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Better 1 on 1 Offense

This basketball video features phenomenal guidelines on becoming a dominant offensive basketball player.



Highlights

  • With nearly four hours of techniques, you really can't appreciate this thing until you see it for yourself.
  • The video details all the tools any player needs to build a perimeter scoring repertoire. This includes the basics from triple threat , a chapter on maximizing your quickness potential, working the ball screen, and learning to read and react to the defender whether you're working from a pivot, off the dribble, pressured tightly, or finishing at the goal. Plus, bonus sections from:
  • Sue Bird, who has won a championship in high school, college, the WNBA, and in the Olympics
  • Chauncey Billups, who has improved statistically every year he's been in the pros, and was the 2004 Finals MVP
  • And Hall-of-Famer Rick Barry, a man who has put 4 sons into pro basketball, and the only man to lead the NCAA, ABA, and NBA in scoring.
The Basics

  • 3 hours, 44 minutes in length
  • Better 1 on 1 Offense lays all the groundwork for any young player, and then contains unmatched detail and groundbreaking techniques for the advanced player
  • The video contains 8 chapters, plus sections by Sue, Chauncey, and Rick Barry. There is a summary of each chapter below
  • With fun graphics, footage from the pro level, cutting edge filmmaking, and demonstrations of the basketball moves by dozens of players, this video will not only improve your game, it's fun to watch
  • Like all the Better Basketball videos, Better 1 on 1 Offense, Scoring from the Perimeter was written, filmed, and edited over ten months with the sole goal of helping players who have a true desire to do whatever it takes to take their game to the next level

Chapter 1: Triple Attack Tools

Better 1 on 1 Offense starts with all the basics for even the youngest players just looking to build a solid foundation. For scoring from the perimeter, a players foundation revolves around the Triple Attack Position (a.k.a. triple threat). This stance, and more importantly your ability to quickly read the defense and then instinctively react with the perfect basketball move out of it, is the key aspect for any player looking to score, regardless of level.

In the chapter, Coach Rick Torbett first explains the only two ways to get into triple attack. He then addresses whether a player should always use the same pivot foot or be able to use either foot as a pivot. Then youll also learn different fakes and moves out of Triple Attack. And as always, youre not just going to learn the what, but more importantly the where, the how, and the why. Studying the Better Basketball videos will make you a smarter. 15 minutes 10 seconds

Chapter 2: First Step Explosion

In this groundbreaking chapter, Better Basketball spends over 13 minutes just on maximizing your quickness potential in your first two steps. Let's be clear - the chapter is not about making your muscles stronger. Its about making sure you avoid the movements that use your weakest muscles, and instead use the precise movements that allow you to utilize your most explosive, quickest muscles!

At all levels of basketball we see players who arent that physically quick, but get the job done in game situations. And the reason is often that they have perfect biomechanics. And proper biomechanics arent just about your feet! Did you realize that even the right ball movement can make you quicker? Just like a runner using their arms when they sprint, a basketball player can use the ball to speed up their initial explosion going to the basket! Find out how on Better 1 on 1 Offense. 13 minutes 16 seconds

Chapter 3: Read and React

Basketball is incredibly fast paced and exciting. The high intensity and speed is one of the reasons the sport has become so popular throughout the world.

A player doesnt have time to catch the ball, look around, and figure out what to do. By that time, the help defense and your defender have set up and are ready to stop you! So you must quickly read and then instinctively react to the defense. Chapter 3 teaches these reads and reactions.

If the defender is in your shot pocket, should you drive? What direction? If the defender sags, daring you to shoot, what should you do? What if hes found a middle distance? What part of his body should you be reading? Coach Torbett will take you through every scenario, giving you the confidence to score on any defender in any 1 on 1 situation. 5 minutes 14 seconds

Chapter 4: Beating Defensive Pressure

What do you do when a defender gets up in your grill, and pressures you with extreme body-to-body pressure? Hes frustrating you, taking you out of your rhythm. For some players, their best basketball moves simply won't work in this situation. So most players just pass, or dribble backwards, or even worse back up on their heels and lose their ability to attack. The result is often a turnover. And this is exactly what the defense wants.

But, as Coach Torbett says, you must not show fear. You must meet pressure with aggression. If the defense plays you this tight, you must make him pay by driving past him, straight to the goal. The question is how do you do it. How do you drive past a defender who wont even allow you to get into the Triple Attack Position? Thats what chapter four is all about! 6 minutes 12 seconds

Chapter 5: The Midrange

The midrange pull-up jumper is a lost art. Its perhaps the toughest shot to stop in all of basketball, but most players today are limited to a three pointer or finishing around the basket. If that's your game, you don't have a full repertoire of basketball moves. But by applying the reads and progressions in this chapter, you can add the pull-up jumper to your scoring repertoire. In fact, the pull-up jumper is a favorite weapon of Sue, Chauncey, and Rick Barry, and they all address it in their sections.

