tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9720759.post110685025120662064..comments2023-10-07T07:14:01.772-04:00Comments on Ultimate Strategy & Coaching: Defending Horizontal StacksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9720759.post-1118253482554939212005-06-08T13:58:00.000-04:002005-06-08T13:58:00.000-04:00Perhaps a long-abandoned thread, but yes, we have ...Perhaps a long-abandoned thread, but yes, we have tried some transition zones in Mixed, with, well, somewhat mixed effectiveness. The transition frequently requires that a woman be able effectively to slow down a throw to a man (e.g., by making him change his cut or by poaching the throwing lane while getting to her person). <BR/><BR/>I find it often more difficult to switch out of a 2-3-2 in mixed than it to switch out of a 1-3-3, where for some reason it is more likely that the women will get to the offenders faster. Maybe we just need to position women/men differently in 2-3-2, and maybe it's because 1-3-3 is a little more conservative anyway.Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088933618393426860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9720759.post-1107868484534725322005-02-08T08:14:00.000-05:002005-02-08T08:14:00.000-05:00That reminds of something I was wondering about th...That reminds of something I was wondering about the other day - one of the biggest weaknesses with transitions zones in open is the potential for the creation of unfavorable match-ups. This problem seems like it would be amplified in the mixed game due to gender match-up issues. Have you tried transition zones in mixed? Any luck with them?AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232789723776100948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9720759.post-1107538150445219502005-02-04T12:29:00.000-05:002005-02-04T12:29:00.000-05:00One method I've used for defending spread offenses...One method I've used for defending spread offenses is to just fall into a zone as soon as it's recognized. So, you're playing man, run down after the pull, notice they're setting up for a spread O and then you just fall into zone defense. Because the spread O's resemble zone O's already, it is pretty easy to get your defensive players into position. The particular zone I've used is a 3-3-1. I like this zone for this purpose because it isn't immediately obvious that we've gone to a zone defense. The offense will probably still make their set cuts and think we're just poaching.<br /><br />In the 3-3-1, the 3 markers generally mark flat and poach the lanes like crazy, much like you describe. The next 3 play under their men, so we've basically got 6 guys between the handlers and the receivers. There is one deep to take away the hucks. It's really easy to fall into this defense off of a man call. Even in mixed I've done it, you just have to make sure you set up intelligently, with a valid deep. Pretty much anyone can play the marker or wing positions.<br /><br />I really like the idea of transitioning from zone after passing a certain point on the field rather than after a certain number of passes. Spread offenses are definitely less effective the closer you get to the endzone. This is likely easier in open than mixed, as matchup up with mixed genders is tough. On Rival we've tended to just stick with the zone for the whole point. Maybe we'll look to change that this year.woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092132397193139652noreply@blogger.com