Winning with a 3-2 match-up zone.A surprise defense that unsettles the offense and creates a lot of turn-overs Basketball coaches go to the zone for a variety of reasons: their lack of size, as a change-up, to disrupt a set offense, to protect a star in foul trouble, or perhaps to give their players a rest. At Northland north·land also North·land n. A region in the north of a country or an area. north  land , we have a couple of extra reasons. We do it to enhance our players' concentration - make them work harder on defense - and to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. their athletic abilities. Though we are basically a man-to-man team, we are always ready to break out our 3-2 matchup zone. It often helps us set the game tempo tempo [Ital.,=time], in music, the speed of a composition. The composer's intentions as to tempo are conventionally indicated by a set of Italian terms, of which the principal ones are presto (very fast), vivace (lively), allegro (fast), and create a lot of turnovers and bad shots, providing us with easy baskets. As you can see in the accompanying diagrams, we set up with two men deep inside the lane, two men outside the free-throw line free-throw line n. See foul line. extended, and a man just inside the top of the key. Each player has specific responsibilities: #3 - stop penetration, communicate defensive stunts, and rebound in the middle of the lane. #1 and #2 - match up with the offensive wings, let #3 know what is happening behind him, help with ball penetration, anticipate the long rebound. #4 and #5 - match up with posts and baseline attackers, deny any cutters in the lane, let #1, #2, and #3 know what is happening behind them, rebound any shot. Diag. 1: the first rotation begins when the ball is passed to the wing. Our defending wing (#2) matches up with the ball and stops any penetration by his man. #4 assumes a 3/4 front on the ball side of his post. Point: If an offensive man is in the corner, we won't defend him until he gets the ball. #5 moves into a help position in the lane to deny any lob (1) See BLOB. (2) (Line Of Business) Refers to people, job titles and product lines, all of which pertain to a specific product or service area of the business. pass over #4. He also defenses anyone flashing into the lane, lets #3 know if anyone is coming into the high post, and lets #4 know what's happening behind him. #3 slides down to defend the high post area. If anyone moves into the high post, #3 will match up with him - playing him on the basket side to prevent penetration. If no one enters the high post, #3 will continue to match up with the man on top and to give help with ball penetration. #1 drops into the lane to provide help on the weak side and to maintain eye contact with his offensive matchup (wing man) to see if he runs the baseline or spots up for the skip pass. #1 must also communicate with #3, #2, and #4 to let them know what's happening behind them. Diag. 2: Whenever the ball is moved to the wing via a dribble, we want #3 to slide with the ball and for #2 to stay with the replaced offensive wing who's going to the corner. If the wing cuts through to the other side [ILLUSTRATION FOR DIAGRAM 3 OMITTED], #2 will bump off bump v. bumped, bump·ing, bumps v.tr. 1. To strike or collide with. 2. To cause to knock against an obstacle. 3. a. #3 and drop to the high post. As the offensive wing cuts through, #1, #4, and #5 must communicate where the opponent is spotting up. Whatever happens, #4 must take a 3/4 front position on the post man. #5 must move over for helpside defense in the lane and to help #4 at the post. But he must remain responsible for his own man (the low post). He must also pick up anyone flashing into the lane and let #3 know if anyone is entering the high post. #1 must drop into the lane to provide assistance where needed, while continuing to match up with his man and watching where the offensive men are spotting up for the skip pass. Coaching point: It's important to remember that although the weakside players (#1 and #5) are in help position, they are still responsible for matching up with their offensive men (low post and wing man). Diag. 4 shows how the defense responds to the ball when it is dribbled to the corner by the offensive wing. #2 must stay with the dribbler drib·ble v. drib·bled, drib·bling, drib·bles v.intr. 1. To flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream; trickle: Water dribbled from the leaky faucet. 2. until the ball is reversed back out. If the opponents have a post man who's a scoring threat, we will front him, as illustrated by #4. If the post man is not a scoring threat, we will play #4 behind him. #3 remains at the high post on the basket side. #5 moves to his defensive help position, particularly to assist #4 with the post. #1 drops to the level of the ball and has weakside rebound responsibilities. If the ball is passed to the corner, we have two options, depending upon how much of a threat the corner man is or on how far our defending wing (#2) will have to go to cover him. Diag. 5 shows our first option, which has #4 stepping out to take the corner man, while #5 slides over to play behind the opposing post man. #2 drops into the near high post area to defense any attacker entering this area. #3 drops to the center of the lane to provide help from the weakside. #1 drops to the level of the ball to provide weakside rebounding. Diag. 6 show our second option vs the pass to the corner, with #2 now following the ball. #4 steps toward the corner with his hands held high, mooring MOORING, mar. law. The act of arriving of a ship or vessel at a particular port, and there being anchored or otherwise fastened to the shore. 2. Policies of insurance frequently contain a provision that the ship is insured from one place to another, "and till the opponent until #2 can get back to take him. #4 will then recover back to front the post man - still keeping his hands up high, this time to disrupt any entry pass to the post. As you can see #1, #3, and #5 do not rotate on this option. CREEP & PSYCH DEFENSE In this psychological ploy ploy n. An action calculated to frustrate an opponent or gain an advantage indirectly or deviously; a maneuver: "A typical ploy is to feign illness, procure medicine, then sell it on the black market" , we align in our basic 3-2 set and then slowly begin creeping creeping 1. gradual progression of a lesion or tissue growth. 2. prostrate growth pattern of a plant, e.g. c. buttercup (Ranunculus repens), c. caustic (Euphorbia drummondii), c. charlie (Glechoma hederacea), c. out or extending our alignment up the floor. We create the impression of a trapping trapping, most broadly, the use of mechanical or deceptive devices to capture, kill, or injure animals. It may be applied to the practice of using birdlime to capture birds, lobster pots to trap lobsters, and seines to catch fish. move, but we're just playing cat and mouse with the offense - making them guess with us. Once we feel that we have a scared mouse on our hands, we will go in for the kill. As shown in Diag. 7, the two defenders closest to the ball (#3 and #2) go right at the ball-handler for the double-team, while the remaining three players match up with the opponents one pass away to deny them the ball. We don't run this play every trip down the floor. We wait until the right psychological moment. It is a perfect late-game tool when you're trailing and need a quick score. Diag. 8 shows how we can continue rotating ro·tate v. ro·tat·ed, ro·tat·ing, ro·tates v.intr. 1. To turn around on an axis or center. 2. when the ball-handler escapes the trap with a pass to the corner. We have #2 follow the pass and help #4 trap the receiver, as #5 fronts the post, #1 drops to the key, and #3 denies the return pass to the backcourt back·court n. 1. Sports a. The part of a court between the service line and the base line in tennis and other net games. b. . Diag.9: If the ball-handler chooses to pass the ball over to the opposite side, the defense can rotate over, with #3 and #1 trapping the ball, #5 denying the sideline sideline See on the sidelines. pass, #4 dropping into the lane to look for the hurried hur·ried adj. 1. a. Moving or acting rapidly. b. Required to move or act more rapidly; rushed. 2. Done in great haste: a hurried tour. pass, and #2 sliding over to deny a ball reversal. Mark Dannhoff, Basketball Coach, Northland Community & Technical College, Thief Valley Falls Valley Falls may refer to:
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