High-Low Zone Attack
A high-low zone attack against a 2-3 zone, feeding the high post at the elbow gap and reading the low-post seal for a quick two-pass score before the zone can rotate.
Zone OffenseAges 13–15, Ages 16+
The breakdown
Reads & options
- 1.If the zone collapses on the high-post catch, kick back out to either corner for an open catch-and-shoot.
- 2.If the low post can't seal for the entry, the high post can face up and attack the gap between the zone's two levels himself.
- 3.Run this from either elbow so the defense can't key on a single side of the floor.
Coaching points
- The high post has to catch on the move at the elbow gap, not standing flat-footed where the zone can collapse on him easily.
- The low post's seal has to happen the instant the high post catches — a late seal lets the zone's back-line defender recover underneath.
- Both corner shooters need to stay spaced wide the entire sequence, since a collapsing zone means a likely kick-out.
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1-3-1 Zone Offense — Flash the Middle
Attacks a 1-3-1 zone by flashing a post player into the gap behind the middle defender, the classic soft spot in that zone shape, then reads a kick to either corner.
2-3 Zone Offense — Overload Attack
Stacks three offensive players on one side of a 2-3 zone to outnumber the two defenders there, forcing a shift that opens either a skip pass or a high-post flash.
3-2 Zone Attack — Skip and Relocate
A 3-2 zone attack built on quick ball reversal from wing to wing through the point, with the weak-side low post relocating into the vacated gap as the zone shifts toward the ball.