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Flyer Overload (vs Zone)

A baseline out of bounds play against 2-1-2 zone or 2-3 zone: 4 steps with diagrams and coaching points.

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Half-court diagram of Flyer Overload (vs Zone), step 1 of 4: 5 offensive players; player 1 has the ball; lines: 2 cuts, 2 passes.
Enter to 5, then move the ball to 2 as 2 clears the top.Credit: Ball Coach

How it works

A four-frame baseline play against a zone. The entry is reversed to the top, then the inbounder flies to the right wing. An interior stagger sends 5 behind the zone, and a screen-the-screener action frees 3 in the right corner while 2 lifts to the other side.

When to use it

Under your basket, against a 2-3 or 2-1-2 zone, when you can overload one side and have a shooter for the corner.

Personnel

5 is the interior player who goes behind the zone. 2 is the ball handler at the top after the reversal. 3 is your corner shooter. 4 sets a screen for 3, and 3 screens for 5. 1 inbounds, then flies to the wing for the catch.

Step by step

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    Step 1. Enter to 5, then move the ball to 2 as 2 clears the top.

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    Step 2. Let 1 fly to the right wing and deliver the pass after shifting the zone with the dribble.

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    Step 3. Use the stagger across the lane to send 5 behind the zone into the right short corner.

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    Step 4. Dribble down to hold the zone and look for 3 flying to the corner, with 2 lifting opposite.

Reads

  1. First read. The reversal to the top and the swing to 1 on the right wing.
  2. Second read. 3 in the right corner after the screen-the-screener action, for a catch and shot.
  3. Third read. 2 lifting to the opposite side as the release.

Counter

If the corner is covered, the reversal gives you a second side: swing to 2 at the top and attack the zone again.

Teaching cues

  • Move the ball before you move the zone: two passes before the screen.
  • 3: wait for the screen, then pop to the corner.
  • 5: cut behind the zone as it shifts to the ball.

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1 (current), approved October 1, 2026
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Flyer Overload (vs Zone) · Ball Coach AI