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Ballhandling

Ping*Pong*

Very good ballhandling drill!

19/7 2002

Knock Out

Control your ball and go for the steal to win.

21/6 2002

Pull through

Take the ball and speed dribble about 15 ft. in a 45 degree angle once you reach that point drop step in a 90 degree angle keeping the ball close to you, your head up, and butt down. Repeat this many more times forming a zig zag pattern /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\.

9/3 2002

KG Drill

Bounce the ball off the glass.
Make a sudden move such as a fake crossover.
Do the move three times while heading down the court. Once at the three point line, once at the half court line, and again at the other three point line.

5/11 2001

Knee Clap

Stand with your feet together and bend over like you are going to touch your toes. Place the ball behind your knees. Let the ball go, clap your hands in front of your knees and catch the ball before it hits the ground. This is a very hard drill, but is a real good hand quickness drill. When you can do this…You have quick hands!

This is a drill Pistol Pete developed and used. He was the best ball handler ever!!!

27/4 2001

Collection of ballhandling drills

• You must remember that the dribble is one of the most important skills to master but should be the last skill to be used in offense. You must always dribble for a purpose. The purpose may be to:
  – Gain distance
  – Improve angles
  – Establish correct position on the floor to initiate a play
  – To create outnumbering situations with fastbreak
  – To draw a defender through penetration to open up teammate for a high percentage shot
  – Using your dribble to improve your passing angle
• When you dribble, stay low, keep your head up, see your defense, see your teammates, keep your hand cupped and not stiff, never throw the ball out and chase it, work your wrist and fingers, keep your palm off the ball, dribble with either hand.
• Whenever you dribble you must dribble under control, no matter what movement you attempt with the dribble.
• You must execute a right dribble at right time. Keep the ball in triple threat. Do not have one bounce habit.
• Dribble less and pass more to success. Dribble is a most time consuming basketball skill in the game. Time means the defensive help can arrive negating any pass or shot opportunity you might create from dribble.
• A good rule of thumb is to keep your body between the defense and the ball. This means your body, arm and leg is always between the defense and the ball.

CONE DRIBBLING DRILLS WITH COMBINATIONS
PURPOSE: To work on proper dribbling technique-using change of pace and change of direction by using cones to simulate defender
METHOD / PROCEDURE: Set cones as shown in the diagram from baseline to opposite foul line. Dribble the ball as fast as you can but under control. After the last dribble go for a lay-up.

CROSSOVER DRIBBLE:
Dribble hard to the first cone in full speed, as you reach the first cone plant your outside foot and change direction as you use a low and sharp crossover dribble. Keep the ball waist high as you go for the second cone. Plant your outside foot and execute a crossover dribble and continue till you reach the last cone, then make a hard cut to the basket for a lay-up shot.

SPIN DRIBBLE:
Dribble all out to the first cone, lower your body and plant your inside foot, start on with the right hand, spin in clockwise direction, move the ball from your outside hand on the spin to your left hand (do not carry the ball) using your body and the free hand to shield the ball. Keep your head up and eyes off the ball to see the defense. Continue to spin on each cone changing hands till you reach the last cone, then go for a lay-up shot.

BEHIND THE BACK DRIBBLE:
Dribble, as fast to the first cone, when you approach the cone, your body should be forward in front of the ball. Quickly pull the ball with your wrist, fingers then arm around you back to change direction. The ball should be waist high. As the ball changes direction use your off hand and body to shield the ball. So on keep going changing hands using behind the back dribble till the last cone then goes for a lay-up shot.

YO-YO DRIBBLE:
This is a combination of crossover on a crossover dribble. This is a dribble to deceive and commit the defense. As you plant your outside foot to change direction you use a low crossover dribble from right to left and left to right and speed up dribbling the ball waist high as you approach the next cone. Continue until you reach the last cone then take a lay-up shot

CROSSOVER AND A SPIN DRIBBLE:
This is also a combination of a crossover and a spin dribble. Dribble hard to the first cone and as you approach the cone, plant your outside foot and change direction using a low crossover dribble on this quickly plant your inside foot and execute a spin dribble. It is easily taught when the spin is done with the right hand, which is the dominating/ strong hand of most of the players. So you start you dribble with your left hand, do a crossover with your left hand and a spin dribble with your right. Continue till the last cone then finish it with a lay-up shot.

No matter what position you play on the court, you will be a greatest asset to your team if you can dribble the basketball effectively.

