The 2-3 Zone

Description

Throughout Coach O'Toole's long and illustrious coaching career he has been able to utilize and perfect the 2-3 zone defense. During this lesson he shares the in's and out's on how to play the zone, player responsibilities in the zone, and special adjustments.

Lessons

1 Introduction 3:47 2 Why the 2-3? 3:44 3 Why the 2-3? Cont'd 3:55 4 Zone in the 2-3 3:13 5 Rules for Guards 2:27 6 Rules for Wings 3:56 7 Rules for Bigs 2:35 8 Key Terms 4:13 9 Clip Examples 8:44 10 Drills and Systems 4:12 11 Neurology 4:48 12 Conclusion and Closing Q&A 4:56

The Coach

Tim O'Toole

Tim O'Toole | Associate Head Coach | Pittsburgh

Coach O'Toole has been coaching in college basketball for over 30 years and continues to coach to this day as an assistant coach with Pittsburgh University. He was the Head Coach of the Fairfield Stags Men's team from 1998-2006 where he led the Stags to a MAAC championship game as well as a berth in the NIT tournament. He has also coached for Fordham, Army, Iona, Syracuse, Duke, and Seton Hall, as well as holding a position as the Director of Basketball Operations at Syracuse from 2013-2014, in which the team made it to the final four. Coach O'Toole has gained a lot of experience throughout his career by working with a number of different programs and coaches.

Coaching Experience

Fordham Assistant Coach	1988-89
Army Assistant Coach	1989-90
Iona Assistant Coach	1990-91
Syracuse Assistant Coach	1992-95
Duke Assistant Coach	1995-97
Seton Hall Assistant Coach	1997-98
Fairfield Head Coach	1998-06
Stanford Assistant Coach	2014-16
California Associate Head Coach	2016-18
Pittsburgh Associate Head Coach	2018-Present