(Rental)-Matt Painter: Zone Offense

Purdue head coach Matt Painter has turned the Boilermakers into one of the nation’s top programs. His teams have been to 12 NCAA tournaments with five of those trips going to the Elite Eight. Painter has guided Purdue to three Big Ten regular season titles and one conference tournament championship. Not surprisingly, he also has won four Big Ten Coach of the Year honors.

In this video, Painter goes on the court to show you all the important elements of his zone offense. From rules to Xs and Os, you will learn how to get more layups, open shots, and free throw attempts using Painter’s zone offense.

Coach Painter shows you how to build the offense by first using 3-on-0, 4-on-0, and 5-on-0 situations. The offense utilizes concepts from the Motion offense and it helps to teach those ideas without a defense. Painter also teaches players to use shot fakes, pass fakes, misdirection dribble, and the rip-and-go to successfully execute the Cut-Through Zone Offense.

Spacing is a must and players must keep 12-foot to 15-foot spacing. They must also constantly change their movements using cuts to the high post, speed/hard cuts to the short corner, and the misdirection dribble to keep the defense on the move. The results of these actions include natural overloads that create open shots. Another benefit is that it continually puts your players in good offensive rebounding positions.

Once the players have a solid grasp of player movement, Coach Painter then adds the defense. The offense works in a 5-on-5 setting against a 2-3 zone to start. Painter also introduces some man principles in the zone offense, one of which is the ball screen.

If you are looking for new ways to attack zone defenses, this DVD by one of college basketball’s hottest coaches will give your team new ideas on cutting options, using the dribble effectively, feeding the post, and how to find cutters.