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Continuity Zone – High Post Entry

A continuity zone offense that flows through the high post, collapsing the zone and opening perimeter or interior scoring options.

OFFENSE

Zone Offense

FORMATION

1-4 High

CORE ACTIONS

High-Low, Post Seal

PLAY DESCRIPTION

Overview:

Entry into the continuity zone offense that begins with a direct high-post feed, designed to trigger the automatic dive and flow seamlessly into the X Games pattern.

Why It Works
Feeding the high post immediately forces the zone to collapse, opening a dive to the rim and creating high-low opportunities. Once the ball is swung out, the continuity takes over, keeping the defense rotating and stretched.

Key Teaching Points

  • The high-post catch must come at the elbow, not too high or too low.

  • 5 must dive hard to the rim on the entry to draw the middle defender.

  • Perimeter players must shift on time to balance the floor for the reversal.

  • Flow directly into the continuity without hesitation — no dead stops.

PRIMARY ACTIONS

  • Start in a 1–4 high alignment: 1 top, 4 left elbow, 5 right elbow, 2 right wing, 3 left wing.

  • 1 enters the ball to 4 at the high post.

  • On the catch, 5 immediately dives to the front of the rim.

  • 1 cuts through to the opposite deep wing, with 2 lifting into the slot to replace.

  • From there, flow directly into the continuity: post dive-and-replace, short-corner actions, and ball reversal.

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