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How Elite Attackers Beat a Zone Defense
July 01, 2026
Session Overview
Emily Ausmus combines offensive and defensive film to teach the habits that make zone play effective: team togetherness, aggressive posture, intelligent shot selection, and coordinated movement during the transition from press to zone. She explains how attackers use tempo, fakes, and off-ball positioning to create center-entry or shooting windows, while defenders read the ball and center, take away a side of the cage, communicate help, and close space without giving up high-percentage looks. The session also reinforces anticipation, pressure, and applying one clear responsibility within the team’s structure.
zone offense
zone defense
attacking reads
spacing
Emily Ausmus
half-court offense

Emily Ausmus
Work with this mentor one-on-one.