04/08/2026
Delayed drop footwork into verbal reactions ✅
Everybody talks about “reacting” or “reading” the defence but not enough talk about what precedes that. 🔑
Players need to establish movement patterns (footwork & techniques) that can first shift defenders creating angles/advantages. 🎒
Once players have mastered the finer details with their footwork, ball manipulation, posture & angles, rhythm & timing, and change of pace, then comes the “reads” or “reactions” that follow them. 🏀
Skill precedes reads.
Skill precedes freedom.
Become more skilled, then you will be in a position to react according to how the defence plays you. Thats the order. 💯
Be intentional with your footwork. Mastering the finer details. Once you are at a level, you can enforce those finer details reacting to a verbal cue like the video above. ✅
