Basketball drill: crossover
Suitable for the following techniques: dribbling
Crossover
Prerequisites:
players must have a reasonable grasp of the basic technique of dribbling
Objective:
practice speed change and direction change with the ball in front
Organization:
- players dribble zigzagging between two lines along the length of the field
- when they reach a longitudinal line, they make a crossover dribble
- change direction and accelerate
- when the first dribbler reaches 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
- crossover dribble is backwards in front of the body and low
- with an open step in the other direction
Variations:
dribble goggles use