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Stay Away From Predictability: Install The 1-3-1 Extended Zone Defense
By James Fleming, Assistant Boys Coach, Curwensville Area High School, Curwensville, Pa
PLAYING TOUGH, man-to-mandefense is the cornerstone of most coaching philosophies. Even when your team is not blessed with explosive offensive firepower, you still remain competitive by getting after it on the defensive end.
But, predictability often leads to defeat. Simply playing man-to-man all the time allows the opposition to know what to expect. Teams no longer have to scout you and opposing coaches become familiar with your tendencies, strengths and weaknesses. You as a coach become stale by barking out the same instructions over and over again. Sure, a good coach who believes in his man-to-man defense never is going to abandon it but to break out of your predictability, try installing a new defense, like the 1-3-1 Extended Zone Defense.
Many coaches disparage the 1-3-1 as a “junk” defense or the sign of a weak team. These are the coaches you want to face because generally they don’t know how to attack this type of defense.
In fact, there are eight solid reasons to run an extended 1-3-1 as a complement to your primary defense.
The Read and React Offense
4-Time NCAA Coach-of-the-Year Andy Landers says:
“I don’t know how I’d defend the Read and React Offense. This system will change the way we coach, the way basketball is taught.”
- To watch a FREE video on the R&R, click here
- To read two articles on the R&R, click here
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