Shutting down the cutter in the open lane by Alex Benedict

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Alex Benedict

A pattern to get defenders accustomed to ‘pushing’/’dictating’ the open lane cutter in the open/under side. It is all about hip movement and fighting to get that first dictating step in the change of direction.

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