The Hybrid Pack Line Defense: Stance, Position & Movement

with Tom Palombo,
Longwood University Associate Head Coach;
Guilford College Head Coach from 2003 to 2025;
4x Bob Johnson ODAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year;
5x ODAC Tournament Champions;
2007 NABC South Region Coach of the Year;
3x NCAA Division III Final Four appearances;
over 650 career wins

"Defense wins championships" is a standard tenet in the coaching profession. In this video featuring Guilford College's Tom Palombo, you'll see how to build an airtight defense starting with the basic principles of stance, position and movement.

Defensive Breakdown

Coach Palombo meticulously breaks down each aspect of individual and team defense and shows you how to implement the fundamentals necessary to build a defensive powerhouse. By mixing in game footage, Palombo allows you to see how these drills translate into high-level execution in a game.

If your team has ever struggled with defensive rotations, Coach Palombo's X's and O's illustrations and on-court demonstrations of a variety of different drills will help your team improve. One of the key strengths of this video is the collection of drills Palombo presents for building a strong defensive base.

Stance, Position, Movement

You'll learn how to accelerate your team's defensive progress by focusing on three basic principles that form the foundation for a stifling defense. With great attention to detail, Coach Palombo describes each defensive drill and the game scenarios each drill is designed to address. Key drills you'll get include:

• Guard Your Yard
• 2-on-2 and 3-on-3 Positioning
• 4-on-4 Shell (with many variations)

You'll learn key progressions for every drill and get to see how players respond and build their skills in a live-practice setting. During and between each drill, Palombo also expands his coaching to cover the individual technique he prefers to see out of his defenders.

With a mix of individual and team techniques, this video from Coach Palombo will give you drills and practice insights for virtually any defensive situation!

100 minutes. 2020.