Inside Look: 2-1-2 Pressure Zone Defense
Coach Greg Neeley, 3v3 SSG, Zone Clinic Notes
In this week’s newsletter:
🎥 A Quick Timeout Podcast: An Aggressive 2-1-2 Defense
⭐ SSG of the Week: 3v3 Peel (for the 2-1-2 Zone)
➕ Deep Dive: Pressure 2-1-2 Zone
🏀 Scrimmage Film: 2-1-2 Zone
Greg Neeley’s Aggressive 2-1-2 ZONE DEFENSE Film Study
Coach Greg Neeley, head coach for the Piedmont College Lions (NCAA D3), is back on A Quick Timeout podcast to go through a film study of his 2-1-2 extended, aggressive zone defense. If you haven’t already, this is a defense you’re going to want to check out!
Wait! There’s more!! Listen to the extended interview with Coach Neeley…
If you missed the original A Quick Timeout podcast with Coach Neeley about the 2-1-2 zone, here is that episode. He shares player responsibilities, special calls, and film for the defense. (This video has gotten over 40,000 views in YouTube!)
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⭐SSG of the Week: 3v3 Peel
As you’ll see in this week’s A Quick Timeout film breakdown, the ability of guards to peel on drives breaking the 3P line is an extremely important part of eliminating 3PAs in the zone. This is a simple SSG we’ll use to rep that skill of peeling to shooters while also defending the driver with our center.
Deep Dive: Pressure 2-1-2 Zone Defense
Want to see more on the zone? Here’s a deeper dive into the philosophy and the Xs & Os behind the Lions’ 2-1-2 Zone Defense. Included are details and diagrams of the zone. My clinic notes from Coach Neeley.