This High/Low Zone Offense is a simple basketball continuity offense that is effective against zone defenses, particularly even-front zone defenses such as the 2-3. The movements are simple to execute and therefore allow it to be an effective offense for youth teams that come up against a zone. It is also an efficient zone offense for higher level teams. Even against better 2-3 zone defenses, scoring opportunities can be created because this simple offense does a great job in overloading the … [Read more...]
Post Kick-Out Zone Offense Shooting Drill
Purpose: A drill to teach zone offense passing and movement skills that works on a variety of aspects such as feeding the high post, moving without the basketball, and catching at the ready to shoot. Drill: Two lines and a coach or passer needed for this drill. The coach stands at the elbow / free throw line area. One line starts at the top and one line on the wing. Players, or at least the first couple of players in line O1 should have a basketball. The first player in line 1 passes the … [Read more...]
Flash Middle Overload Zone Offense
The Flash Middle Overload zone offense is designed to put pressure on the middle of a zone defense, especially an even-front zone such as the 2-3 zone defense. The continuity is simple; keep flashing players into the middle of the zone. O1 can initiate the offense to either wing. In this diagram, O1 starts by passing to O2 on his right. At the same time, O3 flashes middle while O4 fills the wing area vacated by O3. O5 flashes to the ballside low block. If nothing is available, O2 reverses … [Read more...]
Basic Rules for Zone Offenses
The following rules are fundamental for any zone offense. Whether you are coaching a beginning youth team or high school/college, these basics should be built into your zone offense system if you desire success. Obviously your zone offense can get as advanced as you want ... these, however, are the building block fundamentals for playing zone offense. Rule 1: Set Up Opposite the Defense To best counter the zone defense formation, the offense should set up with an opposite front from what the … [Read more...]