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Playname : Qatar zone offense 1

1 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense In all of our offensive attacks we want to make sure we are prepared to get into our offense directly from transition. Here we see #1 bringing the ball up the right sideline. He recognizes it is a zone defense. In our man and zone attack our first option is always passing ahead, especially to the low post player running to the ball side block. #1 will look to hit #4 on the block. Anytime this happens in our offense, either man or zone, our opposite post player is instructed to dive to the basket looking for a pass back or offensive rebound position. To take it even a step further, anytime the ball is thrown inside, i.e. post pass, lob pass, or shot, our post immediately follow the ball to the basket. Nobody should be caught "window shopping" on the perimeter.

2 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense If #1 cannot pass inside right away, he will look to reverse the ball on top to #5. As the ball is in flight to #5, #4 is looking for good post position, possibly a nice high/low pass from #5 over the top if #4 was fronted defensively. If #4 does not receive the pass, he continues across the lane to the ball side low block. #5 passes to #3 on the left wing.

3 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense Once #3 has the ball, #4 if not open right away, will look to step to the short corner area. This is extremely effective as #4 has now taken the low post defender with him to the short corner creating a hole for #5 to slide into.

4 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense As that action happens, #2 flashes into the high post area. He can either flash to the high post looking for a pass or he can back screen the weakside defender so that #1 can slide to the back side for the potential skip pass and shot. Whatever he decides to do, #2 will then break to the top of the key for floor balance. If the skip is not available #3 will look to reverse the ball to #2 on top.

5 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense As mentioned before, #2 can decide to break straight towards the high post looking for a pass without backscreening for #1. If he receives the ball in the high post he can certainly look to score or make the high/low entry pass to #5 who has ducked into the post area.

6 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense Continuing on with ball reversal. #2 has the ball on top and looks to reverse the ball to #1 on the right wing. He may look to catch and pass or catch and drive the gap as he reverses the ball. It is a good idea to get your wings low enough so that the backside wing defender will guard him, as opposed to the top zone defender. This will enable you to attack the low post and short corner with more success. As the ball is reversed to #2, #5 ducks in the post in the same manner as if the ball was thrown to the high post. He may have an opportunity for a post entry pass from #2. As that is happening, #4 is sprinting across the lane looking to post up on the now ball side of the floor as the ball is passed over to #1 on the right wing.

7 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense As #1 catches the ball he looks to #4 inside or to #5 who has the option to break off the back of #4 to either the short corner area or the high post. If the ball goes into the high post player #5, he will look to make the high low pass to #4 then will look to reverse the ball to #3. Our post players are taught to always turn and face the basket, look inside and then opposite (when receiving the ball in both the high and low post area)

8 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense If #4 receives the ball in the low post area, again, #5 is instructed to always dive to the basket looking for a pass from the low post man #4. #4 would then look inside to #5 and then opposite to #2.

9 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense #5 may also break off the back of #4 to the short corner area. #3 will look to flash into the high post area to receive the pass OR he may set a back screen on the back side top zone defender for #2 to move into an open area on the opposite side of the zone. In any event, #3 then pops out to the top of the key for floor balance and ball reversal.

10 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense Anytime the low post player in the short corner area receives the ball he again will look inside and then opposite. This is also a great area of the floor for our short corner man to catch the ball and drop step to the baseline looking to get underneath the zone and score coming out from the basket. You may look back a month or two on our zone shooting drills and you will see both the short corner shot and back screen skip pass on the perimeter that we try and work on at least every other day.

11 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense Continuing on, the ball is reversed to #3 on top. #4 ducks in looking for a high/low pass from #3. #5 sprints across the lane looking to post up on the now ball side low post area. #3 moves the ball over to #2 on the left wing.

12 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense #4 repeats the post action be either breaking off the back of #5 to the short corner or high post area.

13 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense When #5 sees #4 flash to the high post a great option here is to have #5 step to the short corner (as in the beginning of the offense) and creating a gap in the middle for #4 to slide down into. Again, #5 would look inside to #4 and then opposite to #3 or #1.

14 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense If #4 did flash into the high post area, repeating their previous action, #1 would then either back screen for #3 or just flash in and out to the top of the key area while #3 replaces him on the right wing.

15 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense On ball reversal when their is a high post offensive man, the top man, #4 would look to break down to the ball side low post while #5 would then break off his back to either the short corner or high post area on the other side.

16 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense If the ball entered the high post, #5 would look to duck in the middle of the lane for a high/low pass from #4. #4 would then look inside and opposite to #3 on the right wing.

17 Al Rayyan Double Post Zone Offense After #4 reversed the ball to #3, #5 would then take the low post and then step to the short corner. #4 would either continue to the high post on the right side or break down to the low block on the right side. #2 and #1 continue their interchange or back screen action.

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