Stanford Zone Offense Attack - Patterned Basketball Offense Versus Zone Defenses

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This play below outlines the motion patterned offense that Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer runs versus zones.

The play works from 1-3-1 initial setup and emphasizes wing cutters hunting the short corner behind the zone -- frequently a weak point in most 2-3 zone defenses. The movements of the post, wing, and corner players overload one side of the court, stretch the defense, and create close-out challenges for the zone defenders.

Once the offense reverses the ball from one side to the other, the patterned offense and overload repeats itself on the other side.

We also love that Stanford's approach keeps the rules very very simple for the single post player: moving from high post to mid-post and back essentially following the ball.

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