Coach Torbett addresses a plethora of techniques regarding the midrange. This includes utilizing the open step and cross step into the pull up, using a 1-2 or using a hop, making your pull-up as quick as possible, and developing the step back, side hop, and eventually the hop back. 9 minutes 52 seconds

Chapter 6: Finishing

The first four chapters of the video break down how to beat your man. Then chapter 5 deals with shooting in the midrange. Now, in chapter 6, you're past your defender and youll learn to deal with help defenders, when youre finishing near the goal. There has unfortunately been very little teaching done on this area of the game, making this a unique and groundbreaking chapter of Better 1 on 1 Offense. Your can improve your ability to finish, just like every other area of the game!

Even though there are an infinite number of situations that can arise as you encounter help defense near the goal, you will learn the four primary finishing situations. Coach Torbett will also break down four ways to avoid being stripped, and five methods of handling a shot blocker! 8 minutes 49 seconds

Chapter 7: Attacking with the Dribble

Chapter 7 addresses attacking with the dribble in real game situations. Coach Torbett breaks down these basketball dribble moves and basketball situations in the same mold as the rest of the video, examining reads and reactions, along with counters if the defense plays your first move perfectly.

What should you do if you receive a pass outside of your shooting range with a defender off you? Should you attack him or wait for him to come to you? Learn the six scoring options you have when you have room to face the D. Also, learn how a body fake can make the defender react without you giving anything up, so that you can read him and react with a jump shot or a drive to the basket. And what if the defender pressures you tightly while you're dribbling, leaving you with no space to face him? Learn five different basketball moves out of a power dribble. 9 minutes 27 seconds

Chapter 8: Ball Screen

Chapter 8 teaches you how to utilize the pick and roll, whether youre attacking from triple threat or off of the dribble. The chapter begins with the four principles you must apply to run an effective ball screen. And then the second half of the chapter details all of the primary ways a defenders can play the ball screen, and how you should react to their various defensive decisions.

Now keep in mind, this video is about attacking WITH the ball. So this chapter deals with the techniques, reads, reactions, and mindset of the ball handler. 8 minutes 38 seconds

Bonus Section #1 Sue Bird

Every so often a player comes along who flat our WINS. Sue is the definition of that player, having won a national championship in high school, two in college, the WNBA Championship in 2004, and a Gold Medal in the 2004 Olympics. She was also the first pick in the 2002 WNBA draft.

On Better 1 on 1 Offense, Sue Bird discusses:
- What makes a winner
- Developing a winning mentality
- How she reads and reacts from triple threat
- Her dribble moves, reads, and counters
- Her off-season training and what motivates her
- How she runs the pick and roll
- And much more!

42 minutes, 50 seconds
Bonus Section #2 Chauncey Billups

The goal of Better Basketball is to help players with a desire to improve do just that: IMPROVE! And that, in a nutshell, is why we asked Chauncey to join the Better Basketball team. You see, Chauncey's first few years in the league were rocky. But he worked hard, studied the game and evaluated himself, and has managed to statistically improve every year he's been in the league. He's now one of the most respected players in the game, having been named NBA Finals MVP in 2004.

On Better 1 on 1 Offense, Chauncey reveals...
- How he has improved every year he's been in the league
- How he reads and reacts to defenders when attacking off the dribble
- How he reads and reacts when attacking from the triple attack position
- His off-season training regiment and self evaluation period
- How he's learned to deal with and please his numerous NBA coaches
- And much more!

30 minutes 56 seconds
Bonus Section #3 Rick Barry

Rick Barry's list of accomplishments in the game of basketball is longer than we have space for, but here's a sample:

- The only man to lead the NBA, NCAA, and ABA in scoring.
- The 1975 NBA Finals MVP, and a 12 time All-Star
- And in 1987, inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame

On Better 1 on 1 Offense, this outspoken, intense, and wise student and teacher of the game preaches about:

- What makes and how to develop a scorer's mentality
- Running the pick and roll at the proper angle
- The state of basketball & the women's game
- How to avoid burnout (he had four sons played D1 college ball)
- His favorite basketball move and how to attack from a pivot
- And much more!

63 minutes 7 seconds

Conclusion & Final Thoughts

In addition to the video's eight chapters and the sections by Sue Bird, Chauncey Billups, and Rick Barry, the DVD begins with an 8 minute, 30 second intro in which Coach Torbett explains how to get the video's techniques into your game and runs down the contents of the video. And then the tape ends with a short conclusion. So the total running time of Better 1 on 1 Offense is over 3 hours, 44 minutes, 48 seconds. And oh yeah, the DVD version even features a five part menu screen, making the video very easy to navigate through!

Price: $29.95

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