You practice, you work on your dribbling every practice. You have the fastest translations on the exercises, the first step seems to be not bad either. Cones, chairs, and chips are perfect. You’re almost like Kyrie Irving. But then you go out and play… And it doesn’t work. You can’t beat any defender. What do you do and how do you do it?
Let’s go over the possible reasons and solutions to start beating in the game.
Reason
Lack of practice and insecurity.
Solution
From the simplest and most obvious, play more 1x1s and do drills with your defender.
Try after every game and practice to write down in your journal the moments when you were successful in beating him. This will help you boost your confidence.
Of the non-obvious decisions – your dribbling and ball possession are not as good as you think. In reality, you’re only good at making transfers and shots when you’re watching the ball and focusing on it. In the game, you have a defender who doesn’t allow you to focus on the ball, and that’s why you don’t get beat.
Reason
Small arsenal. You can knock on the spot and make a transfer in front of you at a good level, but the rest of the moves make you hesitate. Another option is that you can do transfers, but your footwork suffers – this also limits your arsenal.
Solution
Work on your arsenal. Develop ball control, different transfers, their connection and footwork. Footwork is an important part of possession, because without it, the transfers will not make sense.
Reason
Lack of athleticism. The defender pushes you out, squeezes you, or just keeps up with any movement you make.
Solution
Pump up your athleticism, it’s simple here. You may not have enough first step speed or good bark to handle contact.
Reason
Not knowing how to read the defense. You don’t understand when it’s best to do a crossover and when to go straight.
Solution
The first step is to improve your ball control. You’re not going to start reading the defender while you’re thinking about how to make a shot or a transfer. Step two: Learn to make the right move depending on the defender’s position.