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Andy Landers Zone Offense Andy Landers Zone Offense Freeze Zone Offense

Defensive Responsibilities (Diagram1)• Top defenders cover freethrow line

extended up to the center• Baseline wing defenders, ft line extended

down, and into the lane.

Freeze (Diagram 2)Positions – 1 – in the gap between the top two defenders2,3 – Free throw line extended4,5 – Midpost area (in the gap between top and bottom defenders).• Designed to move/distort the defense• Forces the zone to defend in ways that

they are not accustom. • Opens gaps to attackGoals – 1. Force the back defenders to guard up2. Force the top defenders to guard down.

Primary entry – Diagram3• Point guard needs to look to attack the

top gap and force one of those defenders to collapse.

• If they don’t collapse, don’t settle for being inside the gap GET THRU the gap

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On the reversal – Diagram4• When the point guard is reversing the

ball, she needs to think about how she can freeze one of the top defenders.

o Forces backside guy to guard up.

Once the ball is reversed – Diagram5• The weak side forward must watch to see

which strong side defender takes the ball.o If top defender goes, then flash

highpost.o If bottom defender goes, then cut

to the short corner

When one forward goes to the short corner, the posting forward slides up the lane one step and square to the backboard.* Pass to one another forehead to forehead against the zone

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Breakdown Drill – • Defense guards the post closest to the ball,

or guard to the post with the ball.• Offensive posts imagine baseline or top

defenders checking the ball and react.• Once they catch the ball, their partner must

react.o Short corner cut – Step upo High post flash – Step down

• Defender is supposed to be the middle of the zone.

Low/High pass• Anytime the short corner passes to the high

post, she cuts backdoor to the basket.* High post can/should shot fake before they pass back.** When the ball goes inside, the permiter players should go to the open spots (where they ain’t).*** On the short corner catch – weakside wing goes baseline drift.

Skip Pass • Anytime the ball is skipped, forwards seal

out.o They should also look to exchange hi/

low

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Wag Dribble Down - • Top man guards the wing, drag dribble him

lower.• Other perimeter players need to rotate and

create space and angles.o Lane line extended (junction

extended)

Straight Seal Game – • When the ball is reversed, seal the middle

and seal the outside.o Seal out and in.o Wings need to see weakside seal

(skip seal)

Straight Wag Game• Adjust to who is guarding you on the wing.

o Top – Wag down and look to reverse to the quick shot

o Bottom – Wag up and look for the short corner fill.

Flash Game• Just flashes and subcuts (shortcorner)

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4 Out Zone Offense - SHAKY4 Out Zone offense – Space/Shaky• Shakes things up (hence name)• Works for all zone fronts

o Change of zone doesn’t matter• Distorts and weakens zone• Works well for trapping.

Positioning• Overload needs to be on the two guys on

top.o 4 vs. 2 – which draws up baseline

defenders.• Post is at the midpost.

4 – Out Initial Entry• Guard to wing pass and cut through.• Weakside perimeter players fill quickly.

o create passing angleso avoid being flat (no three in a row)

• On those reverse passes, look for the post trying to establish and angle.

To avoid deflections – cut passed the line of the defender to take away their gap (nothing to shoot)

Shaky – Wag Up• If the baseline defender takes the wing, then

we ‘wag’ him up.• On the wag dribble, the cutter button hooks

to the strong side corner.* Wings make it difficult for defenders to know where you are.* If corner gets the ball, midpost slide up to keep good spacing.

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Shaky – Double Cut• After Guard to wing pass (and guard cut

through), the wing can pass to the filler and then follow the guard through to the opposite corner

* Anytime we’re running the shaky cut – check when your underneath the post (could be wide open).• If they can’t get it to you, continue to the

corner.Know who you want to guard you!

* Freezing the prevents the defense from covering and recovering

* Try to get your two shooters on the same side (because they will always be the cutters).* Think about flare screen exchange for the top to ‘reverse’ players.

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