Youth Basketball Defense Positions Diagram. The star is the point guard how we start the defense depends on whether the star player dribbles the ball across half court or receives a pass instead. Defensive stance footwork and passing description.
4 defensive players start on the baseline. Alternately for younger age groups one might consider position 1 as the point guard positions 2 and 3 as the wings and positions 4 and 5 and the forwards. Essentially your top two players are playing.
Positions 1 and 2 refer to guards.
Diagram 2 3 1 defenders are in their original positions. The star is the point guard how we start the defense depends on whether the star player dribbles the ball across half court or receives a pass instead. The coach is the passer indicated by the letter c at the top of the key. The center fronts the post.