1-3-1 Zone Panas

• So this could be our matchup zone against Riyadi.

• Goal: Erase DELVA & Saad from Riyadi’s game.
• Set:1-3-1
• First and last player of the zone OVERPLAY/DENY.

X1 & X5 OVERPLAY
X2 X4 X3 ARE CHAINED TOGETHER

X1 IS CHASING SAAD ANYWHERE SHE GOES AND HER GOAL IS AFTER SAAD
SHARES THE BALL NOT TO EVER RECEIVE THE BALL BACK
X5 IS RESPONSIBLE THE SAME AS DELVA NOT TO RECEIVE A PASS IN THE
LOW POST. WE PLAY DELVA ¾ WHEN THE BALL IS IN THE SIDE AND WE PUSH
HER HARD. WE FORCE DELVA TO GET A PASS IN THE SHORT CORNER OR IN
THE CORNER AND THEN WE TRAP
X2 & X3 ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PLAYER ON THE SIDE
X4 IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CUTS OR ANY PLAYER IN THE MIDDLE OR THE
HIGH POST
BUT REMEMBER THAT THESE THREE PLAYERS ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER
SO THERE IS A CHANCE THEY MIGHT NEED TO HELP IN A DIFFERENT
POSITION.
THESE ARE THE PLACES WE TRAP:
X2 & X3 ARE RESPONSIBLE TO TRAP ONLY
WHEN THE BALL IS ON THE SIDE.
X4 IS RESPONSIBLE TO TRAP ONLY IF THE
BALL ENTERS THE LOW POST AREA.

REMEMBER WE ONLY TRAP AGAINST DELVA

AND NOONE ELSE!

OUR POINT IS TO MAKE DELVA RECEIVE THE

BALL IN THE SHORT CORNER OR IF ITS
POSSIBLE TO THE CORNER AND THEN EITHER
X2 OR X3 WILL TRAP HER.
IF THE BALL ENTERS LOW POST – WHICH IS
SOMETHING WE DON’T WANT – X4 IS
REPONSIBLE TO TRAP AND THEN WE ROTATE.
REMEMBER THAT WE PLAY DELVA ¾ WHEN
THE BALL IS ON THE SIDE AND PUSH HER HARD TO MAKE HER TAKE THE
BALL AS FAR FROM THE LOW POST AS POSSIBLE.

WE ALWAYS WANT TO MATCH UP THE

BALL. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN O3 HAS THE
BALL X2 HAS TO PLAY HER MAN TO MAN
WITH 1.5 ARMS AWAY SO WE FORCE AN
OFF-DRIBBLE SHOT. IF O3 DRIBBLES
MIDDLE X4 IS RESPONSIBLE TO HELP.
IF O3 PASSES TO 4 X2 IS RESPONIBLE TO
QUICKLY CLOSE OUT. X4 WILL ONLY HELP
IF 4 DRIVES TO THE BASKET.

AGAIN ON THE OTHER SIDE IF O2 HAS

THE BALL X3 MATCHES UP. X5 PLAYES ¾.
X2 IS RESPONSIBLE MOSTLY FOR PLAYER
4 AND ANY LOB TO PLAYER 4. REMEMBER
WE FORCE OUTSIDE SHOTS AND LIMIT
INSIDE SHOTS AS MUCH AS WE CAN. IF
THERE IS A LOB FOR PLAYER 4 THEN X4
AND X2 WILL DEFEND THE LOW POST.

IF DELVA(O5) RECEIVES THE PASS IN THE

SHORT CORNER THEN X3 TRAPS. O2
WILL BE FREE BUT X4 IS ONLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT
GOES INSIDE. IF O5 PASSES BACK TO O2
THEN X3 HAS TO PLAY QUICK CLOSE OUT
DEFENSE.
IF O3 OR O4 CUTS WE SEE THAT X4 AND X2
ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PROTECT THE
PAINT. X3 WILL CLOSE OUT ON O2.

IF THE BALL IS IN THE HIGH POST X4 IS

RESPONBLE TO PLAY 1 VS 1 AGAINST HIM.
X2 AND X3 HAVE TO HELP AND RECOVER IF
SHE DRIVES LEFT OR RIGHT.

IF THERE IS HI-LOW ACTION WHERE 4

PASSES TO 5 – IS SOMETHING WE DON’T
WANT! – THEN X4 TRAPS THE LOW POST
AND THE WEAK SIDE DEFENDER WHICH IN
THAT CASE IS X3 HELPS ON HIGH POST. IF
THERE IS AN OUTSIDE PASS TO O2 X3 WILL
CLOSE OUT DEFENSE ON O2.
THIS IS HOW WE DEFEND IF O5(DELVA)
CAPTURES A HIGH POST SPOT. IF THE BALL
IN THE CENTRE X5 SHOULD HAVE HER BACK
TURNED TO THE BALL.

IF THE BALL GOES TO THE SIDE THEN X3

WHO MATCHES UP O2 SHOULD SHOUT
“SIDE, SIDE!” SO, OUR X5 SHOULD TURN
HER BACK TO THE BALL AND DENY THE
PASS TO O5(DELVA)

AGAIN, THE BALL GOES TO THE CORNER

THERE IS NOT TRAP IF THERE IS NO DELVA.
X3 SHOULD MATCH O4.
WHAT IF THE TWO OVERPLAYED PLAYERS
CAPTURES THE STRONGSIDE. DO WE
SEND X2 TO THE WEAK SIDE TO MATCH
THE OTHER THREE PLAYERS? NO!

IF O1 PASSES TO O5(DELVA) THEN X2

TRAPS THE CORNER. X3 FOR ONLY THIS
TIME CAPTURES THE LOW TAG SPOT TO
PROTECT A PASS TO O4. IF O5 PASSES
TO THE WING X3 SHOULD CLOSE OUT
AND MATCH O2. X4 IS READY TO HELP IF
O2 DRIVES ON CLOSE OUT. X2 MATCHES
O4 IF THERE IS AN EXTRA PASS.

IF THE BALL GOES TO THE MIDDLE X4

WILL NOT MATCH AND WILL TRY TO
DEFEND 1 VS 1 FORCING AN OUTSIDE
SHOT OFF THE DRIBBLE. X3 IS READY TO
CLOSE OUT ON O2 AND X2 TO CLOSE OUT
ON X4.
O3 PASSES TO O2 ON CLOSE OUT
SITUATION. X3 WILL TRY TO CLOSE OUT
ON BOTH O2 AND O4. IF ANY OF THESE
PLAYERS DRIVE TO THE BASKET X4 IS
RESPONSIBLE TO HELP. X2 BE CLOSE TO
O3.

O2 PASSES TO O4.
X3 WILL MATCH O4.
X2 WILL BE BETWEEN TWO PASSES.
X4 IS RESPONBIEL FOR ANY DRIVE.

A Defense Inspired by Konstantinos Panas

25/9/2019