Lock Up Anyone as an Unathletic Defender with Anticipation

Defense is a game of strategy! Yes, being athletic helps heaps, but it's not a make or break situation. Anticipation and playing defense with an offensive mindset can completely change your game on the defensive side of the ball.

[elihenness]

Love that you’re emphasizing defense, as someone who fits into the unathletic category it’s helping me a lot.

[trewright]

Defense is really the key to be a good player, offense will come in time, but if your a lockdown defender, you’ll always get picked up

[tommmycruise]

Def needed this
I was caught on an island the other day by a shifty guard and I didn’t shade him to any direction. Instead I had an open defensive stance and let him control me. I couldn’t anticipate any of his moves bc of how I was playing him and he got by me so easily.
In the moment I couldn’t figure out what to do but this video def addresses that

[TheZod]

Active defence. The player who's in control wins.

[thesadboxman]

Few players understand that even on defense you can manipulate the other player into doing exactly what you want. Thanks for making this

[Jollofmuncher]

First person I've seen who understands. Defending is all about anticipation. When you're defending this game can be like a really fast pace board game

[Xenotango]

What I love the most about this video is the fact that they showed they missed their shots. I am sure they are excellent players, but this little detail shows that they're actually trying to improve and isn’t perfect, a really comfortable concept to learn for a beginner of any talent.

[narrek]

I was doing this the other day against some taller athletic guard it I knew he would go drive to the right since I opened my defensive stance on purpose to make him go there bc I hate his down hill drive with the cross jab move where I have to guess which way he would drive. SO yh your method works

[PointsAtATime]

He went 😮 on the first shot 😂

Appreciate the advice coach!

[dresantana]

I’m high school I was the backup point guard even tho I was more athletic then our starting guard I was shorter. That being said if the game was close coach would put me in just to play defense on their best player and I would usually lock em down pretty well. Defense is fun and not enough younger players work on it or enjoy it. I sure did.

[zerocal]

U deserve a comment to your dedication to this sport brother. This is great advice. I force guys baseline all the time. Even if they are explosive, u can press and push them a little against the line which slows them down tremendously. If they spin, there's only one direction they can spin and if they pump fake, they're usually shooting w the backboard as another defender! Learn young guns!

[arung]

as an unathletic defender u gotta use ur hands more often as well. Be sneaky with checks to the midsection area if you get blown by and you can recover

[jeremyleidy]

Nice tips. I play against alot of younger and faster players and generally am able to contest well. My defense and hustle is why they pick me up at the local gym.

[paulkevinanderson]

Great technique. Not stuck bow legged and squared up. Very few on ball defense instruction videos, and most assume you will want to let the offense dictate the movement, which isn' t defense. Very few force offense to react to defense. But that is the only kind of defense that works. You know your own lower body better than anyone. Use it, move your feet, jab, fake, and change rhythm. Cassius Clay never stopped moving his feet. Nice!

[hardbodytraining]

A hang dribble would shift any lock down defender. Key to defense is in your stance and quick feet.

[Skelathon]

Legit never thought about defensive jabs against quick offensive players. Your on some Caruso shit. Thank you for this 🙏

[tonychyn]

Instantly subscribed. Thank you for adding value to the world and the people seeking knowledge.

[Donotdisturb]

I discovered the anticipation concept myself through games right before I came across this video, but I’m glad I did because it helps me to be reminded & not to change my use of technique.

[lucidstudious]

Those little hops you do to switch directions are used by soccer/football goalies when anticipating a free kick/goal kick. It's SO HARD to learn and use it which just continues increasing my passion for defense

It's so nuanced and the most important part of the game imo

[mojohnson]

He is right. To be a great defender you must master the art of “Anticipation” and “Manipulation “. Anticipate where your opponent wants to go and manipulate them into going where you want them to go.