Youth "No zone rule" looking for examples

[Coltdoggs]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

yes.

If you have younger kids, it's not. Packing in a 2-3 and forcing 3rd or 4th grade kids to shoot jumpshots (read airballs) is not teaching anything. It's not teaching on ball defense, it's not really teaching a kid how to play off ball, on the line, up the line D and allowing them to learn floor spacing.

As much zone that is played these days...I know why it's played but in all seriousness...it's to help the weaker defenders who can man up and shut somebody down or force a bad shooting team into outside shots. On the upside, it does promote team passing and cutting...so I guess there's something to be said for it.