zone defense
noun
: a system of defense (as in basketball or football) in which each player guards an assigned area rather than a specified opponent
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But on Saturday night, De La Salle made quick work of Dougherty Valley’s zone defense.
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
Golden State tried a zone defense, but Phoenix ate it alive with ball movement.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
And Patrick Mahomes, too, added yet another highlight to his postseason reel, after somehow throwing a touchdown pass through Houston’s zone defense to Kelce while falling down.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Posey helped provide a spark off the bench for TCU early in the second half when Colorado went to a zone defense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
Golden State tried a zone defense, but Phoenix ate it alive with ball movement.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
And Patrick Mahomes, too, added yet another highlight to his postseason reel, after somehow throwing a touchdown pass through Houston’s zone defense to Kelce while falling down.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Posey helped provide a spark off the bench for TCU early in the second half when Colorado went to a zone defense.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Zone defense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zone%20defense. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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