Teaching Man to Man

We have included an expansive list of posts focusing on the finer elements of man to man defense in the past.  Those blog entries are always good to refer to as a reminder of what good basic fundamentals of man to man defense are and how you should coach them.  The one issue that you run into as a coach however is how do you teach this concept in a way that is effective yet not overwhelming.

Over the next few weeks we will be going over practice plans which will show you our way of coaching man to man principles in a way that is not overwhelming.

As a preview, our approach is one of showing them the whole thing via 5v5 and then begin to break things down and then build them up again.  We will do this by using various combinations including:

  • 5 man shells

  • 1v1

  • 2v2

  • 3v3

  • 3v2

  • 4v3

  • 5v4

  • 5v5


As one might guess by looking at the above list, we do believe in having the kids go at each other.  The best way to have them learn how to play defense is to play defense against a player who is trying to score.  This will help take care of multiple things in your practice as well.  By having them go against each other, they not only work on their defense but they also work on their offensive skills as well.

Stay tuned for more info!

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