Pack Line Defense with Southern Indiana Assistant Coach John Spruance (Part 1 of 2) - a podcast by Stephen Cramer

from 2020-07-20T10:00

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Part 1 of our 2 part interview with Southern Indiana Assistant Men's Coach John Spruance on the Pack-Line Defense. Coach Spruance was recently named one of the 50 most impactful assistant coaches in the NCAA Division 2 and has great experience implementing the Pack-Line defense.


In episode one we cover:



  • What and Why of the Pack

  • Pack Line Misconceptions

  • Rules of the Pack

  • Difference between being in help and going to help

  • Building a fence

  • Simplification through terminology

  • The problem getting beat baseline causes

  • The control-ables of the Pack


Be sure to check out Part 2 of our deep dive episode on the Pack-Line with Coach Spruance later this week.


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Twitter.com/coachspru


Email: jspruance@usi.edu


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