Youth basketball plays don’t have to be simple to be effective. Players can learn about zone offense from an early age, giving the team more flexibility in choosing plays during games.
However, to be successful at a zone offense, kids basketball teams must practice the basics, including running effective screens and having multiple options for passing the ball.
The following play relies heavily on successful screens to allow the team to take a jump shot.
You'll get multiple options for completing a pass, depending on where the defense is strongest. With patience, teams using zone offense can outsmart their defenders and get to the basket!
Half-Moon Screen
In this play, players spread out along the three-point line. The player at the top of the key has the ball. The two players on the right screen the two defenders closest to them. The screens here are extremely important, and should be practiced frequently before running this play.
The player with the ball dribbles behind the two players screening their defenders and ends up between them, going as close in to the basket as the defenders allow. We now have three players on the left, inside the paint, and two players on the right, still at the perimeter.
There are now several options for the player with the ball. He could pass to the player on his right, who is closer to the basket and probably open because the defender on him has moved to the player with the ball.
Additionally, top-most player on the right could cut inside and take a pass. This would require a mid-range shot. Finally, the player with the ball could take a jump shot himself. If the player with the ball passes to the player on his right (who was originally running a screen nearest the basket), the rest of the team should be prepared to step in for a rebound.
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