Best Half Court Trap Defense (2024)

FAQs

How to break a 2-2-1 half court trap? ›

With a 2-2-1, have a tall receiver with good hands (your "tight end") set up in the middle between the two "second tier" defenders. O3 and O5 move down into the corners. Your point guard O1 can pass to the middle, or to O3 or O5 in the corners. In fact, most half court presses are vulnerable down low in the corners.

Playname: 1-3-1 half court trap. This is a half court defense that looks to trap the ball when ever possible. For this defense to work each player must understand the rules of dividing the court. The court is divided above the foul line and below and left side right side.

It can be run as a trapping defense, soft denial (to force skip passes), or packed in to force teams into poor outside shots. Some coaches use the 1-3-1 as a defense to switch things up, while others will use it as their primary defensive scheme.

There are a number of ways of attacking the 1-3-1 zone defense, but most success will come with attacking from the corner or short corner, and underneath the zone. Screening the low defender and back-screening the middle defender create opportunities as well.

The main way to bust a 1-2-2 Zone is by passing the ball to the high post area. If the offense gets the ball to the high post, they will have multiple options to pick your defense apart such as attacking to score or kicking out to a perimeter shooter in the corner. Post Player Guarding Perimeter.

Half-court shots are widely considered to be the lowest percentage shot in basketball. Collectively, NBA players try shots from beyond half-court a few hundred times each season; approximately 1 in 100 of those shots are made.

1-3-1 to 2-3 Defense Rotations and Responsibilities

The defense stays in a 1-3-1 zone until there is a pass to the baseline. Once this pass is made the defense switches into a 2-3 zone for the remainder of the possession. Closes out hard with 2 hands to guard the ball. Must contain the ball.

Your defense is set-up in the shape of a “X” with two players up top, one in the middle, and two on the bottom. Essentially, your top two players are playing man-to-man defense while your bottom three players are play a triangle zone.

The 1-3-1 zone defense has the advantage of being able to apply pressure on the outside arc and high post, and allows for some trapping. The major weakness is when the offense attacks from the corners and into the low post.

The ball handler should dribble up the sideline as far as the defense will allow without getting trapped. If the defense comes to trap, the ball handler can either pass the ball to an open player up the court or reverse the ball. If the ball is reversed, make sure to run cutters to the middle and fill spots once again.

How do I stop half court press? ›

For any press break you need a middle, sideline, and reversal. We have our 2 guards stacked near the free throw line and then bigs at the half court corners. Guards screen or just cut to each side. Inbounder stays back for reversal, opposite big flashes middle, and strong side is deep sideline.

One of the simplest way to attack the Diamond & One Combination defense is to place the "Star" player in the middle and attack it like a 1-3-1 zone. Therefore, the "Clock" Offense is an excellent offense to use against a Diamond & One defense.