeba defense dvd also, i have amoeba defense notes so be sure to check them out at the xs and os basketball forum. Because it is keyed off dribble penetration, it is an excellent early offense for any team playing up tempo. Zone defenses create special problems for the offense.
Basketball offense 32 zone offense, coachs clipboard playbook. He finishes with three baselineoutofbounds plays that are designed to get a basket against the toughest zone defense. Zone defense in basketball zone defense, as well as alternative basic defense after defense mantoman with specific characteristics, imposes special activity of offensive players. The 23 zone defense should not be allowed in youth basketball. Here is a simple, yet effective zone offense that you can use against any zone defense. Beating the zone 75 set plays to score against zone defense. Take a look at our zone offense basketball playbook. This allows for lots of backdoor cuts, especially against man to man denial defense. Overloading your offense against zone defense by wes kosel.
Complete breakdown of the baylor bear s 1 zone defense. The basic player alignment of the boston zone offense is comprised of a point guard or ballhandler o1, a baseline runner or corner o3, a low post o5, a shooting or swing guard o2 at the top of the circle and a weakside rebounder or power forward o4. The art of running set plays and scoring more points. The rotating defense is exploited as 4 cuts for 5s pass. Basketball offense stanford motionzone offense, coachs. More information about coach nicholson or the winnetka bullets basketball academy can be obtained from their web site at. Frame 2 zone o 1 2 4 5 3 2 dribbles upas 1 completes hisshallow cut. Plays and sets designed to be successful against mantoman coverage often run into problems against. While it is important to teach your players how to play against a zone defense, its also very important to. I tend to use this against oddman zone defenses such as 32 zone defenses and 1 zone defenses. Coach vanderveer has been named ncaa coach of the year three times, and pac10 coach of the year nine times. This offense works really well against a 23 zone and even better against a 212 zone defense. Give it a try, and i think youll find it effective. Before implementing the mover blocker offense, players should have a sound grasp of motion offense fundamentals such as basket cuts, down screens and reading the defense.
Bob brown has been around various levels of basketball for 52 years and has worked with some the nations best. Apr 18, 20 university of iowa head coach fran mccaffery offers you a look at his rotation zone continuity offense that has proven successful throughout his career. Sean miller arizona wildcats zone offense diagrams zone. Usa basketball 3 simple ways to attack a zone defense. Zone offense coach jacksons pages basketball coaching. It uses the basic 1 set, attacking from the short corner, which works well against the 23 zone defense the most commonly used zone defense. One of the simplest ways to beat a zone is to just put players in the gaps of the zone and play basketball. Basketball zone plays dynamic zone offense plays against any. The top 25 plays of 2018 zone offense that can be ran against a 1 zone defense.
How to beat a 23 zone 17 strategies basketball for coaches. This entry was posted in drills, zone offense and tagged basketball drills, basketball zone offense, coaching basketball on february 5, 2015 by admin. Basic team offence coach jacksons pages basketball. Diagrams created with fastdraw start in a 14 high alignment pg should enter the ball to. This progression is designed to use movement to give players the opportunity to make plays against the zone. The play can be run to either side of the floor with the movements of the offense being the same, only reversed. Be careful though to make sure that your team doesnt become robots in the offense. The zone offenses playbook is packed with 11 gametested plays to help you break down any type of zone and get high percentage scoring opportunities. This basketball article discusses 4out 1in zone offense including a patterned. There is continuity, but also the option of running some very effective set plays. The key to any zone offense is following basic zone principles.