The 3-2 Zone
The 3-2 Zone is a defensive strategy involving perimeter-heavy zone with three defenders up top and two in the paint.
Team Defense
The 1-3-1 Zone
The 1-3-1 Zone is a defensive strategy involving aggressive, trapping zone designed to force turnovers.
Direct answer
What is The 1-3-1 Zone?
The 1-3-1 Zone is a defensive strategy involving aggressive, trapping zone designed to force turnovers.
Quick facts
| Category | Team Defense |
|---|---|
| Diagram | zone-shapes |
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- The 1-3-1 Zone is a defensive strategy involving aggressive, trapping zone designed to force turnovers.
- Two trappers must be nose-to-nose (no gap to split); hands up in passing lanes; never foul in the trap.
- Point guard funnels ball to one wing 2.
How it works
- Point (1): Quickest defender at the top — funnels ball to one side and initiates traps
- Wings (2 & 3): At the elbows; the arms of the zone — primary trappers
- Rover (1): Center of the paint, free-throw line or just below — the most demanding position; must read and rotate everywhere; quarterback of the defense
- Baseline (1): Along the baseline — responsible for weak-side corner and baseline; must be long, quick, and intelligent
- Point guard funnels ball to one wing 2.
Bilingual terms
| English | The 1-3-1 Zone |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 1-3-1联防 |
| Traditional Chinese | 1-3-1 聯防 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place The 1-3-1 Zone in the larger basketball map.
Box-and-1 (Hybrid Defense)
Box-and-1 (Hybrid Defense) is a defensive strategy involving four defenders play zone (box shape); one defender plays man-to-man on the opponent's.
2-3 Zone: Trapping Out of Corners
2-3 Zone: Trapping Out of Corners is a defensive strategy that a common adjustment to 2-3 zone is trapping.
Short-Corner Attacks and Soft Spots
The short corner (the area between the block and the corner along the baseline) is a soft spot in the 2-3 zone.
1-2-2 Zone: Press Applications
1-2-2 Zone: Press Applications is a defensive strategy that the 1-2-2 zone is often employed as a full-court or three-quarter court press.
Related concepts
1-2-2 Zone: Press Applications
1-2-2 Zone: Press Applications is a defensive strategy that the 1-2-2 zone is often employed as a full-court or three-quarter court press.
2-3 Zone: Trapping Out of Corners
2-3 Zone: Trapping Out of Corners is a defensive strategy that a common adjustment to 2-3 zone is trapping.
Short-Corner Attacks and Soft Spots
The short corner (the area between the block and the corner along the baseline) is a soft spot in the 2-3 zone.
Attacking the 1-3-1 Zone
Attacking the 1-3-1 Zone: Station two players in opposite corners; when ball enters one corner, skip to the other before the baseline defender can.
Half-Court Trap
Half-Court Trap is a defensive strategy involving defenders who chase the ball after it escapes give up position.
PRESS BREAK
PRESS BREAK is a defensive strategy involving the most widely used and most effective press break alignment.