The 1-3-1 zone setup and each position's role. Use it as a base, change-of-pace or trapping defense.
A 1-3-1 zone that picks up the ball at the opposing free throw line to put extra pressure on the offense.
The ball-side wing traps as the dribbler crosses half court, forcing a pickup and a weak lob to pick off.
A packed-in 1-3-1 zone with no traps that keeps the ball out of the middle and collapses on it if it gets in.
Trap the ball in the baseline corner in a 1-3-1 zone and force a soft lob pass over the top to pick off.
How the 1-3-1 zone defends the high post, one of its weak spots, by forcing the ball out of there quickly.
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