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3-2 (1-2-2) Zone Rotations
3-2 (1-2-2) zones are commonly used to defend teams with good outside shooting and/or weaker post players. You can also use it as a trapping defense.
Basic Rotations and Positions of the 3-2 (1-2-2) zone
Starting Positions
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Ball on wing:
- Defender 3 comes out to guard the ball.
- Defender 1 drops down to the high post area.
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Ball in corner:
- Defender 5 goes out to guard the ball.
- Defender 4 slides over to defend the low post.
- Defender 2 drops down to either defend the opposite low block or the wing if a skip pass is thrown.
- Defender 1 defends the high post area.
- Defender 3 can either sink in to stop penetration or apply pressure by denying the reversal pass.
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Trapping wing:
- Defender 1 and defender 3 form the trap.
- Defender 2 slides over to slightly above the free throw line. He is anticipating a pass back to the top of the key or a skip pass to the opposite wing.
- Defender 5 takes a step out to try to anticipate a pass to the corner. He shouldn't sneak out too far if there is a player in the high or low post area.
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Trapping the corner:
- Defender 3 & defender 5 form the trap.
- Defender 4 slides over to defend low post.
- Defender 1 anticipates a pass into the high post or wing.
- Defender 2 plays 'center field.' He covers the top of the key until defender 1 recovers. He covers the skip pass to the opposite wing. He covers anybody cutting to the middle of the lane.
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Comments
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Ahmed says:
3/11/2008 at 5:24:39 AM
fantastic, tight defence coach!
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emma says:
4/15/2008 at 8:21:09 PM
kool and nice! helped me win the West African University Games in Ghana
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Frank says:
4/15/2008 at 10:24:45 PM
Will this work if the guards are smaller and slower than the offense's guards?On my team my strength is my front line but my guards aren't as good as the other teams.
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Joe Haefner (Co-Founder of Breakthrough Basketball) says:
4/16/2008 at 3:03:11 PM
Hi Frank,
Before you try any zone defense, you want your players to understand the basics of man to man defense. If they do not understand these fundamentals, they will trouble playing any type of defense. Here's a link to more articles and drills about Man to Man Defense: http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/fundamentals/mandefense.html
This zone defense works well if the opposing team has strong guard players, because it puts an extra person on the perimeter. At the same time, it could help your slower guard players.
You have to be careful because this will put more pressure on your post players and it also makes the post area vulnerable which could result in foul trouble for your best players which is the last thing you want to do. This can also cause you some trouble, if you play against an opposing team with strong post players.
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kamel khedhir says:
5/28/2008 at 4:54:14 PM
thanks a lot for yuor help tunisia
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josh says:
6/19/2008 at 4:02:08 AM
I agree with Joe Haefner with out 1 on 1 skills that zone defence goes to crap.
PS, Thanks for the site Joe.
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