Basketball Fundamentals: Handling/Dribbling

Whether you are dribbling the ball or holding the HANDLE THE BALL WITH SURENESS. 2 foot stops for balance. Contact is not an excuse to lose the ball.

HOLDING

Always 2 hands. Reverse pivot-triple threat-catch and face-see the net Rocker step and establish territory Pivot, move the ball, and use body to protect ball.  Fake a pass to make a pass. One dribble to get a new 5 count—hold 4 sec, dribble 4 sec, hold 4 sec.

DRIBBLING

Always dribble with a purpose.  Use dribble moves in open court and to beat a helping defender:  Crossover, Fake Crossover, Between legs, Behind back, Hesitation, Stutter step, combinations of any two.  Wolf = defender chasing dribbler from behind.  In traffic dribble is below the knees (control dribble). Keep your dribble alive until you have a pass or shot.  Use your dribble to improve a passing angle. Dribble at a flare screen to get a better angle.  Pull Back and crossover to avoid traps.

While you are going through your Ballhandling Drills, we always emphasize two things to keep in mind when doing any type of drill to improve driblling or ballhandling.