Basketball drill: behind the back

Suitable for the following techniques: dribbling

Behind the back

Requirements:

  • Players must be able to dribble away diagonally with one hand on the side of the ball

Preparatory exercise:

  • two players stand next to the free throw line, both feet pointing to the back line.Pass to each other with a bounce pass behind the back

Objective:To practice speed change and direction change with the ball behind the body, while keeping the dribbler's field of vision focused on the part of the field in front of him

Organisation:

  • players dribble zigzagging between two lines along the length of the field
  • when their foot reaches a longitudinal line, they make a behind-the-back dribble
  • change direction and accelerate
  • when the first dribbler is at the extended free throw line, the next one starts
  • Teaching points:
  • look over the ball and survey the court in front of you
  • Leg on the side of the ball is in front
  • hand over the ball
  • Pass the ball with a quick movement behind your back
  • Pull the hand with the ball through so far that the wrist touches the hip on the other side The ball then hits the ground well in front of the body, matching the speed at which the dribbler is moving, so that it bounces exactly into the other hand.
  • direction change is often less than 90 degrees

Variations:Â-

  • Start left and right

Characteristics of the drill

0
12
Necessary materials:
Not applicable
Suitable for the following levels:
U11
U12
U13
U14
U15
U16
U17
U18
U19
U20
U21
U22
Seniors