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9 Thoughts on Beating a Zone Defense
from Gene Bartow
- Patience. You must attack zone defenses using patience. If you don't, the defense will never foul.
- Shot Selection.
- Offensive Rebounding. We want four people going for the offensive rebounds. It is more difficult to box out from a zone.
- Instill Confidence. As a coach you can instill confidence by the fact that they are using a zone because they don't have the ability to guard you man-to-man. Have confidence. We are better than they are. You can't let your players become fearful of zones.
- Overload. No matter what type of zone you are attacking, you must overload.
- Penetration. You must emphasize penetration. A team that is just going to pass it around the horn is going to have problems.
- You can screen a zone defense. Be ready to set screens.
- Any time that you can get the ball into the center of the zone, get the ball there. The player can look weakside and usually get the 10'-12' shot.
- I never talk about any kind of offense without mentioning the fast break. I love fast break basketball. I think that you can get layups off of it. We work on it every day. The transition game is such a vital part of our game.
Gene Bartow coached 34 years at 6 universities. Bartow succeeded John Wooden at UCLA and left after 2 seasons to create the basketball and athletic programs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where he coached for 18 years. |
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