Baseline Runner Seal (vs Zone)
A zone offense play against 2-3 zone: 2 steps with diagrams and coaching points.
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How it works
A zone set that sends 3 along the baseline while the ball reverses from 1 to 2. The interior players screen and seal the low and middle defenders, opening 3 near the rim; read the baseline finish first and the overload behind the shifting zone second.
When to use it
Half-court zone offense against a 2-3 zone. Use the baseline runner to get a shot near the rim while the zone is busy with the ball reversal.
Personnel
1 and 2 reverse the ball. 3 starts on the wing and runs the baseline. 4 screens the low defender and 5 seals the middle defender. 3 needs to catch and finish near the rim.
Step by step
Step 1. Diagram only.
Step 2. Diagram only.
Reads
- First read. 3 on the baseline run to the rim. 2 passes to 3 if the low defenders have been screened or sealed.
- Second read. The overload behind the shifting zone. If 3 is covered, 2 looks for the open player on the ball side.
Counter
If the baseline run is taken away, 2 keeps the ball on the wing and the team stays spaced against the zone.
Teaching cues
- 3: run the baseline, tight and fast.
- 4: set the screen on the low defender.
- 5: seal the middle defender and show a target.
- 1 and 2: reverse the ball quickly to shift the zone.
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- Version
- 1 (current), approved October 2, 2026
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- Ball Coach
- Source
- Published by Ball Coach under its first-party license, credited to Ball Coach. Released as a fixed version; any later edit gets a new version number.
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Topics
- Zone offense
- 2-3 zone
- Seal
- Overload
- Screen the zone