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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
• f 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
• f the zone on the

right side.

• This player will

normally be the better

• n ball defender of the

forwards.

Power Forward (4)

• Sets up on the bottom

left side because this player is the best rebounding forward.

Movements

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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

• r 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!!!