(Rental)-2-3 Zone Defense Scouting Adjustments & Breakdown Drills

SCOUTING ADJUSTMENTS AND BREAKDOWN DRILLS FOR 2-3 ZONE DEFENSE

You’ll be using the famous Syracuse 2-3 zone defense to shut down the opposition. In this drill, players will learn the following:

• How to defend against specific offensive actions which are employed with the purpose of destroying or beating the 2-3 zone defense.
• How to build each critical aspect of your zone defense through breakdown drills for each position.
• They will also learn how to use the 2-3 zone defense to extend into a full-court man-to-man press.

Your players will learn everything they need to know to create a unique zone defense. This will be achieved by a detailed explanation of the responsibilities of the players for each position, breakdown drills, in-game adjustments, as well as many others.

2-3 ZONE DEFENSE AND ROTATION SCOUTING ADJUSTMENTS AND BREAKDOWN DRILLS FOR 2-3 ZONE DEFENSE

You’ll be using the famous Syracuse 2-3 zone defense to shut down the opposition. In this drill, players will learn the following:

• How to defend against specific offensive actions which are employed with the purpose of destroying or beating the 2-3 zone defense.
• How to build each critical aspect of your zone defense through breakdown drills for each position.
• They will also learn how to use the 2-3 zone defense to extend into a full-court man-to-man press.

Your players will learn everything they need to know to create a unique zone defense. This will be achieved by a detailed explanation of the responsibilities of the players for each position, breakdown drills, in-game adjustments, as well as many others.

2-3 ZONE DEFENSE AND ROTATION

The detailed explanation that will be given for each player position will teach players to defend effectively regardless of their position, whether as guards, centers, or forwards. When the ball is at the wing, the drills will help them slide to stop the shot without opening up driving lanes. Players will also learn to take away the high post pass and also cover return passes to the top. Using the 54 trap, your players can put pressure on your opponents and use help-side defenders to counter high post drive.

2-3 ZONE DEFENSE VS COMMON OFFENSE SETS

The 2-3 zone defense can be adjusted to deal with constant changes the opposition makes to penetrate and attack the defense. Your players will be able to adapt effectively against several offensive strategies created to break down the defense. Some of these changes you can make defensively includes:

• When you’re playing against high post players with different skill levels, change your tactics.
• When the ball gets to the high post, use your center to press up or sag.
• Making sure that the ball is not in the middle by using your guards to disrupt double high post flashes.
• Rotate your players to cover the opposition's shooters when there are quick ball reversals.
• Use your center to create a wall that can effectively defend against high ball screens.

Other strategies that can be adopted to defend against the opposition include strategies for defending the low post, covering perimeter shooters by rotating your center, stopping ball screens, stunting to prevent dribble penetration and strategies for defending against opponents that employ the use of four perimeter players on the offense.

2-3 ZONE DEFENSE POSITION DRILLS

There are five position-specific drills that can teach each of the zone defense the fundamentals. These effective drills help your players to form a live wall which prevents or shuts down drives into the paint.