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Originally Posted by so cal lurker
I think the *purpose* of no zone rules is that one cannot learn to play zone properly without first learning to play man. It's a good *development* rule. (The varsity coach at my high school forbid the freshman teams from playing zone for the first part of the season for exactly this reason.)
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Another purpose is that can clog up the middle and forces many kids to shoot from a range that is too far for them to shoot with good form. With man-to-man, there will be openings in the middle. Players are more likely to learn to screen, dribble, penetrate, kick out. Against a zone, they just shoot from 20' when they should be learning to shoot from 10' or less.