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Pennsylvania Coach has it right - if the league doesn't specifically define man-to-man defense (ie, players have to be "so" close to the player they are guarding, no help, etc), then there should be no reason that the other players can't help. Help defense is a basic tenet of man-to-man defense, and these rules are written for the purpose of teaching those basics.
In addition, many man-to-man teams even at the high school level don't extend that defense beyond the 3-point arc. Why force 5th graders to cover one-on-one at half court?
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