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...

   Coach Rick Torbett also 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 becomes very easy to understand.

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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 have confidence in the technique, and confidence in your entire game!

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The video’s second chapter is its 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 is useless. If you can jump out of the gym but you can’t close out properly, offensive players will be 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 - for the player who is 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.

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Taking a charge! If you’ve got the desire, 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!

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Most of 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 defending a player getting ready to penetrate from the wing.

There’s a misconception that containing a dribbler is all about speed, but that’s simply not the case. Perfect defensive technique 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 score.

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.

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The first half of chapter three covers defending a dribbler who’s in front of you. The second half (shown) outlines techniques on 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 a proper recovery angle. Many techniques on the Better Basketball videos are explained in this “correct vs incorrect” format.

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Defending a player in triple threat is the essence of 1 on 1 defense. 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.

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Good defenders adjust to the offensive player’s stance, while still taking away the offensive player’s most potent weapons. If your man gets low, you must adjust and get low as well. All the details are explained on Better 1 on 1 Defense: Never Get Schooled Again! Click here to order the video.

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As a team, you must defend the inside 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. Even if a double team arrives, great post players pass the ball to open shooters and cutters. Think Duncan or O'Neal.
   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 offense!
   And chapter five contains everything you’ll need to know to becoming 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 take for this shot!

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How do you defend a bulky opponent deliberately backing you down, step by step? It’s a frustrating problem we’ve all faced when guarding bigger players.
   But Better 1 on 1 Defense will give you the keys to stopping a player trying to bully you down!

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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? Or what about simply trying to get a hand in his face?

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. Coach Torbett goes over all 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 in live situations demonstrate it. Coach is famous for being able to make extremely advanced techniques seem very simple and easy to understand.
   Here, he details the key to denying a player from even getting off a pull up jumper.

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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!

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It’s amazing how much time we as players spend working on offensive skills - shooting, dribbling, etc. But we all know that defense wins championships. So why 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 give you workouts and drills that will improve your defense. Some of them 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? Buy the video!

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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 accelerate your defensive game.

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The Game Hints chapters on the Better Basketball videos have become extremely popular; as players discover new secrets they can’t find anywhere else, and can easily apply to their own games. This edition of Game Hints contains 10 items that you'll 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 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 possible. And his techniques will give you the mental advantage the game's best defenders crave!

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The #1 goal of Better Basketball is to give you hard-core techniques that will improve your game. But we also make the videos incredibly easy to learn from, and entertaining to watch.
   This section showed what NOT to do against a player in triple threat - the result was a dunk!

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