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Coaches that scout against Villanova, describe Coach Wright’s defense as confusing and extremely hard to prepare for.

His defensive style and system allow for multiple adjustments based on the in-game situation.  

Villanova has a defensive system that can fit a variety of personnel, the strength of the program and it’s defense lies with its versatility.

The Villanova Defense Philosophy

Let’s take a look at Coach Wright’s breakdown of defensive system and its philosophy:

Multiple Defenses

1-2-2 Full Court

Now we can also take a look at how Coach Wright takes this system and expands it into 1-2-2 Full Court scheme. Pay attention to how they recover from the trap after the ball beats the trap. 

Trap Situations

While we are learning and studying defensive systems, we cannot ever forget one that Coach Wright mentioned: “You never want your players to be confused.” We can implement the best defensive system in the world, but it will only be as effective as the capability of your players to understand it and adapt it in real game. 

Keep improving, but keep it simple.

Never get out-coached,

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