Comments on: Agility and the Crossover Step http://www.trainforhoops.com/agility-and-the-crossover-step/ Practice in Proportion to your Aspirations. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:05:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://www.trainforhoops.com/agility-and-the-crossover-step/comment-page-1/#comment-238 admin Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:59:04 +0000 http://www.trainforhoops.com/?p=672#comment-238 I like to think of defending jab steps like a boxer moving in and out - short, quick steps with center of gravity over your base of support. No big movements. From the starting position on a live-ball move, I defend a jab step and a drive step in the same way. Most coaches teach players to defend the two differently which works in drills, but when the offensive player initiates his movement, how do you know whether it is a jab step or drive step? So, against a live-ball move, the first movement is a hop back to create space; if it is a jab step, use a crossover step; if it is a jab step, hop forward to the starting position (like a boxer moving in and out); if it is a jab and crossover drive, hop backward, hip turn and crossover step in the other direction I like to think of defending jab steps like a boxer moving in and out – short, quick steps with center of gravity over your base of support. No big movements.

From the starting position on a live-ball move, I defend a jab step and a drive step in the same way. Most coaches teach players to defend the two differently which works in drills, but when the offensive player initiates his movement, how do you know whether it is a jab step or drive step?

So, against a live-ball move, the first movement is a hop back to create space; if it is a jab step, use a crossover step; if it is a jab step, hop forward to the starting position (like a boxer moving in and out); if it is a jab and crossover drive, hop backward, hip turn and crossover step in the other direction

]]> By: Art Errickson http://www.trainforhoops.com/agility-and-the-crossover-step/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Art Errickson Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:18:14 +0000 http://www.trainforhoops.com/?p=672#comment-237 Interesting study. I too have closely looked at footwork, i.e. the cross-over step vs. the quick away step. Question: What happens if an offensive player uses a jab and cross-over? If the defender has initiated movement in the same direction with a cross-over step, it may be very difficult to react to the offensive cross-over and switch directions. Interesting study. I too have closely looked at footwork, i.e. the cross-over step vs. the quick away step. Question: What happens if an offensive player uses a jab and cross-over? If the defender has initiated movement in the same direction with a cross-over step, it may be very difficult to react to the offensive cross-over and switch directions.

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