A good stance

When a coach yells "stance" what should the players be doing, how should they look? If you are at Villanova, being coached by one of the best - Coach Jay Wright - in D1 then the players would look as follows:

• legs low and wide, strong base of support
• weight back slightly (if shoulders over knees then too far forward)
• back is straight
• bottom is down (sit down, remember "lowest one wins")
• head is up
• head is on the ball
• distance from defender is one arm's length away (should be able to reach out and touch the ball)
• for proper balance, keep arms inside the legs (otherwise will be leaning and less reactive)