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1-2-1-1 Zone Press Rules & Drills
1-2-1-1 Zone Press Rules & Drills
1-2-1-1 Zone Press Rules & Drills
I have used several ides and concepts within our basketball program that Coach Silver presents in
many of his playbooks. Coach Silver possess a rare talent which allows him to put detailed
information into a simplistic form that middle and high school athletes can effectively execute. Coach
Silvers playbooks can help you take your program to the next level. Our basketball program here at
Mumford serves as proof. I highly recommend them to basketball coaches at all levels.
Chris Sodek, Mumford, Texas HS
I have bought and used Coach Duane Silvers basketball playbooks for several years now. Coach
Silver has compiled a wide range of playbooks on offense, defense, press offense and defense, out of
bounds plays as well as practice drills. Coach Silver has studies the game from many different
coaches at all levels. He has compiled and is sharing his wealth of information for those who want to
learn and improve their coaching game from beginner basketball through college.
Coach Kelly Combs, Athletes in Action, 2 years High School Coaching, 18 years College Coaching,
5 years International Coaching.
By Duane Silver
Table of Contents
Rules of Pressure
Positions And Responsibilities ON the 1-2-1-1 Zone Press
7 Rules of Trapping That Our Defensive Players Must Follow
Important Things to Remember About the 1-2-1-1 Zone Press
1-2-1-1 Zone Press Pass Back to Inbounder
1-2-1-1 100 to 75 Zone Press
1-2-1-1 100 Press Pass to Wide Side of the Floor
1-2-1-1 Rotate
1-2-1-1 Squeeze
1-2-1-1 Zone Press When to Quit
1-2-1-1 75 Press Overview (Alignment and More)
1-2-1-1 Sideline Rule
1-2-1-1 Red Press (Call)
Author
Rules of Pressure
XI Hangs Back: All others go to the offensive boards
Dont Foul
Control the Dribbler
Use Active Trapping
Come Together on all Traps
Know what call has been make (Rotate, Squeeze, 75 etc.)
Sprint out of all Traps!!!
3 passes the ball inbounds to 1 and steps inbounds. X4 and X3 trap the ball in the corner. X1 takes
the sideline and X3 takes the middle. X5 stays deep.
1 passes back to 3, X4 will take a proper angle and takes the ball, notice how deep X2 and X3 break
to get us now in a court press. X1 drops deep too.
Here 3 dribbles down the sideline and 3s trapped by X3 and X4 near mid court. 1 tries to steal the
pass to 5, but cannot get there. X5 takes the basket.
In this frame see how we now have a deep trap on 5 by X3 and X1, notice how X2, X4 and X5 rotate.
GENERAL COMMENTS: This is how we will rotate on the pass back to the inbounder. We go
from a full court press to a court press. This must be taught in detail to work properly in a game.
3 passes to 1, X2 and X4 trap the ball X1 takes the near sideline as X3 takes the middle, X5 stays
deep.
1 passes back to 3, X4 takes an angle to get on the free throw line as X2 and X3 sprint toward the half
court line. X1 will move deep and stay in the middle.
Here 3 dribbles down the sideline and is trapped by X4 and X3, X2 will take away the pass to the
middle as X1 tries to steal the pass down the sideline to 4. X5 has the goal.
GENERAL COMMENTS: In these frames we will go from the 100 full court zone press and move
into our 75 (3/4 court) press on the pass from out of the trap back to the inbounder. This works great
because the opponent will be worrying about getting a ten second count in the backcourt.
100 Press:
3 passes to 2, on any pass to the wide side of the floor X4 will NOT trap, but get into Rotate
Position. Notice we will move into a Box alignment. Notice how deep X2 gets back.
See the rotation on the 2 to 3 pass. The defense must move quickly to get to their areas to be ready to
set a trap.
Here we have a deep sideline trap between X4 and X2 on ball reversal. See how X3 and X1 rotate
to the middle and ball side of the floor.
GENERAL COMMENTS You must teach X4 on any pass t the wide side of the floor that he will
not trap.
1-2-1-1 Rotate
3 passes to 1 and steps inbounds. X2 stops the ball, X4 breaks to the ballside elbow, he does not trap,
X1 rotates ballside, X3 rotates to the middle. Box Sideline.
