https://www.stack.com/a/why-zone-defense-is-bad-for-youth-basketball/ For Athletes By Athletes Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:05:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.stack.com/a/why-zone-defense-is-bad-for-youth-basketball/#comment-1970 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:17:34 +0000 http://blog.stack.com/?p=284883#comment-1970 Yep, This is wrong. it’s immensely more simple to introduce proper defense to youth through a zone defense rather than trying to get them to start of with m2m. For example, teaching a kid to stay in their zone, attack the ball in their zone, and help on weak side is much much easier than teaching them the variability of playing in front, don’t chase, switching, play back, help but but watch you man etc. Zone allows one to teach the fundamentals of defense in a manageable format to those new and newer to the game. It’s effective for many reasons throughout ones basketball life – and the professional level is the only place it doesn’t exist – so yes, teaching an offense how to drive and pass against a zone is essential and valuable as well. You’ve never taught youth.

]]> https://www.stack.com/a/why-zone-defense-is-bad-for-youth-basketball/#comment-1582 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:20:05 +0000 http://blog.stack.com/?p=284883#comment-1582 This article is deceptively written. “Zone” defense as it is described here is not true zone defense. A real zone D rotates towards the ball and players end up having to play defense on the ball. They should learn how to properly close out and defend. Please stop telling people zone D is bad for youth unless you give all the facts. We always pressure the ball while in zone.

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