Zone (basketball)
In basketball, a zone is a defense zone (see: Zone defense ), which is delimited by the basket and the three-point line.
In addition, a rectangle is drawn under the baskets. This rectangle, i.e. the marked area that extends directly under the basket to the free-throw line, is also called paint (because it is usually color-coded) or key (because its shape looked like a key when viewed from above until it reached widened in the 1960s). This zone is u. a. It is important that players of the attacking team are not allowed to stay in it for more than 3 seconds continuously.
Zone coverage
In the case of zone cover or zone defense , the space between the basket and the three-point line is divided into five zones. Each player has his own zone.
The five zones:
- Left in the front
- Front right
- Back left
- Back right
- Middle under the basket