Pennsbury

Defense

Point zone“12”

BASICS•

Initially a 2-3 look•

Player on ball must apply heavy ball pressure.

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Force to the baseline. Never the middle!

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Off the ball defenders must react to passes while they are in the air, not after they have been caught.

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Communicate! Great teams and players talk. Selfish teams and players are quiet.

5 MAN

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Must stay between the ball and basket at all times.

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Give cautious pressure at high post. Don’t get beat to hoop.

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Protect basket at all costs!

Point guard (1)

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Set up on the top side of zone.

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Set up on right side of floor. Most offenses trigger on this side.

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Call ball and contain.

Shooting guard (2)

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Sets up on left side of zone because most shots will come off to his side.

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He is the best rebounding guard

Small Forward

(3)

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Sets up on the bottom of the zone on the right side.

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This player will normally be the better on ball defender of the forwards.

Power Forward (4)

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Sets up on the bottom left side because this player is the best rebounding forward.

Movements

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Movements

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Player on the ball MUST yell “ball”

every time.

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The player opposite and behind is in the hole and MUST yell “hole”

every

time•

If point is on the ball then PF is hole man and vice versa

Ball reversal

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When the ball is reversed the 2-3 look will quickly change to a 1-3-1 once the “hole”

man is

established.

Bluffing

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When the ball is passed to the wing, the low man(3 or 4) will bluff, or foot fake to give the 1 time to get over.

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Thus, after the initial pass, the 1 will still be on the ball, with the 3 covering the baseline runner.

Off the Ball

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The high guard (1 or 2) will have a hand and foot in high post area to cover big man.

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Weak side low man will be the “hole man.”

Baseline Runner

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This can be tricky•

If ball side low man (3) is covering, the opposite low man (4) will have to come across, cover the runner and pressure and force baseline.

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The 3 will drop back into a help position on the high post (hand and foot).

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The 5 stays between ball and hoop•

The 1 is now the “hole”

man, but he is looking to cheat the

weak side wing.•

The 2 will be in basket protect position.

What if…the high post catches?

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The 5 will come out and give cautious pressure. ( A hand up but not so close as to get beaten)

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If the ball is dribbled the 1 and 2 will get a hand in for a deflection.

What if…someone cuts through?

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Stamp the cutter until the 5 man or hole man picks him up.

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The get bask in position ASAP!

What if…someone dribbles penetrates?

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It better not!•

If so, the man on the ball stays with the dribbler.

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If dribbler is not penetrating and going around perimeter, the rule is…

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Rotate away from dribbler if he is coming toward you. Rotate toward dribbler if he is going away from you.

This is dedicated to all lovers of Zone defense!!!