Zone Offense

vs. Zone flare high

How to run vs. Zone flare high — a zone attack you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
vs. Zone flare high — frame 1 diagram
1 passes to 2; 3 screens near the free-throw line; 1 cuts to the left wing; 2 dribbles to the top; 1 passes to 5; 5 cuts to the basket; 1 passes to 3
vs. Zone flare high — frame 2 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)
vs. Zone flare high — frame 3 diagram
5 cuts to the left wing; 3 cuts to the left perimeter
vs. Zone flare high — frame 4 diagram
5 cuts to the free-throw line; 5 passes to 2; 5 dribbles to the left wing

Use this flare action against a zone when the defense is collapsing on every interior feed. Your three pops high to the perimeter while your five dribbles into the wing gap, pulling two zone defenders toward the ball and leaving your shooter unguarded on the flare. Attack it when you see the top of the zone chasing your ball handler and losing track of the skip target.

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