Match Up Zone Defense

 When Match Up Zone Defense is done right, it confuses the heck out of offenses and makes them play into your strengths - not theirs. This is effective because once you get your opponent to change something they’re good at… You’ve already won. It forces the offense to try different strategies because one trip down, they think you’re in zone... And then the next trip down, they’ve switched their offense but get caught off guard AGAIN because they think you’re in man to man! Honestly, I bet you've encountered very few match up zones. So if you are one of those few who run it, you’ll keep teams guessing the whole night and season... Because other coaches simply don’t have the experience and tools to prepare for a match up zone. That’s why we thought you might like [Don Kelbick’s Match Up Zone Defense]( for $49 until midnight tonight... It is governed by a set of rules that teach universal defensive fundamentals, allowing players to interpret situations and make decisions. That’s why it never looks the same each trip down the floor. Kelbick himself started out a man to man guy, but switched to his Match Up Zone and never used anything else in his very successful 27 years. And here are 3 reasons it works: 1 - Effective: - Impossible to simulate the defense in practice because it's rare - Misread by the offense - Dictate the shots & how your opponent's going to score - Mirrors man-to-man principals - weak side help, denying cutters to the ball, cutting off the baseline, no dribble penetration 2 - Highly adaptable: - If your philosophy is to stop layups, trap, create the pace, steal the ball, or block shots, this defense will work for you - Successful with EVERY kind of team - Kelbick has used it with slow, fast, weak, big, small, and weak rebounding teams - Modify positions for certain players - like having your forwards play up and guards play down wing - it just depends on your group of athletes - Stop your opponents’ strengths - whether they have great outside shooters or a strong post 3 - It doesn’t take long to teach/implement: 4-5 days: Kelbick starts by teaching man to man principles - because if you can’t play man, you can’t play zone 1 day: put in the Match Up And if your kids are already sound in man to man, you may be able to streamline the process. However, just to be clearly transparent, this may NOT be for you if... - You believe zone defense is only used to allow your players to rest or for when the opponent inbounds the ball under their basket - You just aren’t ready to commit to it fully. Kelbick believes it has to be your main defense, not a change up - You’re a youth or middle school coach whose players haven’t mastered basic defensive principles yet Think about it: If a team in your conference played an intense match up zone that looked different each trip down the floor, would you know how to beat it? Imagine the frustration as you try your motion or other man offenses against it & fail... Then a zone offense & are stopped cold... Well, that's the lose-sleep-over, rewatch-game-tape kind of frustration you want to cause every single opponent. You can see what other coaches who switched have to say about Don Kelbick’s Match Up Zone Defense (towards the bottom of the page)... And decide if you want to change it up this season [with your 30% OFF (only til midnight)]( Regards, - Joe Haefner 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] .