Keith Dambrot provides his philosophy for attacking zone defenses. He discusses the problems you face playing against zone defenses as well as his philosophies for playing against and creating his zone offense quick hitters at Akron.

His philosophy includes throwing the ball into the high post, make it more man-to-man, more power less finesse using misdirection in plays using ball screens and flowing into your zone offense out of the fastbreak.

In this on-court demonstration, he show you two ways to flow into your zone offense out of the fastbreak with simple continuity and using ball screen action. Coach Dambrot then shares more than 10 quick hitters that he uses to successfully attack the 2-3 zone, the 1-2-2 zone, the 1-1-3 zone and the 1-3-1 zone. These plays can be run from the fronstside of back, and include counters and variations. Dambrot also shows a few plays that are effective against man and zone defenses, which is perfect for end-of-the game situations, as well as an out-of-bounds baseline play.

These short, easy to teach and, more importantly, remember. Dambrot emphasizes the need to cater your zone offense to your personnel and their abilities. He also designs his quick hitters with action that can be adjusted depending on how you opponent is covering certain offensive action.

He finishes discussing end line out-of-bounds plays and shows a couple of his favorites to get your team a great shot.

68 minutes. 2010.