INTRODUCTION

In this section, you are going to learn how to create and keep advantages without the ball.

You only have the ball for a small part of the game.

What you do without the ball often decides whether an advantage turns into an easy shot — or disappears.

Moving off-ball means you are helping the offence even when you don't touch the ball.

Defenders are trained to:

- watch the ball ("see ball, see man")
- help when a teammate gets beat
- recover as fast as they can

When defenders help, they cannot see everything at once.

That is when off-ball advantages appear.

Good off-ball movement:

- creates easy layups
- creates open shots
- keeps advantages alive
- punishes ball-watching

If everyone stands still, the defence recovers.

If players move with purpose, the defence breaks down.

You are learning how to:

- read your defender off the ball
- move at the right time
- cut into space created by a teammate's advantage
- help the advantage continue from player to player

Off-ball movement is not random.

It is a reaction to an advantage.