World #1 Reveals: 4 Drills That Make Your Defense Unbreakable!

Ever wonder why pro players stay calm even under constant attack? Well, it's

because of their unbreakable defense. In

this video, former world number one Matias reveals a powerful drill that will upgrade your defense and also turn your defense into instant offense. This

exercise is literally a cheat for doubles players. Even though I make many

doubles players. Even though I make many mistakes, I'm sure if you incorporate this into your routine, your defense will become just as good as the pros.

>> So, in this exercise here, we focus on the defense. We have three feeders

the defense. We have three feeders there. We have two that is a little bit

there. We have two that is a little bit like stationary on the back court and we have one that is moving and trying to intercept in the front court. There is

like no restriction in this exercise except that we want to try and do a lot of blocks. We want to see if we can

of blocks. We want to see if we can counter and transition from defense into office. So that means that we are not

office. So that means that we are not just sitting back in the couch and just go long long because then we know it's a matter of time before they want to kill.

We want to come in and be aggressive. We

want to have a lot of blocks. We want to communicate. I want to call Alex in on

communicate. I want to call Alex in on some of my shots. Alex will hopefully call some of my me in on my shots. So,

an example can be I'll get a smash here little bit on the side. I'm going to block cross and then it would be easier for me just to call Alex in and say in.

So, he would cover the net and I can move down and see if I can counter.

>> But I can also be the one moving. And

again, it's about communication. It's

about knowing your partner. It's about

setting up the play so you can do both so your opponents have absolutely no idea who is moving forward and who is staying back. That is what a good

staying back. That is what a good aggressive defense looks like.

>> All right, let's do it. Let's give it a try and see what mistakes I make.

>> Let's go.

>> Move in. Move in, Alex.

Nice.

Nice.

Nice shot. Super

move in A5.

>> When do I follow him versus when does my partner follow in?

>> That is the clue that I'm giving because the second before I actually hit it, I feel, hey, I'm not really in the balance to move forward because I'm caught a little on my heel and I feel it's a

better situation if I call you in. And

what we're doing with this exercise having three people is that we have less time to react in which means that if we can get away with getting some of these counter situations that you've seen

where we force them into lifting, it'll become way easier if it's only two versus two. There will be situations

versus two. There will be situations where both of us is moving forward. That

is also okay. If then they lift that one, we just have to go down and and lift it again and we're in the same position. So this is actually fine that

position. So this is actually fine that two people are coming forward. Of

course, after you need to talk about who is actually moving forward in this case, >> I'm going to lift. You hit here. I'm

going to block that one and call you in.

Okay.

>> Forward. Forward.

>> Nice. Good counter situation.

>> Good communication.

>> Let's go.

You Forward. Forward. Yes. Hi, that was a

Forward. Forward. Yes. Hi, that was a good one. Bad touch. The reason why

good one. Bad touch. The reason why we're blocking a lot is, as you can see, it's actually changing the situation.

The block ones make it slow down, get the shuttle under the tape, so we actually come into the attack. Often

what happens is people just sit in the defense and just want to play with pace upwards. But even when they're three,

upwards. But even when they're three, when we get a lot of the blocks in, we get that transition situation where we're getting the attack.

>> So the reason why we're blocking a lot is because it's super super efficient to do and it makes it more difficult for them to do than if we're just going long flat all the time. If you enjoyed

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Nice.

Good example here. Alex is doing a good flat uh defense on the first one. Then

he's just like lifting in his own side, being a little bit out of balance. He's

lifting from here, not super lift, but still straight. And then he's just

still straight. And then he's just getting killed on the next one. I'm

standing here. I'm super ready. Why not

after the first one try and move them, change the pace so he can activate me?

This is often what happens in doubles also is that someone is just keen on lifting their own side all the time and putting pressure. Use each other. So if

putting pressure. Use each other. So if

we get a block and I do a good lift, let's try play one here. Just dribble

back to me. If I do like this and I play a good high lift like that, we have all the time in the world. Alex, he has all the time in the world to position himself and maybe even be in a position

where he can come in and counter the next one. So use each other, shoot

next one. So use each other, shoot sideways and try and help each other instead of just go on a like solo defense trip and just like trying lifting.

>> When am I supposed to know when it's time to use my partner?

>> It's a try and error. But in this case here, you were like doing a good one to begin with. It was just a simple block.

begin with. It was just a simple block.

So I would have felt like, hey, I'm in super good balance. If you push that shot towards Rasheed, he would be a little bit out of balance and then I would be able to step in because I was in full balance and you were not in full

balance. So it's about trying and

balance. So it's about trying and failing and also understanding when do they do that. But obviously if you're forward like this have to move backwards

in order to find the position compared to your partner here already being in the position who is most in balance >> that is the partner. So why not lift and use his defense?

>> That's a good thought. Activate your

partner. Okay, I'm going to do this.

Activate my partner.

>> Oops. I should have activated you there.

>> No, you should. It was just like it was a good It was my lift was good, >> but you were too passive on your feet.

You were you were just body and arm and the feet. It was like a landmine as we

the feet. It was like a landmine as we call it. Like how we are scared of

call it. Like how we are scared of stepping because we're stepping on a landmine. So that is the case. This is

landmine. So that is the case. This is

getting into it because the shot selection was okay. I was okay with you blocking it. But it needs to be like the

blocking it. But it needs to be like the boxer. We need to step into

boxer. We need to step into >> activate myself. Activate the team.

Activate the team. Okay.

>> Yeah. Activate everything. Activate the

team.

>> Ready.

Forward. Forward. Forward. Forward.

Kill. Come. Kill.

Nice.

>> So, now that we've done this on 3v2, I want to see what happens when we're doing it two on two. How much easier it becomes.

>> Yes.

Nice.

Yes, exactly. Nice.

Cool shot.

>> That was my mistake. I realized it.

>> Yeah.

>> Activate you.

>> Okay, we're learning.

Wow. Out. Ah.

>> Yeah. Quick on the feet, Alex. Ready.

>> Nice lift.

>> I don't know what the plan was in that shot. Maybe you can tell me later.

shot. Maybe you can tell me later.

I was a bit slow, but if I got it earlier, that would have been >> It's a very, very difficult stroke to carry out. Like now we can see the

carry out. Like now we can see the defense, we're defending, we're making them tired. I don't think that

them tired. I don't think that personally that that was the chance to take. We'd rather like we have made them

take. We'd rather like we have made them tired. There's not so much power in

tired. There's not so much power in their smash anymore. We're standing in a defense. We could wait for a better

defense. We could wait for a better situation.

>> Yeah. So stay calm. Try and make the right decisions. So we had a good

right decisions. So we had a good defense. Slow it down. Lift. Give them

defense. Slow it down. Lift. Give them

more to work with. Even if we lose the points, we're making our opponents more tired, >> right? My three takeaways is number one,

>> right? My three takeaways is number one, defense is not just defending. It's how

to convert into the attack. Number two

is we need to activate your partner, yourself, and your team. Make sure that you guys are all working all the time.

>> Number three is communication to activate. And number four is don't go

activate. And number four is don't go for winners unless they're really winners.

>> Yeah. Yeah.

>> Those were the secrets to mastering your double defense. If you're ready for some

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