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Message: [QUOTE="Coach Orange, post: 3344836, member: 2260"] As 007 stated above, forwards are required to cover more ground than guards based on their responsibilities as the ball moves. According to Coach Boeheim himself (and, anecdotally, my experiences teaching the zone to players at lower levels show this to be accurate), the two most difficult rotations in the zone are: 1) The forwards quickly rotating to the low blocks when the center has to cover the ball in the high post. 2) The weak-side forward rotating down quickly to cover the hoop when the ball is in the opposite corner/short corner. Furthermore, our forwards must often rebound in one-on-two situations. Better athleticism allows that to work more effectively. Ideally, all players in our zone should possess agility, quickness, vertical-leaping ability, and length for it to be dominant, but the forwards must have these qualities for it to really click. [/QUOTE]