Jim Boeheim's Complete Guide to Zone Offense
with Jim Boeheim,
Syracuse University Head Coach;
1010 Naismith college coach of the year.;
2003 NCAA Champions!
Coach Boeheim, one of the most respected minds on the zone and match-up zone defense, now shares on video, for the first time ever, his views on how to take advantage of any zone defense. Coach Boeheim's zone offensive principles are simple: ball movement, man movement, and patience. He uses each of these principles in teaching a zone offense which can be run against a 2-3, 3-2, 1-3-1, and match-up zone (odd or even fronts). He combines chalkboard instruction with on-court demonstration and game clips. In addition, he covers the techniques necessary to effectively attack any zone with these offenses that include strong ball movement, the skip passes, lob pass, when and how to attack gaps, short corner, screening, overloads, high/low action and isolation opportunities. Boeheim demonstrates both a continuity offense and effective quick hitters against man and zone.
38 minutes. 2003.

Disrupt any zone offense and create more turnovers on defense with Craig Robinson's 1-3-1 Defense.

Coach Robinson unveils his multi-dimensional 1-3-1 zone attack, which makes it difficult for the opposition to get the ball into the post, taking away a strength of good zone offenses.

Robinson explains rationale any coach can use to develop their defensive philosophy and deciding on their "go-to" defense.

Learn the five defensive positions and the fundamental rotations within his 1-3-1 zone. Learn how to prevent side-to-side passing, prevent easy catches in the middle of the zone and get tips for grabbing more defensive boards.

Throughout his presentation, Robinson entertains extensive questions regarding:

• How to defend various drives
• How to cover the corners and the post
• What to do when the offense screens your baseline runner
• How to defend the overload
• And many more!

Want to be more aggressive, gain momentum, and get more steals? Robinson demonstrates how to trap out of the 1-3-1.

In addition, you will see a "low-risk, high-reward press," that takes the same 1-3-1 principles and extends the defense into a three-quarter-court press. This trapping press features a delayed trap that uses the element of surprise to force turnovers.

Robinson concludes with wing coverage and post denial breakdown drills and his 4-on-4 shell/boxout game.

Robinson has not only simplified the 1-3-1 and made it easy to implement, he has made it more versatile as well.

Produced at the Spring 2010 Las Vegas, NV Clinic.

62 minutes. 2010.

For the first time ever available on video, Jim Boeheim's Complete Guide to the 2-3 Match-up Zone Defense outlines the responsibilities, rotations, and reads for each player with marker board diagrams and then supported by on-court demonstration and game footage. The proper defensive slides are demonstrated against both odd and even front zone offenses. He then details key concepts such as scouting, trapping, communication, bump-down situations, controlling penetration, defending baseline running, protecting the 3-point line, releasing cutters, protecting the high post area, rebounding, and transition defense back in to the 2-3 match-up. This defense is perfect for changing the tempo of a game, creating turnovers, or simply accompanying a basic man to man.

57 minutes. 2003.

Help your team compete with bigger, more talented teams! Jeff Bzdelik builds his match-up zone from the ground up including everything from proper defensive stance to defensive rebounding technique.

Coach Bzdelik utilizes basic man-to-man principles and responsibilities to shape his stifling match-up zone defense.

Beginning with proper stance, Bzdelik reveals a number of techniques you can use to neutralize quicker opponents. Bzdelik demonstrates a cushion technique to improve positioning, a "catch the move" technique to stop dribble penetration, he describes how banana cuts can contain quick ball handlers and his red technique for fronting the low post.

Bzdelik explains the four general rules of his match-up zone involving guarding the ball, contesting shots, contesting passes, and utilizing the talking, touching and switching technique on ball screens. He shows you how to use the match-up zone to defend the corner cut, shuffle cut and the pick and roll, as he has players defend three of the games most popular set plays. Bzdelik also includes his preferred method of defending a great post player with his aggressive trap defense.

In addition, Bzdelik describes three key principles for eliminating easy baskets in defensive transition. And includes "effort grading" as a way to breakdown every defensive possession and increase player accountability.

Give your team the tools it needs to take on any opponent this season using the match-up zone defense!

76 minutes. 2009.

Produced at the Fall 2009 Cleveland, OH clinic

Coach Pecora takes a lot of the techniques that Louisville and Syracuse use to create a hybrid 2-3 Match-up Zone defensive system that is different than any other zone in basketball today. He uses a very simplistic approach to stopping and keeping pressure on the ball, moving on the pass, and closing out - all with a five-man rebounding mentality. Pecora presents the foundation of the defense, calls, progression drills, teaching tools and his philosophy for changing the formation his defense. Pecora shows how he disguises and transitions the 2-3 zone into a 1-3-1, 3-2 or man-to-man look. He also extends these defenses to half and 3/4 court. Extensive game footage shows his system in game situations to help you fully understand the benefits of running this defense. As a bonus, Pecora shows three zone offensive sets that he would run against this 2-3 Match-up zone, which will give you a unique perspective on how you could beat the 2-3 Match-up Zone. Pecora emphasizes a man-to-man defensive mindset for your team, which will keep your opponent off balance at all times.

61 minutes. 2009.

Produced at the Spring 2009 Myrtle Beach, SC Clinic