10/3 2001

Two balls

Do this drill w/two basketballs. Take both balls, and while dribbling one with right hand down low in good position, dribble another in the right hand around your right leg. Switch and keep right ball stationary while left goes around left leg. Then, you can do cross over, by just criss crossing the two balls. Then just dribble up and down the court w/ both balls, doing hesitation at some spots, and then crossover. This improves ball handling dramatically.

11/11 2000

Spider

You get in a defencive possition and dribble the ball twice in the front, whenn you dribble the ball twice in front you push back on the second dribble and dribble twice in the back sorry can’t explain it.

10/5 2000

HALF COURT DRIBBLING AND SHOOTING DRILL

• The player stands on the right side of the court at half court.
• The player dribbles with her right hand from half court until she is even with the top of the three-point line and then V cuts with the dribble to the basket for a right-handed layup.
• The player rebounds her own shot, and dribbles back up the court on the other side of the basket. She then imagines that there is a defender in front of her, and she uses a stutter step dribble with her right hand to avoid the defender.
• The player dribbles to the half court. When she reaches the half court she begins dribbling with her left hand and keeps her dribble alive.
• The player repeats steps 2-4, this time using her left hand and veginning on the left side at half court.

1/1 2000

FULL COURT DRIBBLING AND SHOOTING DRILL

• The player stands on the baseline on the left side of the court.
• The player speed dribbles along the sideline until she is half way to half court, and hesitates.
• The player continues her speed dribble until she is even with the top of the three-point line (still dribbling along the sideline), and hesitates.
• The player now V cuts cuts with the dribble and goes straight in to the basket for a layup.
• The player repeats steps 2-4 going the other way on the court.
• The player repeats steps 2-4, except instead of going in for a layup she stops just outside the three-point area for a bank shot.
• The player repeats steps 2-4, except instead of V cutting she dribbles down to the corner for a jump shot.
• Remember to do this drill from both sides of the court, allowing the player to perfect her skills with both hands.

1/1 2000

THIRTY-FIVE-SECOND WEAK HAND DRIBBLE DRILL

• The player stands on the outside of the three-second area on the appropriate side: the left if she is right-handed, and on the right if she is left-handed.
• The player dribbles up the court with her outside/weak hand.
• When the player reaches the opposite basket, she makes a layup using her weak hand.
• The player rebounds her own shot and dribbles with her weak hand back down the court again.
• When the player reaches the basket, she makes a layup using her weak hand.
• The player continues the drill, moving up and down the court. She tries to make a predetermined number of layups (six is suggested).

1/1 2000

BODY CONTROL DRIBBLE DRILL

• The player dribbles forward three bounces. She stops with her knees bent and her feet parallel to each other. She catches the ball in front of her on the final dribble.
• The player dribbles backward three bounces. She stops with her knees bent and her knees parallel to each other. She catches the ball in front of her on the final dribble.
• The player shuffles to the right as she dribbles three times with her left hand. She stops with her knees bent and her feet parallel to each other. She catches the ball in front of her on the final dribble.
• The player shuffles to the left as she dribbles three times with her right hand. She stops with her knees bent and her feet parallel to each other. She catches the ball in front of her on the final dribble.

1/1 2000

PROTECTION DRIBBLE DRILL

• The player zigzags up the court, pretending someone is guarding her.
• The player changes hands as shewhirl dribbles and pivots, keeping her knees bent on the change of direction. To protect the ball, the player should dribble it at her side, away from the ‘defender’.

1/1 2000

FIGURE EIGHT DRIBBLE DRILL

• The player dribbles the ball in a figure eight fashion, alternating hands. To do so, she begins by standing with her feet apart and leans to the right. She dribbles with her right hand, starting at the outside of her right leg. Then she leans to the left as she dribbles with her left hand. She gives the ball a hard, quick tap form behind when changing hands. The hand that is not dribbling should be between the player’s legs ready to make the switch as soon as possible.
• The player repeats the drill as she moves forward, dribbling a figure eight behind her legs as she walks. She starts at the outside of her right foot, and dribbles behind it, then steps with her left foot and dribbles behind it. She continues up the court in this fashion.

1/1 2000

CRAB RUN DRILL

• The player bends over and moves her legs forward and backward in a scissors-like fashion, keeping his toes pointed straight ahead.
• When her right leg is forward, the player moves the ball behind it and between her legs to her left hand. When her left leg is forward, the player moves the ball behind it and between her legs to her right hand.
• The player repeats steps 1-2 as she runs up the court, keeping her head up, and making sure to bring the ball behind each of her legs so that if she drops the ball, she will not trip over it.

1/1 2000

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