Pennsbury Defense Point zone 12 BASICS Initially a 2-3 look - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Pennsbury Defense Point zone “12”

BASICS • Initially a 2-3 look • Player on ball must apply heavy ball pressure. • Force to the baseline. Never the middle! • Off the ball defenders must react to passes while they are in the air, not after they have been caught. • Communicate! Great teams and players talk. Selfish teams and players are quiet.

5 MAN • Must stay between the ball and basket at all times. • Give cautious pressure at high post. Don’t get beat to hoop. • Protect basket at all costs!

Point guard (1) • Set up on the top side of zone. • Set up on right side of floor. Most offenses trigger on this side. • Call ball and contain.

Shooting guard (2) • Sets up on left side of zone because most shots will come off to his side. • He is the best rebounding guard

Small Forward (3) • Sets up on the bottom of the zone on the right side. • This player will normally be the better on ball defender of the forwards.

Power Forward (4) • Sets up on the bottom left side because this player is the best rebounding forward.

Movements Talk-Fly-Contest-Deny

Movements • Player on the ball MUST yell “ball” every time. • 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 • When the ball is reversed the 2-3 look will quickly change to a 1-3-1 once the “hole” man is established.

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

Off the Ball • The high guard (1 or 2) will have a hand and foot in high post area to cover big man. • Weak side low man will be the “hole man.”

Baseline Runner • 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. • The 3 will drop back into a help position on the high post (hand and foot). • 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? • The 5 will come out and give cautious pressure. ( A hand up but not so close as to get beaten) • If the ball is dribbled the 1 and 2 will get a hand in for a deflection.

What if… someone cuts through? • Stamp the cutter until the 5 man or hole man picks him up. • The get bask in position ASAP!

What if… someone dribbles penetrates? • It better not! • If so, the man on the ball stays with the dribbler. • If dribbler is not penetrating and going around perimeter, the rule is… • 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!!!