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Thinking about switching to a zone defense in the circle. We play man to man now and marking seems to be a problem. Any thoughts on zone vs. man to man and any tips for teaching zone defense?
man to man or body on body is the best in circle - if your players keep their opponent in the least dangerous position relative to ball. what helps man to man is a sweeper guarding the danger spot, rather than mark up - maybe experiment with this, regards Bruce
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