If you play basketball then this is a good article for you.
We all know that five on five is the main way to play basketball because it is a good amount of players and it allows you to play full court because there is enough people.
But when you find yourself short on players you will play three on three or one on one.
There are benefits to playing one on one though.
It will benefit you offensively and defensively to play one on one.
The benefits offensively are really good for a serious basketball player.
It helps you develop the skills to go isolation and score.
Lets say you are feeling it and your teammates just get out of your way and let you do your thing.
You need will need that skill to score without help from screens or other things.
A big important one that a lot of people believe is important is the ability to take the last shot.
Whether its going to be a potential game winner, game tier, or to withhold a small lead and you need to go one on one then you will need those skills.
Kobe Bryant is a great example of the ability to do that in the clutch to get all of his game winners.
The benefits of it defensively is that it can help you with your individual defense.
It will not obviously teach you how to play help defense but it will teach you how to be a great defender like Ron Artest because when you are playing one on one in your head your thinking I do no have help defense waiting if the guy blows by me.