1 passes back to 3, we are now in a Diamond Alignment: X4 takes the ball. See how the players
move here.
1-2-1-1 Squeeze
3 passes in to 1 who is trapped by X4 and X2. 3 after passing will step inbounds.
When the ball gets inbounds the Squeeze is on, X4 and X2 trap as X3 takes away the pass back to the
inbounder (3), X1 takes away the sideline pass as X5 takes away the middle pass.
Here we have X5 stealing the pass to the middle. Notice no one is back deep defending the goal. 1 is
usually under so much pressure he will not look deep.
GENERAL COMMENTS: All you the coach will call is Squeeze. It is important for X2 and X3 to
take away the reversal pass or this press will not work. Im sure you realize the ball could be
inbound to either the left or right side of the floor. All five players must play hard and rotate fast for
this press to work.
3 passes to 1 and we trap him, but 1 passes the ball down the floor to 4. With this pass we will all
sprint back.
If 1 beats X3 down the sideline, 4 will X1 will slow the dribbler and the rest of the team will bet
back.
Three throws a baseball pass to 5. If this happens we will all sprint back to the paint.
On a pass to the middle we will no longer try and press. X1 will stop the ball.
GENERAL COMMENTS On any pass or hard dribble down the boards we all sprint back and
play half court man to man defense.
Here is the 1-2-1-1 Zone Press court. We call this 75 because 75 equals .
X4 pressures the ball and must always hustle to it. The key here is X3 keeping the ball out of the
middle. X1 goes to the ballside sideline.
2 passes to 1, X3 stays in front of 5 for two seconds before going to the sideline. This gives time for
X2 time to take his place fronting 5. (Very Important!)
1 dribbles down the left sideline and is trapped by X4 and X3, but throws a lob pass to 3 if X1
cannot intercept the ball he will double-team 3 with X3.
GENERAL COMMENTS: The 75 press is a great way to play if the players will fly around the
court trying to intercept long passes. You must practice with X2 and X3 keeping the ball from being
passed into the middle of the zone press. X5 needs to try and intercept long diagonal passes if he can.
Notice when the ball goes out on our end of the floor on the sideline we will put the wing man in our
press over the ball NOT X4.
When the ball is passed inbo9unds we will not be in ROTATE and the wings will drop back and we
are ready to press. (75 or court press)
Here the ball is being inbounded on the right sideline so we will put X2 on the ball and we now will
be in ROTATE on the side of the floor.
In this frame, the ball has been inbounded we will go to the (75 press) * See how we move when the
ball is inbounded.
GENERAL COMMENTS: Most teams will put X4 on the ball on the sideline and that is a
mistake. We think it is better to put the wing man (either X2 or X3) on the ball in all sideline deep
situations because it makes the press more effective. This must be taught.
Here we are in our denial press (Red means we are not going to let them get it inbounded.) Think
man to man here. Every man finds a man.
Here the ball gets inbounded to 1, notice X4 traps the ball with X2. All the other players look to
steal the next pass.
One passes the ball back to 3; notice how X4 hustles back to take the ball and everyone else stays
with their man.
In this frame, 3 dribbles the ball up the floor and is trapped near mid-court by X3 and X4.
GENERAL COMMENTS: Rules for the Red Press X4 takes the inbounder, X2 takes the first
man on the left side of the floor, X3 takes the first man on the right side of the floor, X! finds third
man and X5 find the fourth man and we do not let them get it inbounds. X4 will trap whomever the
ball is inbounded to. This is really an aggressive press.
Author
At age eleven Coach Duane Silver knew he wanted to teach the game of basketball. While growing
up in Central Missouri he spent many hours studying and playing basketball. After coaching seven
years in Missouri, and moving to Waco Texas in 1977 to coach at La Vega High School, he compiled:
8 district championships
6 regional finalists
Since retiring in 1999, Coach Duane Silver has been involved in more of the business side of
basketball. He is co-founder of CoachSilver.com where he shares his expertise and experience in
basketball. Coach Silver is also available to meet with area coaches for consultations.
duane@coachsilver.com
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