The following techniques and strategies can be taught and employed regardless of what style of man-to-man defense you play. Whether you play a packline, full denial, or sagging man-to-man defense, these basic fundamentals should be ingrained in your players. As you (and they) begin to understand better how to play effective man-to-man defense, you can certainly make some nuanced changes depending on your opponent and overall philosophy. The basics ... here we go... When guarding on-the-ball, … [Read more...]