3 Zoom Offense Drills: Drive-Kick-Swing Series To Create & Keep The Advantage

[@romaine74]

my kids are gonna love this

[@nickyfresh12]

Not trying to be rude I may be ignorant about this but how is this a zoom drill? Isn’t zoom Action when an off-ball screen occurs into a dribblehandoff? Thanks!

[@BreakthroughBBall]

Fair point! This drill is used by Coach Steege to instill offensive principles within his zoom offense. He still runs the zoom, but he's focusing on the drive-kick-swing aspect that occurs after the zoom action or other actions within his offense.

[@nickyfresh12]

@@BreakthroughBBall I understand, Thank you for the information! I do enjoy the drill and will be trying a variation of these constraints to teach the motion offense I am looking to run!

[@jonbippes]

What would the 5 do in this scenario?

[@BreakthroughBBall]

If the 5 was in the post, I would probably utilize simple read and react penetration slides. . . in other words, if the ball is driven above the post, they could slide to the short corner OR circle under the rim. If the ball is driven below the 5, slide up to the front of the rim to be available for a pass. Hope that helps

[@isuruumayanga8187]

Hi Coach, This is a really useful drill that I will be looking to implement into my training. I just had a quick question what is "push pull"?

[@BreakthroughBBall]

It's a spacing concept. It's commonly associated with dribble drive reactions. If the ball is dribbled toward you, you cut away from the ball to create space (push). If the ball is dribbled away from you, you might follow to get into an open slot for a pass (pull).

[@isuruumayanga8187]

@@BreakthroughBBall thank you for your explanation

[@Pastor.Devin.Galloway]

Would you run this against man defense, a zone defense or both?

[@BreakthroughBBall]

Both! It's designed against man to man but penetration against zone is important and often overlooked. Anytime you have an advantage, the principles of this drill apply

[@DollarDogs]

Is it 2x state champ like in vid or 3x like in description

[@BreakthroughBBall]

Nice catch! I think it's 2x state champ. We'll update that. We get confused at times too dealing with multiple coaches where their accolades change year to year.

[@RoofingGuy-TU]

How do you know which side fills the gap?

[@BreakthroughBBall]

It's the player who's opposite the direction of the drive. He uses push/pull penetration reaction (some call it circle movement). So if the drive goes left, the player to the right fills that gap, and vice versa. . .