Better 1 on 1 Defense
- Details the keys to shutting down every type of scorer, from penetrating guards to post players with a size advantage.
- Explains how to defend the toughest situations, the most dangerous offensive moves, and frustrating mismatches.
- Better 1-on-1 Defense is 47 minutes long.
- 10 game hints you can implement immediately to become a more effective defender.
- Techniques for defending the post, even if you are guard.
- A complete chapter on workouts and drills.
$29.95
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Become a Defensive Stopper DVD – Key Facts
- Better 1 on 1 Defense details the keys to shutting down every type of scorer – penetrating guards, post players, slashers, and shooters.
- This unique video focuses on the essence of the defensive end – you guarding the man with the ball. There’s no talk of zones, trapping, or even help defense. When it comes down to you and your man, can you get the stop?
- Explains, in detail, how to defend the toughest situations (such as guarding a player in triple threat), most dangerous moves (such as the crossover), and most frustrating situations (such as a bigger player slowly backing you down).
- The video is 47 minutes in length divided over 8 chapters.
- DVD customers also receive an insert to help make the video easy to follow.
- Coaches need stoppers, defense wins championships. This video isn’t for the selfish player, it’s for the player who wants to win.
- Like all the Better Basketball videos, Better 1 on 1 Defense was written, filmed, and edited with the goal of helping players who have a true desire to do whatever it takes to get to the next level.
Chapter 1 – Body Control: The Basics of Stance
In the first chapter of Better 1 on 1 Defense, the most fundamental element of a good defensive player is discussed – the stance. All the basics are covered, but of course Better Basketball takes things to a new level. For example:
Coach Rick Torbett dives into advanced concepts like using your lead hand to prohibit or discourage the offensive player from certain maneuvers. He also explains the rationale and benefits of positioning your head directly over your center of gravity, to ensure proper balance and the ability to explode in any direction.
3 minutes, 53 seconds
A large portion of Better 1 on 1 Defense is shown in a format similar to this – Coach Torbett explains a technique on one section of your TV screen, while a player demonstrates the skill on another part of the screen. By putting Torbett, a player, and text on the screen (all at the same time) the advanced techniques on the Better Basketball videos become very easy to understand.
Better Basketball doesn’t just detail the how. We also explain the WHY. If you understand exactly WHY a technique will help your game, you will TRUST and therefore APPLY the technique, and the result will be success!
Chapter 2 – Defensive Footwork: Speed through Efficiency
The video’s second chapter is the longest; and high caliber content fills up every second. Coach explains the five movements that every player must master to become a dominating defender. He also details how each movement is used in real game situations.
You must be able to use these movements at any speed, in any direction, and you must be able to change from one to another. If you can cut a player off using the push-slide-step but you can’t take the charge, you have a weakness. If you can slide step at cheetah speed but you can’t swing step, your quickness can be exploited as a weakness. If you can jump out of the gym but you can’t close out properly, offensive players will drive past you with ease. But with the techniques in this chapter, you can become an offensive player’s nightmare!
8 minutes, 16 seconds
The essence of the Better Basketball videos is hard-core techniques – techniques ideal for devoted players truly looking to get an edge. The details on the videos are truly amazing! In this freeze frame, an arrow and a circle highlight the player’s elbow and foot, two body parts that must be used properly for a quick and efficient swing step.
Taking a charge. If you’ve got the will to do it, Better 1 on 1 Defense will turn you into a great charge-taker! The video details exactly how to get your feet and body set, the mindset of a great charge-taker, how to ensure you don’t get injured, and how you can ensure the referee makes the call… on the other guy!
Chapter 3 – Defending the Dribbler
The techniques in the video’s third chapter can be applied whether you’re trying to contain a cat-quick point guard in the back court, or you’re defending a player penetrating from the wing or baseline.
There’s a misconception that containing a dribbler is all about speed, but that’s simply not the case. A perfect defensive strategy can make up for a lack of quickness. With the techniques in this chapter, you’ll learn ways to maximize your foot speed, and limit the dribbler’s options to the point that he’s no longer a threat to drive past you.
4 minutes, 43 seconds
Defending a dribbler in the open court is one of the most difficult tasks in basketball. But the techniques on Better 1 on 1 Defense will maximize your quickness, and limit your opponent’s options. Here, Coach Torbett discusses using angles to get the advantage.
The first half of chapter three breaks down defending a dribbler who’s in front of you. The second half (shown) breaks down how to recover if you get beaten. For example, you obviously don’t want to run into your defender like the player to the left is doing. So the video shows the mistake most players make that cause this collision, and then explains keys to finding a proper recovery angle. Many techniques on the Better Basketball videos are explained in this “correct vs incorrect” format.
