Thoroughly explains and examines each aspect of the multiple match-up zone defense. Explores the advantages of the multiple match-up zone defense, and covers the specific defensive alignments and general placement of defensive personnel, terminology of the defense, terminology of the opponents offensive schemes, positioning/location and required stances used by each player, slides, player box-out responsibilities, stunts, variations of defensive alignments/sets, methods to defend specific offensive actions, breakdown drills, and more. Contains over 170 diagrams and illustrations.

The best basketball players and coaches are known not only for their success in the sport but for the manner in which they manifest their knowledge and abilities in playing, coaching, and teaching the game.Court Sense highlights all those qualities that make players and teams great, and it provides practical ways to improve any intangibles that might be lacking. The first half of the book covers all the basics a player must have in place, on and off the court, in order to excel. The second half features the six Cs that are crucial to on-court performance: coachability, communication, cohesion, capacity to lead, competitiveness, and concentration.
Author John Giannini brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the subject as a former collegiate player and veteran coach who has earned a PhD in sport psychology. His insights and advice are combined with real-life examples and supported by stories shared by these top coaches: John Beilein, Tony Bennett, Tom Crean, Jamie Dixon, Steve Donahue, Joanne P. McCallie, Sean Miller, Oliver Purnell, Bo Ryan, Tubby Smith, Sharon Versyp, and Jay Wright.