Basketball Plays 1-3-1 Zone Attack

These ideas for attacking a 1-3-1- zone are from an old Xavier Men’s Basketball Newsletter.

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10 Rules–Attacking the 1-3-1

1. Push the basketball (take advantage — don’t let the zone set up)
2. Take the ball up against the defense
3. Ball reversal (get the zone to shift)
4. Get the ball Inside

– Every 3-4 passes. ball must get into the post
– Inside out pass
– In and away pass

5. Attack the gaps
6. Use skip passes-Use the whole court and make defense turn their head
7. Get overloads
8. Use screening offenses

– Inside screening
– Little on big

9. Big guys • use short corners & post (spread the offense)
10. 10. Use mis-direction passes

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1-3-1 Zone Attack

Option 1 (Look for lob) and Option 2

Option 3 and Option 4

Option 5

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