Chapter 4 – Defending the Pivot on the Perimeter
Defending a player in triple threat is the essence of 1 on 1 defense because it’s the essence of 1 on 1. When the ball is checked, and a player starts in triple threat, he’s in the ultimate attacking position. So every technique in this chapter is essential to getting the edge when your man is in triple threat.
To effectively stop a player in triple threat, you must continually read his feet, his body position, his stance, and his angle. You need every mental advantage you can get, and Better 1 on 1 Defense will give you the edge all great defensive players possess – knowledge!
4 minutes, 08 seconds
The first step to defending a player in a pivot is to read his catch. If he catches off balance, you can crowd and pressure him. But if he catches in a proper, aggressive stance, you have to play more conservatively and measure the gap, as the defender above is doing.
Good defenders constantly adjust to the offensive player’s stance, while still taking away the offensive player’s most potent weapons. All the details are explained on Better 1 on 1 Defense.
Chapter 5 – Defending the Post
As a team, you must successfully defend the interior to win, as most teams score the bulk of their points just a few feet from the hoop. In fact, many teams at basketball’s higher levels run their entire offense through their post players. When double team arrives (which is what they want), great post players pass the ball to open shooters and cutters who are facing the basket, in the ideal position to catch and shoot. Just think Tim Duncan.
So, if you can contain or shut down your man in the post without needing the help of a double team, your value to your team is immeasurable. You can take away, by yourself, the other team’s primary offensive strategy!
And chapter five contains everything you’ll need to know to become a dominant post defender. The chapter is divided into sections like The Foot Battle, When He Gets The Ball, and Confuse the Passer.
5 minutes, 23 seconds
In this section, Coach Torbett and Jaiah demonstrate the Dead Front, a method you can use to shut down opponents who aren’t particularly good at sealing you as the ball is passed around the perimeter. By the way, this particular Better Basketball video ends with a couple minutes of hilarious out takes. You won’t believe what happened during the first of this shot!
How do you defend an opponent who out sizes you, and is slowly but deliberately backing you down? It’s a frustrating problem we’ve all faced when guarding bigger players. But Better 1 on 1 Defense will give you effective keys to stopping a player trying to bully you inside!
Chapter 6 – Defending the Shot
What should you do when your man shoots? Should you jump and try to block the shot? How about trying to distract him? Do you have the quickness to go for the strip as he brings the ball up? What about simply trying to get a hand in his face? Or how about using the bull rush?
The bottom line is that some of these options are effective in making your man miss, and others simply don’t get the job done or can increase the chance of you fouling your opponent. Coach Torbett goes over all of these defensive strategies, and explains which ones work, and which ones don’t.
1 minute, 57 seconds
At times, Coach Torbett is on the screen by himself, explaining a technique before players demonstrate it in game-like situations. Coach is known for being able to make very advanced techniques seem simple and easy to understand. Here, he details the key to denying a player from ever getting off his pull up jumper.
Blocking a jump shooter is about more than just your vertical. It’s also about timing and spacing. If you don’t have proper timing, your vertical won’t matter. And if you don’t establish proper spacing, you’ll get called for the foul. Better 1 on 1 Defense will explain both of these key components!
Chapter 7 – Workout and Drills
We as players spend so much time working on offensive skills – shooting, dribbling, etc. But we all know that defense wins championships, so why on earth don’t we spend time drilling defensive fundamentals as well? For most players, the answer is simply that they don’t know what to do.
Well, in chapter seven, Coach Torbett will change that by giving you workouts and drills that will improve your defense. Some of these workouts and drills focus on the basic defensive movements from this video’s second chapter. Others emphasize improving the type of foot speed and lateral quickness needed on the defensive end of the floor. And still others will drill your ability to react to the most common moves great offensive players rely upon.
3 minutes, 51 seconds
This clip is from the section titled Building Defensive Quickness. The player is working on one of many drills specifically designed to improve defensive foot speed. What are these drills?
If you truly have the desire to become a great defender, spend a few minutes every day with the defensive workouts in this chapter – just like you would use a shooting or dribbling workout. Better 1 on 1 Defense will give you a number of defensive workouts that are intense, fun, and will improve your defensive game.
Chapter 8 – Game Hints
The game hints chapters on the Better Basketball videos have grown increasingly popular; as players discover rare new secrets that can be easily applied to their own skill set. This video’s edition of game hints contains 10 items that you can immediately implement into your game and use for real improvement!
The topics covered include an unorthodox way to distract a jump shooter, a method to improve your defensive quickness in the 4th quarter, the keys to stopping the crossover, a section on stopping the spin, and even a unique section on defensive faking!
5 minutes, 52 seconds
The intense detail on the Better Basketball videos is amazing, and it’s what we’re famous for. Coach Torbett’s techniques will make your defensive movements as efficient as is absolutely possible. And his techniques will give you the mental advantage the game’s best defenders already apply!
