same play when, just as 5 re-
ceives a return pass from 1, 2
moves out to screen for 3 so
that 3 can cut in unguarded
and take a pass on the run
from 5. When X-3 turned
to cover 3, 2 blocked or
“screened” X-3’s path.
Against a zone defense it is
useless to attempt to free your
players by screening’ because
the defensive players do not
run around with and stick
close to certain offensive
players. Therefore, in going
through a zone defense your
team’s effort should be on get-
ting a player into an unpro-
tected area, and then quickly
sending a pass to this player.
The ball should be kept mov-
ing in short, snappy passes

DIAGRAM 3

 

 

all the time, from one side of
the floor to the other. Two of
your players should partici-
pate in this side-to-side pass-
ing, while the three others
maneuver inside the defensive
lines, two of them attempting
to pull the defense over to
one section of the floor while
the third dashes into the sec-
tion vacated. This sort of ma-
neuvering is shown in Dia-
gram 3 where the attacking
team succeeds in pulling the
zone defense over to the right,
and with a series of short
passes(usually bounce passes)
work the ball into player No.
3 who becomes free under the
basket when Defensive Play-
er X-E is drawn over to cover
5. The play from the begin-
ning is: 1 dribbles part way
toward 2 and passes to 2 as
Defensive Player X-B comes
out to cover 1. X-C comes out
to cover 2, causing 2 to make
a quick bounce pass to 5 who
dribbles in to draw X-E over
so as to open the territory un-
der the basket for 3 to cut into.