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In our defensive system, we use a two digit number to call our defenses.

The first number indicates the level of the defense.

• If the first digit is a “5”, that indicates full court with all out pressure deny defense.
• If the first digit is a “4”, that indicates ¾ court defense.
• If the first digit is a “3”, that indicates ½ court defense.
• If the first digit is a “2”, that indicates our home level of defense, which is played out to just beyond the three point line.

The second number indicates the type of defense.

• A “1” as the second digit indicates man to man.
• A “2” as the second digit indicates an even fronted zone.
• A “3” as the second digit indicates an odd front zone.
• A “6” as the second digit indicates that we are in an all out switching man to man defense and switch any time two offensive players come together.
• We do not have any meaning for “4” or “5” as a second digit and therefore, do not use them at this time.

Here are some examples of what our typical defensive calls may be:

• 51=Full court deny man to man defense.
• 42=2-2-1 ¾ court zone press.
• 31=Aggressive half court man to man defense.
• 26=Aggressive switching man to man defense at the home level.