1-3-1 Zone Defense
Advantages of the 1-3-1:
• Keep the ball out of the scoring area
• Make the opposition take poorer percentage shots from the outside
• Control the tempo of the game
• People do not practice to play against a 1-3-1
• Good rebounding zone -...
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1-3-1 Zone Defense
Advantages of the 1-3-1:
• Keep the ball out of the scoring area
• Make the opposition take poorer percentage shots from the outside
• Control the tempo of the game
• People do not practice to play against a 1-3-1
• Good rebounding zone - have the inside triangle set
1-3-1 General set up and positioning:
• 1 - is the point of our zone
• 2/4 - are the wings of our zone
• 5 - is the middle of our zone
• 3 - is our baseline runner
1 – Point (small guard)
Pressure the ball when it is out front in the middle of the court
Sag to cut off passes to the high post area when the ball is at the wing or corner
Take away sideline pass out when we are trapping the corner
Long rebounder - do not crash the boards - stay at the free throw line to get long
rebounds
2/4 – Wings (off guard and wing)
Pressure the ball when it is on your side of the court
Sag and become weakside defender and rebounder when the ball goes away
from your side
when the ball is passed to the corner, sag to the
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