Based in Pasadena, California, Kristopher Dreyer served as CEO of Maranatha High School and guided diverse aspects of facilities, operations, and finance. One of Kristopher Dreyer’s accomplishments was coaching ladies’ basketball at the high school and college levels.

Regarding defense, “man-to-man” is the most common, with players defending a single player and pairing up with the opponent most similar in height and skill level. This does not mean defenders never leave their assigned player, as they may double-team the better players on the court when they have the ball.

The advantage of a man-to-man setup is that the offense can be boxed out of the paint, with opponents pushed out to the perimeters. The drawback of this strategy is that it is energy intensive to guard a single person. In addition, these can lead to isolation matchups that favor the player driving to the basket.

An alternate defensive strategy is zone defense, which gives each player an area of the floor to defend. This means that the defenders switch off on coverage as opponents cross the court. While not as physically demanding as man-to-man, zones leave larger holes in coverage, with opponents shifting the action to the zones with weaker defenders. On court, many teams switch between both basic strategies, which keeps the opponent off-guard and not knowing exactly which defensive matchup will occur.