The #1 goal of Better Basketball is to give you hard-core techniques explained in an easy to understand manner. But we also want to make the videos fun and entertaining to watch. This section showed what NOT to do against a player in triple threat – the result was a reverse dunk!
The intense detail on the Better Basketball videos is amazing, and it’s what we’re famous for. Coach Torbett’s techniques will make your defensive movements as efficient as is absolutely possible. And his techniques will give you the mental advantage the game’s best defenders already apply!
The #1 goal of Better Basketball is to give you hard-core techniques explained in an easy to understand manner. But we also want to make the videos fun and entertaining to watch. This section showed what NOT to do against a player in triple threat – the result was a reverse dunk!
In addition to the video’s eight chapters, there is a powerful and motivating intro in which Coach Torbett outlines the principles to dominant defense, and why the mental edge is so important to becoming a defensive stopper. The video also has a short ending, and some funny out-takes. The total running time of the video is 47 minutes.
Better 1 on 1 Defense is a video suited for players who really desire to win and succeed. If you’re a selfish player who craves flash and style, this video isn’t for you. But if your goals include playing time and championships, Better 1 on 1 Defense, along with videos like Better Passing and Scoring Without the Ball, can make you the type of player that coaches need to win games!
$29.95
Benefits to Running the R&R
- The offense is a BASE from which players can play by principle. If a set play doesn’t work, then players can continue to play without resetting for another play.
- The offense encourages players to work on their fundamentals of shooting, ball handling, one-on-one, etc. Even their off-season pick-up game skills would “sharpen the saw” for regular season.
- The offense allows great players to play with not-so-great players. This allows the not-so-great players to learn from better teammates while not hindering or holding back the best players.
- The offense can be worked on LEGALLY in the off-season. Two players at a time is all that’s needed. This opens up more practice time during season.
- The system builds on itself year after year. A team might only use the first eight layers in the first year. Each consecutive year, they don’t start over. Instead, they pick up where they left off. In the second year they might understand all of the layers, but only master the first twelve. The third year, they master it all. The fourth year is basketball on a level that we haven’t seen!
- The layered system is perfect for basketball organizations that have different age levels. New layers are added year by year as the player progresses through the organization.
- The offense is ADAPTABLE to:
- The type of players,
- The style of play,
- The age or skill level of the players,
- Any kind of defense.
- You don’t need 5 players to work on your offense. Example: The R&R can be used 4-on-4, 3-on-3, and even 2-on-2. Not only is this an advantage during season, but especially in the off-season.
- There’s no need to teach a separate zone offense. The Read & React not only adapts to zones, but to ALL types of zones.
- Set plays and quickhitters can be used “in front of” the Read & React. If the set play doesn’t work, no big deal – a coordinated 5-player offensive attack continues – called the Read & React.
- Once the offense is “in”, a greater percentage of practice time can be spent on Player Development. And of course, the better the players, the better the Read & React becomes.
- Defensive Development is a natural by-product of using the Read & React:
- Those who defend the R&R cannot “play the play” because there is no “play” to defend. Defenders must defend HONESTLY, every day. The fact that anything can happen at anytime not only raises defensive intensity, but also trains defenders to focus for longer periods of time.
- The R&R is developmental in nature. Each layer of the offense raises the offenses ability to counter the defense. If the defense is going to keep up, it must develop as well. As an example, being in good defensive position might work with the first level of R&R, but soon the defense must learn to change positions, close out, etc. As the R&R introduces higher levels of action, the defense must learn help, rotate, switch, etc. When R&R raises the offensive bar, the defense must rise to that level also.
- Once the R&R becomes a working offense, the need for “offensive time” in practice decreases. This allows a coach to spend even more time on defense and usually during the latter part of the season – tournament time.
- Without the need to micro-manage every offensive possession during a game, the R&R coach has more time to manage the game, i.e., manage momentum, match-ups, substitutions, defense, rebounding, etc.
- Players typically develop their Basketball I.Q. through experience. Experience is a good teacher but how many of us can wait on players to build their B.I.Q? By the time their B.I.Q. is built, they’re no longer in our programs. The R&R builds the basketball I. Q. of the individual player in a step-by-step progression that can be controlled and quantified by the coach. Something as important as a player’s B.I.Q. is NOT left to chance with the Read & React.
- If the Read & React is the “curriculum” for a program consisting of age or grade levels, then all of the coaches in the program will benefit from each other’s work. The Read & React allows coaches to be on the same page and most importantly to build on each other’s efforts. I often refer to this as “standing on each other’s shoulders.” An example would be: If a 7th grade school team runs the first 3 layers of the Read & React, then the following year, as 8th graders, they do not need to start over. Instead the 8th grade coach can begin with the 4th layer and continue to add the grade-appropriate layers. In this manner, the 8th grade coach is “standing on the shoulders” of the 7th grade coach and in doing so, can take the team to a higher level of development compared to the traditional method of coaching.
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