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REALITY 1 on 1
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In reality 1 on 1, the offensive player is limited to 1/3 of the court

Let's continue with four more ways to make your one one battles more realistic...

2) Let the defender pass the ball from under the goal and sprint to defend you. When the ball hits the offensive player’s hands, it’s live. But again, limit yourself to one dribble and about one-third of the court. By the way, this method makes it more realistic for the defense as well as the offense. In real games, you’re usually closing out to play defense, not starting from a stand still.

(3) Create your shot off the dribble. Begin dribbling outside the three point arc. Once your defender says he’s ready, you’ve got a maximum of two dribbles. And again, limit yourself to one-third of the court.

(4) Post just above the block with your back to the basket and spin yourself a pass. One dribble limit. And you can make it even tougher by saying that you have to shoot with both feet in the lane. Give the offensive player one extra point for any offensive rebound and 3 extra points if he scores from a put-back. By the way, you can learn more about post play from our 5th video, Better Post Play. Click here to read about it.

(5) And the best way to play REAL 1 on 1 is to play it with 3 players. Regardless of which of the above 4 versions you choose, the extra defender is in the lane, acting as a help defender. If you score behind the arc, you get 3 points. If you score inside the arc, you get 2 points. And if you can beat your man, get to the lane, and then also beat the help defender, you’ve beaten two players and so you get 4 points! Everyone rotates their spot after each possession.

We call this REALITY 1 on 1 because it best simulates how 1 on 1 occurs in real games against a good defensive team! Make your training as game like as possible, and real improvement will occur in your game!

And if you want 3 hours and 44 minutes of cutting edge techniques to develop your offensive game, click here to read about our newest DVD, Better 1 on 1 Offense.