Kagami was later able to enter the Zone after completely letting go of the desire for it and play his hardest instead. Daiki Aomine states that to enter the Zone, one must not think of entering the Zone, as wavering thoughts will only disrupt the flow of concentration. This was proved when Kagami was desperately forcing himself to enter the Zone for a second time, but to no avail. It is also mentioned that entering the Zone a second time will be much harder, as the user becomes naturally dependent on using the Zone having to know the existence of it. When the player reaches the bottom, they reach 100% of their potential Aomine explains that while Himuro is a very good player, he is only as the best an ordinary man can be and thus, is incapable of entering the Zone.
During Seirin's quarterfinals against Yōsen, Aomine further reveals that a second requirement is needed to enter the Zone that is talent. This requirement goes along with having to meet the user's independent conditions, in most terms, desperation of winning or the thrive for competition.
The basic requirement for entering the Zone is to have unwavering passion towards basketball. The vision of the player becomes fully monochrome and their hearing is completely filtered. Aomine has blue eyes while the electricity is also blue). The colors of the electricity is the same color as their eyes (i.e.
When a player enters the Zone, their eyes will be shown emitting currents of electricity, indicating the player's deep concentration. According to Midorima, only prodigies can use the zone and even top players that are focused without the Zone can only utilize up to 80% of their potential during a game.