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This essay explores Gene Sullivan’s matching zone defense – its origins in the late 1950’s, its fundamental rules and organizing principles, its underlying philosophy, its application in response to various offensive schemes and game situations.
The 2-3 zone defense involves two players across the top of the zone near each high post; these players are referred to as the ‘guards’ (1 and 2), two players a step outside of each block; known as the ‘forwards’ (3 and 4), and a player in the middle of the key referred to as the ‘center’ (5).
10 lip 2013 · The 2-3 Match-up Zone Defence rotations are especially effective against motion offense principles against a zone defence. This is because the low post defensive player will close out in the dribbling lave normally taken by the offensive wing player to either Gap or Freeze Dribble.
The 2-3 zone defense is the most commonly used zone defense. It has the advantage of protecting the inside, lane area, and keeps your "bigs" inside. Its weakness is it is vulnerable to good outside shooting, with open areas on the wings, point and high post.
The easiest way to defeat a 2-3 zone is to avoid playing against it on as many possessions as possible. Your team can do this by utilizing quick transition basketball to beat the opposition team down the floor.
2 cze 2010 · The premise of a match-up zone defense is to manipulate the opponent into executing its zone offense versus — for all intents and purposes — a man-to-man defense. Zone offenses are predictable. Teams, for example, almost always attack a 2-3 zone with either a 1-3-1 or a 1-2-2 offensive attack.
Using a 2-3 zone teaches kids spacing, to be responsible for a certain area, how to control a certain area, and stops them from chasing a kid around and around and around we go! It equates to every player learning their "spot" on the floor.
