Basketball drill: dribble fundamentals

Prerequisites:
Players must master the basic technique of dribbling.

Objective:
to improve the different dribbling techniques

Organisation:

• Players dribble back and forth across the field twice and then get a new assignment.
• and then get a new assignment

Tips:

• build up the level of difficulty: during the training, but also during the season
• If necessary, differentiate within the group; for example beginners do once a between the legs and advanced 4x

Techniques and teaching points:

• between the legs (leg on the side of the ball is back hand over the ball dribble is backwards diagonally between the legs and change direction low with a crossover step)
• Under the buttocks (after the mini jump stop the feet are next to each other at shoulder width hand over the ball fetch the ball with a flat bounce behind the back to the other hand with an open step changing direction)
• Behind the back (leg on the side of the ball is in front hand over the ball pass the ball with a quick movement behind the back hand with the ball so far through the hand that the wrist touches the hip on the other side. The ball will then hit the ground well in front of the body)
• Fake cross over (leg on the ball side is on the ground hand on the outside over the ball shoulders and front foot move short and fast to the free hand hand turns with a quick movement over the ball to the inside dribble the ball diagonally to the outside continued with an open step)

General

• look over the ball and survey the field in front of you
• The bounce is hard
• The ball is low
• Dribble with your wrist
• A change of hand is ALWAYS accompanied by a change of direction and speed
• Even after a feint, always change direction and accelerate

Variations:

• increase the number of times you make a movement: e.g. back and forth 3x between the legs dribble
• OR always 2 between the dribbles and then a between the legs dribble
• combine techniques, e.g. an between the legs dribble directly followed by a under the buttocks dribble
• start with different dribble starts: cross over step, open step, jab step
• Let these be preceded by a fake shot, fake pass etc.
• always stop at the sideline with a jump stop, lire or reli, followed by a half turn. The players then make
• then 4 stops and 4 dribble starts

Two balls:

• each player has two balls (also possible with a miniball for the strong hand and a men's ball for the weak hand)
• go back and forth 2 times, keep dribbling at the turning points
• always start from standstill with 5 hard, simultaneous dribbles
• vary equal/different hip, knee and ankle height