Zone Offense

Zone Offense

How to run Zone Offense — 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
Zone Offense — frame 1 diagram
1 passes to 3; 1 cuts to the left low post; 2 cuts to the basket
Zone Offense — frame 2 diagram
5 cuts to the left wing; 3 cuts to the left wing; 2 cuts to the left corner
Zone Offense — frame 3 diagram
5 cuts to the left wing; 3 passes to 1; 1 passes to 2
Zone Offense — frame 4 diagram
4 cuts to the lane; 3 passes to 2; 1 cuts to the left block; 2 passes to X3
Zone Offense — frame 5 diagram
4 cuts to the lane
Zone Offense — frame 6 diagram
5 cuts to the left low post; 4 cuts to the free-throw line; 1 cuts to the left wing; 3 cuts to the right wing; 2 cuts to the right corner; X4 cuts to the basket
Zone Offense — frame 7 diagram
1 passes to 3; 5 cuts to the basket

Use this zone offense to attack a two-three or matching zone by moving the ball quickly and crashing the gaps. Ball swings from point to wing to the other guard, pulling zone defenders wide, then your cutters attack the short corner and block seams while the pass comes through the middle. Call it any time the zone is sitting still — movement and quick reversals are what break it open.

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