It is very important not to foul in the umbrella trap. You can see in this diagram our coverages and adjustments based upon dribble penetration. By having three defenders always near the ball, you can force ball handlers into what we call an umbrella trap. One of my favorite things about the 1-3-1 defense is its ability to keep the ball out of the paint. Both coverages are shown in the diagram as well as slides after pass out of the corner. If you have quickness and athleticism, you may want to trap more. If your team is less athletic but has some length, you may want to play passing lanes and not trap. In “3” defense Player Positioning Part 2, you can see there are a couple of ways to cover the corner pass. In part 1 of our player positioning, you can see the basic slides and coverages when the offense passes guard to guard. Our players positioning is always in relationship to where the basketball is regardless of offensive alignment. They must cover corner to corner so someone with speed, quickness and great instincts works well in this position.īefore looking at coverages and slides in the 1-3-1, we must first talk about the most important concept when playing this defense or any zone defense. They must not allow anyone to screen them or pin them in at any time. The warrior must always be in line vertically with the basketball. Warrior (X1) – The warrior is usually our point guard but any guard can play this position. Finally, they must attack dribble penetration at 3pt line and keep ball out of the paint. Second, they must always have high hands to aid in distorting diagonal passes to the block area. First and most important is to keep the ball off the high post. The clogger must do several things well to be successful. We like having an undersized guard on the right side so they can pressure the initial entry pass, possible trap the dribbler at half court, and steal skip passes from the left baseline corner.Ĭlogger (X5) – The clogger is usually your tallest post player or a physical guard if you have a small team. We want our best athlete (our Michael Jordan) to be the right side pusher (X2) in our initial set up. We usually put our best rebounding guard/post on the left side of the floor (X4) due to the high volume of shots taken from right side of the floor. Pushers (X4 and X2) – By far the most important position in this defense due to the demands we place on them. ![]() The keeper should also lead your team in rebounds due to the fact they have great positioning to read the flight shots from the corners and wings. The keeper’s main responsibility is to make ball reversal difficult and to “keep” the ball on one side of the floor as much as possible. Often times this may be your tallest guard or a more athletic post player. ![]() ![]() Keeper (X3) – We try to put a player that has great length and has a nose for the basketball. Player Positions – In the first diagram you can see we give names to each position in the 1-3-1. In this post we will cover the coverages, slides, and common situations when playing this defense. Part 2 looks at the key components and “musts” for the 1-3-1 to be successful. In the first post we discussed 5 advantages of running the 1-3-1 and why we feel it gives us a competitive advantage. This is part 3 of my blog series on the 1-3-1 defense.
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