Of course, some hours are more productive than others and if you need to get the most out of your practice time, a specific set of basketball dribbling drills can make you THE DRIBBLER as you bring the ball up court, split double teams, break the press, snap ankles with a wicked crossover, lead the break or slash the lane.
There are handling drills that will help you round out your skills and remove your mind from the process. If you’re thinking about going between the legs or ‘round the back or switchin’ to your off hand, you are more likely to kick it out of bounds or expose the ball to a hawking defender.
Dribbling has to be second nature. Performing drills where you practice all the different moves makes rounds out your skill so you’re never in a dribbling position of weakness. You’re not going to use everything in your bag of dribbling tricks every time down court, but it’s nice to know the skills are there when you need them.
But, before you become the next Killa Handle on the And1 tour, you need to master the fundamentals. Sounds boring, but if you can dribble flawlessly with both hands, dribble at full speed, dribble without looking at the ball and keep the dribble on your fingertips, you’ll have a perfect foundation for building up your house of basketball dribbling skills.
- Go the length of the court as fast as you can with your right hand and come back as fast as you can with the left. Once that makes you exhausted…
- Walk it up the court three straight dribbles, then around the back to your left. Three straight dribbles, then around the back to your right. 6 lengths of the court.
- Next…Go as far as you can simply dribbling through your legs non-stop. Righthand long-stride between the legs, lefthand, long-stride between the legs. Up and down the court. 6 lengths.
Do these every day and you're well on your way to basketball dribbling mastery.
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