Types of First Steps ...

Use these to get by your man any day ...

1.    Open Step:  For short distances and quick movements, your lead foot will step out while you push off with your back foot. 

2.    Crossover Power Step:  When you have to reach a great distance, this is the one to use.  Your lead foot stays and your back foot crosses over it.  You push off with your lead foot.

3.    Jab Step:  For quick reaction and shorter distances, your lead foot can actually move backward relative to your center of gravity, then push off with your back foot.

4.    Drop Step:  When you need to move backwards or diagonally backwards, your lead foot moves back and you push off with your back foot.

*Important Recap*

To improve your first-step, here's a summary:

1) Get in the proper basketball stance - knees bent, butt sticking out, feet shoulder width apart, stay on the balls of your feet.

2) Use your glute(butt) muscles for explosiveness

3) Get a strong push-off from the balls of your feet

4) Attack the defender's front foot