3 Guard

Three Guard Zone Offense


This pic shows "Home" when the ball is in the hands of the circled middle guard


When the ball goes to a wing (circled #2)
The ball side forward steps out the corner
The weak side forward flashes to the ball side elbow


When the ball goes to the forward in the corner (circled #5)
The forward at the elbow drops to the ball side block
The weak side wing cuts across the free throw line and replaces the forward at the ball side elbow
The middle guard loops around and becomes the weak side guard


When the ball goes from the corner back to the wing
The guard at the elbow pops out to the top of the key and becomes the middle guard
The forward at the block returns to the ball side elbow


This pic shows what happens when the ball goes from the corner to the block
The guard at the elbow cuts diagonally thru the lane to the weak side block
The weak side guard flashes to the free throw line to look for a shot