Using a Zone as Your Primary Defense Playbook

with Joe Gallo,
Merrimack College Head Coach;
NCAA record for most wins by a program in its first year post-reclassifying to Division I;
3x Division II NCAA Tournament appearances ('17, '18, '19);
2019 Northeast-10 Conference & Tournament Champions;
Has been top 5 in the country in turnover percentage and has led the nation in steal percentage

While many teams that play a zone defense rely on packing inside the 3-point line, Coach Joe Gallo utilizes a zone defense that takes a different approach. Gallo's pressure zone defense is designed to contest 3-point shots and to create turnovers.

In this playbook that combines multiple highly rated webinar sessions from Coach Gallo, you'll learn how to utilize this unique and unconventional approach to playing zone as your primary defense.

This playbook was diagrammed by Tyler Whitcomb and consists of 16 pages in a PDF format. 2020.