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Home | Man Defense Techniques
 

Man to Man Defensive Techniques and Concepts.

These articles focus on the techniques and fundamentals of playing man-to-mand defense. Learn tips, tactics, and strategies to have your basketball team playing hard-nosed, shutdown man-to-man defense!

8 Team Defense Techniques and Points of Emphasis
8 Team Defense Techniques and Points of Emphasis Follow these basketball defense techniques to help your players work as a cohesive defensive unit. Emphasize these team defense concepts to put pressure on your opponent and to become a dominant defensive basketball team. . . . Keep Reading
10 Individual Defensive Rules
10 Individual Defensive Rules This list of Individual Defensive Rules comes from an old handout by the late UTEP coach, Don Haskins. Coach Haskins lists his fundamental defensive rules for playing individual defense beginning with getting back on defense. . . . Keep Reading
20 Individual Defensive Tips
Follow these tips and techniques to be a better and smarter basketball player on the defensive end of the court. . . . Keep Reading
Weakside Help and Recover Drill
Stop ball penetration by teaching defenders to become proficient at helping and recovering. . . . Keep Reading
Defending the Flex Cut
Learn how to defend the baseline flex cut. Not every team runs the Flex Offense, but many utilize the flex cut. It is fairly simple to defend if you know how to stop it and if you properly prepare for teams that use it. . . . Keep Reading
12 Tips to Being a Good Defender
These 12 tips will help you become a better man-to-man defender. The great players play great defense. Work at playing good defense and follow these tips to dominate on the defensive end of the court. . . . Keep Reading
5 Tips When Applying a Press Defense
Stress these tips when you apply your pressure defense. Pressing isn't about always getting steals; it's about controlling the game your way. . . . Keep Reading
Scramble Defense Basics
The Scramble defense is, in essence, a rotating man-to-man defense that will allow many opportunities for steals and will also put intense pressure on your opponents shot attempts. The Scramble is a man-to-man defense but after the first 'scramble', any defender may be guarding any offensive player. . . . Keep Reading
Basic Fundamentals of Man to Man Defense
13 essential fundamentals that should be incorporated into your man-to-man defense philosophy. . . . Keep Reading
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