1. Every player needs to learn man-to-man defensive principles –It’s crucial that all youth players develop good man-to-man habits and understand man-to-man defensive p… See more

1. There’s a lot to teach –Players will need to learn more defensive skills than if they were to play Pack Line defense or a zone defense. A lot of situations a player must know how t… See more

While I’ve listened to coaches name hundreds of rules associated with the man-to-man defense, there are only 5 key rules that you need to teach to your players. See more

There are 3 roles you can be in when you’re on the court playing man-to-man defense… 1. On-ball defense 2. Deny defense 3. Help defense In this section I’m going to tal… See more

Now, let’s get into how your team will actually run the man-to-man defense during a game! First, I’ll talk about the positions the players should be in when the basketball i… See more