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i appreciate all the feedback but wouild to know how do i get to work on my fitness

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There are many ways and many different reasons to defend the ball a certain way. I like to emphasize that defensive player stays between their man and the basket and forces the ball towards the corner if they can.

Here are some articles you can take a look at: http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/defense/stance.html

http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/defense/onball.html

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what is the proper way to defend your opponent?

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Hi Mostafa,

For screens, you can do lots of different things. You could switch on screens, fight through screens or do a combination of things.

For cutters, we usually bump the cutter and step directly in front of the path that the cutter is trying to go and veer the cutter away from the ball.

If you would like to see more in-depth information with pictures, you could look at our Man to Man Defense System: http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/pr/mandefense.html

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please help me to improve my team

1) How i defending on Screens and Cuts ???

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I PERSONALLY LIKE TO GET PERSONAL DRILLS MAY THAT INCLUDE 2 PEOPLE THAT IS ,ALL THE DRILLS A GOOD POINT GUARD SHOULD HAVE $KNOW

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Jeremy,

For ball handling drills, start with some of the passing drills discussed in this section:
http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/fundamentals/passing.html

We will be adding more fundamentals, including a dribbling/ball handling section soon.

Jeff

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HI HELP ME WITH DRILLS FOR BALL HANDLING IWILL B SO GRATEFULL

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Jeremy,

There are a bunch of good drills for you in the Defense & Agility section of our Winning Drills ebook. The eBook is free so you should
check that out. If haven't sign up for it yet, you can do so here:
http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/freebooks.html

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You can also try Line Jumps, which is not included in the eBook. This helps improve lateral quickness.

Simply stand on one side of a line on the floor. Then quickly hop sideways to the other side of the without landing on the line. It should be a low and quick hop.

Keep hopping as fast as you can for about 20-30 seconds. Count many jumps you get in.

Good luck!

Jeff Haefner
BreakthroughBasketball.com

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There are several good drills for developing defensive skills. Before jumping to the drills, it’s a good idea to review some basic principles with your players.

At the most basic level, players need to consider the offensive capabilities of the opponent whom they are guarding.

If, for example, the opponent is a good ball handler with strong driving skills, but at the same time a weak outside shooter, then playing off to prevent penetrating drives is strategic. Encourage weak shooters to cast off by allowing a little room for them to get their shots off.

Conversely, if the opponent is a great shooter with poor ball handling skills, then playing up tight is the strategic thing to do to discourage any shoot attempts. If such an opponent tries to drive, chances are good that some kind of violation or turnover will result.

Players need to consider the relative speeds of themselves and the players whom they are guarding. If guarding someone much quicker or faster, they need to play off a little in order to stay in front of their man.

It is also important for players to know the dribbling capabilities of the opponent. If the opponent favors one hand over the other and is relatively ineffective with the off hand, then cheating over at least a half step to prevent the strong hand dribble is a good tactic.


Here’s a drill that reinforces a good stance, correct footwork, and proper arm placement:

Have players line up in rows parallel to the end lines at least arms-extended distance from one another and a good distance away from any wall or other structural barrier.

One the first whistle, have players assume a defensive stance with feet a little more than shoulder-width apart, knees bent, back straight, feet parallel with weight on the balls of the feet, and both arms raised about shoulder high.

On the second whistle, players drop step at 45 degrees to the right, pushing off the left leg and foot while maintaining a wide, low, balanced stance; and have them continue a defensive slide in this direction until the third whistle. The left arm should rotate down to discourage a crossover dribble, and the right arm should be raised to block the main passing lane.

On the third whistle, players drop step to the left, again aiming for a position 45 degrees relative to the end lines while maintaining the low, wide, and balanced defensive stance and slide. This drop step will cover 90 degrees because the left leg is starting from a 45 degree angle above parallel. The initial push should come off the right leg and foot. While performing the drop step, the left arm should raise to provide momentum and to block the main passing lane, and the right arm should rotate down to provide momentum and to discourage a crossover dribble. Slide at this angle to the left until the fourth whistle.

On the fourth whistle, players reverse direction back to the right. This time, the drop step to the right will be 90 degrees and end with players at 45 degree to the right relative to end lines, all other drill particulars remaining constant.

Repeat this sequence at least through four whistles in order to establish the 90 degree drop step technique in both directions.

Signal the end of the drill with two rapid whistles in succession.

Hope this helps!

Paul Giacomelli
Editor, BreakthroughBasketball.com

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love to practice........

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