Double crossover dribble drill. Squat down into an athletic/universal position with the basketball in one hand and your head up. With the basketball in hand, cross it over to the opposite hand by dribbling it in front of you, then cross it back from the opposite hand to the starting hand, tapping the ground twice.
Tennis ball pull back crossover. Dribble one ball in right hand, while holding a tennis ball or small medicine ball in the left hand at approximately chest height (with arm almost fully extended). Switch med ball from right hand to left hand.
Each player starts facing each other with a basketball & a tennis ball. The players shuffle sideways while dribbling down the court and passing the tennis ball back and forth to each other. Vary the height of the tennis ball tosses.
Cross the ball over to the other hand after each tennis ball toss. Bounce the basketball using your nonpreferred hand. Hold a tennis ball in your other hand.
Run and dribble with the basketball hand. Throw the tennis ball in the air with the other while dribbling. Bounce the basketball low to the ground and keep your legs wide and stable.
Throw the tennis ball higher as you gain confidence. Here are a few challenging drills for players with advanced ballhandling skills. Cone grab finishing drill.
Tight spaces ball handling drill. 1v1 attack with narrow cones. 1 on 1 dribbling drill with random traps.
1 on 2 pressure ball handling drill. In this video we'll go through the top 5 secret basketball drills with a tennis ball that you can do daily to improve your handle and become a better ball ha. The dribbling workout below is from our killer crossover basketball camp at 4th quarter training.
You give 100 percent on every. Next we work with some dribbling drills with a tennis ball, to enhance those handles, and hand eye coordination. And lastly we work on attacking the hoop low and pulling up for a jumper off the dribble.
If you’re really serious about playing basketball and learning from a great coach watch all our videos! Partner tennis ball toss. Another advanced drill, this one can be done with a coach or a partner.
Both partners will have a basketball and face each other 10 to 12 feet apart. While dribbling down the floor, your partner will toss the tennis ball to you and you will toss it back. This is another drill designed to force you to keep your head up.
Dribbling the basketball a couple of inches off the ground with your left hand. Making sure to be in stance, pound the ball as hard as you can into the ground at around waist hight with only your right hand. Every player stands on one end of the gym with a tennis ball in one hand and [tag]dribbles[/tag] with the other.
On the whistle, throw the tennis ball to the other end of the gym, keep dribbling. This drill forces you to dribble a tennis ball first in order to make it easier to dribble a basketball later on. Substitute a tennis ball for a basketball in this dribbling drill to slow down players and have them focus on the feel of the ball.
Using a smaller ball allows players to get a better feel for the ball in their hands. Plus, it forces players to slow down and concentrate on dribbling. Place players around the perimeter of.
The goal of these drills is to take all of your focus off of dribbling the basketball and put it on tossing and catching the tennis ball. That way, you will get comfortable handling the basketball and focusing on something else. This is important so that you can see the floor, read the defense, and then make the right play.
