Basketball For Coaches

The 3-2 zone defense is becoming an increasingly popular defense in the half court at all levels of basketball, from the youth level to the NBA. With so many offenses perimeter-focused these days, the 3-2 zone does a better job of contesting outside shots and limiting dribble penetration than a typical 2-3 zone. Instead of forcing your players to memorize another offense to a...

As the name suggests, there are 4 quarters in a basketball game. But only IF that league breaks their games into quarters. For the most part, middle school, high school, college women, and both professional men’s and women’s leagues set up their basketball games using quarters. However, most youth basketball games, as well as college men use halves in their games.

A moving screen is a type of illegal screen in which the screener makes contact that is not allowed because they do not stay stationary or they move some part of their body to create contact. Moving screens can occur either in on-ball situations, where the screen is being set for the ball handler, or in off-ball situations as well.

Triple threat is when an offensive player catches the ball and gets in a position where they're a “threat” to shoot, dribble, or pass the ball. The triple threat position immediately puts the offensive player at an advantage because the defender has no idea what the offensive player will do next.