zone offense

July 13, 2018

A zone offense to break zone defenses

Nearly every year that I coached, we ran some version of this zone offense. There is continuity, but also the option of running some very effective set plays. The original version of this offense came from Tom Davis, who coached at Boston College, S...


Spread Zone
June 5, 2013

10 ways to get the most from your spread zone offense

The spread zone offense picks apart zone defenses by using proper spacing, cuts and passing to maximize your team's potential, even when playing against a much larger opponent. Follow the 10 rules listed below to get the most from this offense. Maxim...


January 6, 2010

‘Shamrock’ zone offense unlucky for defenses

The "Shamrock" zone offense is an effective series for when you want to move the ball around quickly, find holes in the zone, get the ball into the low post use the high post to drive open up passing lanes, or swing the ball to the weak-side cutter. ...