Stan Van Gundy - NBA Coach - most recently coach of Detroit Pistons - speaks to his thoughts after coaching in youth basketball. This is very enlightening coming from an NBA coach!
YOUTH BASKETBALL DEFENSE
YOUTH BASKETBALL DEFENSE
"Now, one of the most-debated topics is what defense should we teach youth players? Zone, Match Up, Pressing, Man, Amoeba?
The answer is without a doubt man-to-man defense!
I can promise you that in the long-run, you will develop better basketball players by playing man to man defense."
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