Dan Monson: Complimenting Zone Defense with Man-to-Man Techniques

Coach Monson's pedigree traces back to Jud Heathcote's great Michigan State team of 1979 where he learned to weave man-to-man techniques into zone defense. In this DVD, Monson demonstrates seven unconditional techniques of man-to-man defense that you can use to build a winning team. He puts a creative twist on teaching his defense by having players connected by ropes, forcing them to move together as a unit. A huge believer in defensive transition, Monson describes the importance of getting back and setting your defense in the first five seconds of every defensive possession. He shares several drills you can use to teach the team skill of stopping easy baskets. Additional on-the-floor drills drive home Monson's finer points of coaching defense. If you like both man-to-man and zone defenses, this DVD is ideal as it will save time, condense your drill catalog and make your team more consistent on the defensive end of the floor.

70 minutes, 2008.

Produced at the 2008 Las Vegas, NV Clinic