How to Play a MORPHING 1-3-1 Zone Defense

Converse University Valkyries' head men's basketball coach, Nick Pasqua, breaks down his 1-3-1 morphing zone defense. He'll tell you how to teach the 1-3-1 from the ground up; he'll give suggestions for drilling the zone; and he'll share how to change defenses within single possessions to confuse offenses.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Core Principles for the 1-3-1 Zone
2:21 Individual Player Responsibilities
3:46 Where Players Are Positioned on the Court
6:40 The Importance of the Stunt
8:01 Rotations in the Zone
10:22 Triggers for Switching from 1-3-1 to 2-3 Zone
12:15 Navigating Screens by the Offense
13:24 Minimizing the Negatives of Playing Zone
16:10 Teaching the Zone, Whole-Part-Whole
19:17 Breakdown Drills for the Zone
21:08 Practicing by Outnumbering the Zone

[@chadspencer9302]

I love the 1-3-1 that morphs. Andy Kennedy is great at this. Kermit Davis is good too. I’ve never seen it done at the HS level.

[@ositaokoro9290]

If this defense is ran right it’s so fun to watch
I never knew about it until 2k14

[@Golf-eb1xb]

guy talks like he is undefeated. 15- 15 record this year. I think the defense is an interesting concept, but seems like there are a lot of calls and probably need really smart players.

[@TonyMillerCoach]

He’s at a program now that’s in year 3 of existence. They didn’t even run this defense this past season because he didn’t have the personnel. When he did run this defense, he was at a different school, and they won a D2 conference title. They were a terrible program before he got there. The guy can coach.