MANTOMANDEFENSE
Man-to-man defense
Man-to-man defense is a type of defensive tactic used in team sports such as American football, association football, basketball, and netball, in which each player is assigned to defend and follow the movements of a single player on offense. Often, a player guards his counterpart, but a player may be assigned to guard a different position. The strategy is not rigid however, and a player might switch assignment if needed, or leave his own assignment for a moment to double team an offensive player. The term is commonly used even in women's basketball,1 though the gender-neutral 'player-to-player' also has some usage.2The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Man-to-man defense
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