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2-3 Zone Defense - Ball at the Top of the Key
In the 2-3 zone defense with the ball at the top of the key our job is to: * Make sure that the point guard can't attack the paint * Deny the pass to the high post We are encouraging a pass to the wing, the forwards have to be ready to help out if necessary.
Basic 2-3 Zone Defense Rotations
The 2-3 zone is the most popular and well-known zone defense. It can be used as a way to change pace, slow down a more aggressive team, or equal the playing field. It can also be used as a way to showcase your athleticism and length, force turnovers, and make teams uncomfortable.
4 Out - High Post Screening Options
* With this option, you are positioning your inside player at the free throw line or elbows (think Princeton offense). * This can really open up cutting to the rim since there is nobody on the block at all if you line up this way. * This is also a prime position for the inside player to set screens for cutters going to the rim after they pass. They are in a great spot to set ball screens as well. * You can also pass to this player and use them as a facilitator/passer from the high post spot.
4 Out - Ball Side Block Options
* If you’re using this option, you have a post player who is a threat when they catch the ball inside and you want to get them involved in your offense. * This player will basically follow the ball based on what side it’s on. * You can also use this player to set backscreens on the ballside.
4 Out - Opposite Block Options
1. If you’re using this option, the post player is always moving block to block depending on where the ball is located. This is a good option if you don’t have a super skilled post presence or a player who is more skilled at going and grabbing offensive rebounds than being thrown to in the post. 2. The main roles of this player is to: 3. Be on the opposite side of the ball so if his defender helps, penetrating guards can pass to him for a layup 4. Clean up all offensive rebounds on the weakside 5. This player can also be a screener, but will mostly be positioned near the block opposite the ball. 6. If the ball is dribble or passed from one side to the other, this player will simply cut behind the rim with their butt to the baseline to the other side 7. What’s also nice about this option is that it makes cutting and screening on the ballside more effective since there is more space without a player standing on the block.
4 Out - Ball Screens
* Another rule you could add involves ball screens. A coach could instruct their players to follow their pass and go set a ball screen. This could be an option within the offense or a specific automatic action for certain players on the roster (post players, for example) * A roll to the rim would act just like any other basket cut in the aforementioned rules * Being able to use the a post player in the high post is very effective with ball screens - especially if they are random and not expected by the defense
4 Out - Off Ball Screens
* You can add a rule that states: once the ball is passed, the passer must set a screen away from the ball. * The cutter who uses the screen now becomes the cutter to the rim and the same basic rules apply. * When first installing this, it might be wise for the coach to instruct the player who is receiving the screen to always curl tight to the rim. Once this is mastered, the coach can give more freedom to the players to make their own reads and reactions (popping, flaring, rejecting the screen, slips, etc.) * Also, for the screener, coaches should emphasize popping back out following the screen. Oftentimes the screener defender will help on the cut to the rim. This allows the screener to pop out and be open for a shot - and sometimes a drive to the rim against a recovering defender closing out.
5 Out - Dribble Penetration Rotations
When a play drives all players rotate to fill the spots
4 Out - Dribble At Backdoor
* If a player with the ball dribbles at you, you must go backdoor. * Just like the backdoor cut mentioned above, the same rules for a normal basket cut apply here: cut all the way through, cut and fill to next spot, other players rotate to open spot * Players must understand the difference between their teammates driving and attacking the rim and dribbling at themA north and south dribble to the rim is a drive * An east and west dribble to the side is a dribble at * A good rule here would be that if a player dribbles directly at you and they are above the 3-point line, go backdoor. * A key here is the spacing of the inside player. If this player sees a backdoor cut happening, they need to open up space for this pass by filling up and leaving the rim open.
4 Out Slice
4 Out Scissors
4 Out - High Post Options
While this is not a set play, these are a few options your team can use by using 5 in the high post.
4 Out - Pass, Cut, and Fill
When you pass, you must basket cut. The first and most basic rule of the 4-Out Offense is that when you pass, you must basket cut - every single time! As players develop, a coach may want to add rules or give options to this but, in the beginning, this rule must be followed to the letter. Cut to score! An important teaching point here is that players should be “cutting to score”. Players must cut every time as if they might get the ball back for a layup (and sometimes they will). This puts more pressure on the defense and the rim. It will also open up the floor for better spacing. Fill the empty spots. Once a player cuts to the rim, the other players fill the empty spots. This movement becomes a habit pretty quickly because it makes sense. Just cut to the open spot next to you. The original cutter simply fills into the open spot. You could literally run this as your entire offense - especially on a youth level - if you wanted to.
4 Out Alignments
There are several alignment options available to coaches when running the 4-Out Offense as well. Each has their own advantages and disadvantages.
Princeton - Low Post Series
This set starts with the ball in the low post and utilizes a center with high b-ball iq.
Princeton Point - Over
Princeton Point - Over is one of the basic actions of the Princeton Point Series.
Princeton Chin - Basic Action
This is the basic action from the Chin Series in the Princeton Offense.
Princeton Point - Away
Princeton Point - Away is one of the basic actions of the Princeton Point Series.
5 Out Princeton Point
This is an adaptation of principles from the Princeton Point Offense into 5-Out Offense
5 Out Dribble Drive
Here's one way to convert the Dribble Drive Offense into 5-Out Principles.
5 Out Flares
5 Out Flares uses flare screens (and slips) on both sides of the floor to spring players open.
Pittsburgh Screen-the-Screener BLOB
Jeff Capel and Pittsburgh ran this play and had some success with it in ACC play. This is a good set if you have a shooter who you want to get the ball.
5 Out - Off Ball Screens
You can also use off-ball screens in the 5-Out Offense. The main rule here is this: * if the cutter goes to the rim, the screener pops back to the ball * if the cutter stays outside and goes to the ball, the screener rolls to the rim We always want to have a cut to the rim on every play.
5 Out - Ball Screens
The same rules apply to ball screens in the 5-Out Offense. You might give players the option to pass and follow with a ball screen. The roll to the rim acts just like a cut - and each player rotates accordingly.
5 Out - Post Up Actions
There are a few ways to get post up opportunities in the 5-Out offense: * After you basket cut, duck in and seal your defender and try to get a post feed from a teammate * After a dribble at, go backdoor and then duck in and seal your defender
5 Out - Backdoor Cut
If the defense denies the ball reversal, it's an automatic backdoor cut every time. Use the 3 point line as a guide - if the defender crosses the line, you should be going backdoor.
5 Out - Dribble At Backdoor
If your teammate dribbles AT you, this is another time that you must go backdoor. Once you go backdoor, the offense goes back into flowing with the previous rules.
5 Out - Pass and Cut
"Pass and Cut" is the simplest concept of the 5-Out Offense. Every time you pass, you must cut to the rim. After the pass, the other 5 players rotate to the closest available spot on the floor.
America's Play BLOB
This classic baseline inbounds set helps to get your shooter (1) a clean look from 3.
4 Low Clear
"4 Low Clear" is an inbounds play that becomes an isolation set for a driver out of 4-low alignment. This is a simple set that can get the ball to one of your best playmakers and give them space to make a play.
Barcelona Zone BLOB
This is a inbounds play run by Barcelona against a zone defense. This BLOB is a good way to put pressure on the zone in multipe areas.
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