Post Defense (with Amare Stoudemire)

Amare Stoudemire talks about post-up defense. He explains how to “body check” the offensive player, but at the same time preventing him from using the body contact against you. He points out that his goal is to take the first move from offense and force the player to go to the counter move.

Foot Fire Drill

This drill is very helpful for increasing the quickness of your feet and change of direction speed. Don’t do this drill for more than 1 minute. Work very hard for 1 minute, but it would be difficult to maintain the intensity for much longer.

How To Take a Charge With Shane Battier

Three things you need to draw a charge successfully:

1. Court vision! You have to know where the basketball is on the court at all times.
2. Great anticipation! In a split second you have to know when a player is driving to the basket and you have to see in a nano second if he is out of control. Move your feet quickly to position yourself for a charge.
3. Courage! It hurts as much as it looks on TV.

Where to Look on Defense

We all know that Michael Jordan was the best offensive player in history of basketball. We can add to that and say that he was the most spectacular, high-flying professional athlete in all sports.

Most people don’t know (well, I don’t want to offend real basketball junkies) that MJ was one of the best defenders of all time. Here, he explains where to look on defense. It’s so easy to turn wrong way and loose track of the player you are defending, or loose track of where the ball is. Listen to the expert.