Modern Pack Line Defense Guide

A Modern Approach to Teaching Pack Line Defense

This guide gives you everything needed to install the Pack Line Defense with clarity, purpose, and simplicity. You’ll start with a detailed introduction and overview of how the Pack Line was originally built. Then you’ll move into the updated version, adjusted for modern offenses built around spacing, 3pt shots, ball screens, and faster tempo. It covers all core principles and explains how each one translates to real situations your team will face. You’ll understand how to communicate the philosophy, why the rules work, and how to connect every part of the defense into one clear system.

Inside the 25 pages, you’ll find a full 4-week teaching progression, complete with position-specific roles, a detailed drills library, and coverage of common in-game situations. There’s a section on how to analyze defensive film, a full list of common mistakes, and a practical FAQ with solutions to problems coaches run into during implementation. A 1-page summary sheet is included for quick reference or use with your staff. The entire guide is written with simplicity in mind, so you don’t just know what to teach, but how to teach it in a way players will actually understand.

If your current defense breaks down too often, if players are unclear about help responsibilities, or if your rotations are a step late, this guide will solve it. You’ll build a defense that is organized, hard to break down, and consistent across different matchups and levels. And unlike most generic summaries online, this resource is written by a professional coach who has actually installed, refined, and won a championship using the Pack Line in modern competition.

Teach it clearly. Build it properly. Make it your team’s identity. The Pack Line starts here.