No zone philosophy

Aberfeldie Jets supports a no zone philosophy in the U10-U14 competitions. Aberfeldie Jets encourage coaches of U10-U14 to observe man to man defence principles instead of playing a zone defence. Support for the no zone philosophy was passed at the KBA junior domestic competition meeting on 28 August 2017 and has now been incorporated into the current bylaws as outlined below:

• 13 NO ZONE PHILOSOPHY
  
  • 13.1 The KBA Junior Domestic Competition supports a no zone philosophy which requires that zone defence in the half court should not be played in the under 14 and younger competitions.
  • 13.2 The Competition Administrator and clubs actively encourage coaches of under 14 and below teams to observe man to man defence principles and will assist and support coaches to improve their skills through communication and training.
    
  • 13.3 Zone defence is defined as any defence played in the half court which does not incorporate normal man to man defensive principles.
    
  • 13.4 The no zone philosophy applies only in the half court.
    
  • 13.5 Zone presses and trapping defences that fall back to man to man principles inside the three-point line are not discouraged in a no zone philosophy.
    
  • 13.6 The only exception is when a team has less than five (5) players on the court.
    

Coach Mac has a good article about not playing zone here and the NBA in conjunction with USA Basketball has also written about it here.