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Training the other 80% of basketball. Helping coaches teach defense—and players impact winning. Defense • Rebounding • Passing • Decision-Making
Utah, USA
Joined January 2023
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Most players spend almost all their training time on scoring.
But basketball is also:
Defense.
Rebounding.
Passing.
Decision-making.
Playing without the ball.
Winning 50/50 possessions.
At Defensive Love, we train the other 80% of basketball.
We help coaches teach defense—and players impact winning.
Follow us to become the kind of player coaches trust.
One of our favorite drills to build reaction time and speed! Always good to be on a different surface besides the hardwood floor too!
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We took our whole @defensivelove basketball academy to the hills for some intense training and some competitive frisbee! we finished off with some watermelon too! check it out! youtu.be/DZ_VrMBO2QQ?si=_DqO…
The combination of hard work and fun needs to be matched more often!! Especially in youth sports!! HAVE FUN!!
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If you are serious about getting better, you need to bookmark this post from @DefensiveLove
5 Basketball Specific workouts to do in the weightroom to take your game to the next level 💪
If you want to be a good dunker in the games you have to be able to quickly gather and be able to jump off both feet and dunk with either hand. This is a drill we do to create athletes who can quickly gather. Check it out 👇
We will be posting daily on our new YouTube channel! Subscribe and join us as we produce top level defensive content and inside access to our trainings and basketball academy!
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Hamstring flexibility and strength is super important for basketball players! This is one of my favorite lifts to build flexibility and strength!
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Top talent is willing to do this to take their game to new heights! Are you!?
@dean_rueckert
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How Do You Stay On The Floor In College Basketball. In our Part 3/7 Weber State’s head coach @13_assist teaches @DefensiveLove Basketball Academy what it takes to stay on the floor! Give it a listen! youtu.be/NZMjzHZnv7Y?si=wU1W…
A drill to take your defensive game to a whole new level!! @dean_rueckert
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Inside Defensive Love Basketball Academy Week 1! take an inside look at some of our highlights from this week! @defensivelove youtu.be/nuMUJnuWXrY?si=5Z_4… via
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Can Social Media Hurt Your College Recruiting? | Part 2/7 Weber State Head Coach breaks this down in our part 2/7 series! youtube.com/shorts/vd5rogLHE…
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Working on cross-step and reaction time! Great competition drill and the winning team was fired up!! 😂 Great week at @DefensiveLove Basketball Academy!
We call this vacuum.
This will generate 4-5 more turnovers in a game if your defense can get really good and disciplined this
Goal: when the ball is picked up every off ball defender fans out to their guy and gets out of the gap.
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6 Basketball-Specific Lifts Every Hooper Should Do 🏀 too many basketball players lift like football players. Train to be ready for the court! @DefensiveLove youtu.be/e9b6kKfSmc0?si=kOFI…
An exercise every basketball player needs to add into their routine. The jump back forces you to keep your balance and remain strong. This mimics being on defense when someone bumps you back and you have to maintain that balance and get back into the play!
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This week in our Academy we had Weber State Head Coach @13_assist come
Speak to our players and we also had our Academy nutritionist come speak and educate our players on the importance of nutrition for athletes. We are providing all areas for our athletes!