#1 solution when your team is denied

  In today’s newsletter, [How the Zoom Offense Defeats Denials,]( you’re going to find out: - Why offenses that look great on paper don't always lead to success in games - The #1 solution when your opponent denies the ball and cuts off passing lanes - Unique 2 Zoom Flow (Beginner) and 1 Zoom Flow (Advanced) Actions against denials But before we get to today's content, quick reminder...  $50 Zoom Offense System Discount  The [Zoom Offense]( the perfect modern conceptual offense designed to create BIG advantages and help your team score more points.  This adaptable system has helped Coach Nate Steege reach 10 State Tournament appearances, including 2 State Championships.  So if you're looking for an offense that is: - Based on modern concepts - Unpredictable and aggressive - Conceptual based and free-flowing - Based on the extremely effective Zoom Action - Predicated on quickly creating an offensive advantage on each possession - Fun for your players and allows individuals to play to their strengths [Get $50 off the Zoom Offense Package now [Available until this Sunday, November 3rd]](  Okay now, onto the content...  How the Zoom Offense Defeats Denials  If you’ve coached basketball long enough, you’ve probably found yourself in this situation. You have an offense that looks great on paper. It looks great 5v0.   It may even be great against teams that allow you to move and pass as you’d like. But then you play against a team that really gets up into you.   They deny passes. They pressure the ball. All of a sudden that beautiful offense doesn’t look so great.   Even worse are the looks you get from players. Often, those looks say something like, ‘HELP ME! I can’t make the pass the offense tells me to make. I don’t know what to do!”.  Needless to say, this is a miserable situation for both coaches and players.  And it happens a lot! In fact, it’s a good argument for being aggressive defensively.  From an offensive standpoint, one flaw in many offenses is they don’t offer solutions for what to do when the defense is aggressive.   This often results in offenses being blown up and purposeless play.  Fortunately, the [Zoom Offense]( continues to flow no matter what the defense does. Coach Nate Steege recently discussed the options that are available against denying defenses. [WATCH the clip here](.  The #1 Solution When Your Team Is Denied  The Zoom Offense can be run either 4 out or 5 out. It can be run with 0 posts, 1 post, or 2 posts. Coach Steege addressed the options for all of those situations.  Coach Steege actually calls the players who are executing the zoom (handing the ball off) “triggers”. The triggers are generally your weakest ball handlers or post players. That gives you lineup flexibility. Your triggers can be anyone you choose.   Whether they are guards or forwards, making weaker dribblers your triggers reduces their ball handling burden and allows them to focus on scoring off rolls to the rim.   He generally suggests starting with 2 Zoom Flow as it’s easier to learn. It provides more structure and fewer options, so beginners can have more success with it. Middle School, Junior Varsity, and Varsity teams can all start with 2 Zoom Flow.  As players get comfortable with that, you can progress to 1 Zoom Flow. This is more open-ended and allows players more freedom.  Before getting into the diagrams, Coach Steege made the point that the first option is always to go backdoor.   If your trigger is being denied, they should look to cut hard to the basket. This is a great way to get an easy basket. Additionally, once your player does this once, their defender is likely to back off their denial.  2 Zoom Flow (Beginner) Denial Solutions  If you run the offense with 2 triggers. Within 2 Zoom Flow, here are two good options against denials.  Switch  One rule of 2 zoom flow is that the triggers are always on opposite sides of the floor.   If 4 is denied, 4 can come and set a ball screen for 1.   Since this changes the side of the floor for player 4, player 5 must change as well.  Once the ball screen is set, you are into the offense.  Pistol   [Pistol]( allows your triggers to stay on the same side of the floor.   Since 4 is denied, 1 goes into a handoff with 2.   5 comes up and sets a ball screen right behind the handoff to get the offense going.   1 Zoom Flow (Advanced) Denial Solutions  Drag   If 5 is denied, they can go right into a drag ball screen with 1.   As 5 rolls, 2 lifts.   This starts the action and gets you into the offense.  Twist   As opposed to screening for the ball, 5 can screen away for 4.   4 should look to curl this screen.   If they are open, 1 will pass to 4.  If not, 4’s curl will run them into x5, creating space for 5 to pop back to the top of the key and catch an entry pass.  From there, you are into the offense.  Twist Slip  Even if you are in 1 zoom flow, you have a second player who acts as a trigger. The trigger also can initiate zoom action.   As in the twist action above, 5 screens for 4.   However, instead of curling, 4 now pops to the top.   5 can slip the screen and look for a pass at the rim.  If 4 is not open, 1 can pass to 4 at the top of the key to initiate the offense.  No Pass? No Problem  Knowing how to counter your opponent’s coverage is vital.   Don’t teach your offense assuming everything will always go exactly the way you drew it up. It won’t.   However, by teaching coverage solutions, the flow of your offense never stops.  And when the offense flows, your players’ confidence and success grows! Learn more about [The Zoom Offense With Nate Steege](.   All the best,  Jeff Huber Breakthrough Basketball  This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you indicated that you'd like to receive emails and updates from Breakthrough Basketball on 2016-12-16 05:42:39. If you don't want to receive such emails in the future, please [Change Your Email Preferences]( or [Unsubscribe All]( Copyright © Breakthrough Basketball, LLC. All rights reserved. Breakthrough Basketball, LLC. | 5001 1st Ave. SE, Ste 105 #254 | Cedar Rapids | IA | 52402 [email.gif] . It’s our mission to build a strong community centered around basketball, personal development and most importantly - fun! 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