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JOIN NOWHow can you beat a zone that is set up in the goal third?
are there any training drills we could use? we know we need to find the body of a player but our team still seems to have difficulty and turn the ball over
Jami WalkerCoach, Australia
ANSWERS
Eleanor DurrPlayer, England
Hi Jami,
The best way to beat a defensive zone is to break it. This means encouraging your players to have the confidence to take on the defenders to pull them with your attacker and open up space. Once this space has opened up the attacker must drive hard into this space to receive the ball. Often the attacking players who take on the defenders and draw them away feel they are not doing anything as they haven`t been used, but they have played a crucial role in opening up space for their teammate.
I have created and attached a drill for you below, this will help your players practice breaking the zone.
Hope this helps.
Breaking a defensive zone
DESCRIPTION
Create a zone defence using 4 defenders creating a diamond zone as shown Make 2 lines of attackers The first two attackers will work together as a pair to get the ball through the court If their partner is not free, the ball carrier can look back to the next attacker in the line and use them in a 'give and go' The attackers need to work the ball to the other side of the defenders Once they've made it through they will just peel out and join the back of the attacking queue
Breaking a defensive zone
DESCRIPTION
Create a zone defence using 4 defenders creating a diamond zone as shown Make 2 lines of attackers The first two attackers will work together as a pair to get the ball through the court If their partner is not free, the ball carrier can look back to the next attacker in the line and use them in a 'give and go' The attackers need to work the ball to the other side of the defenders Once they've made it through they will just peel out and join the back of the attacking queue
