Basketball Drills - Sideline Dribbling Drills
From the Coach’s Clipboard Basketball Playbook, @ http://www.coachesclipboard.net
If done every practice for 10-15 minutes, these drills can really make a difference in your team's ball-handling and dribbling skills by the end of the season. These skills are the foundation for many of the offensive moves that the player makes with the ball.
Sideline Moves Drill(See Diagram A) Players pair up along the sideline, and spread out. The first player in each pair dribbles from sideline to sideline right-handed, and then back left-handed. The coach will call out which move he/she wants them to execute at the half way point going across (right-handed), and then again coming back (left-handed). The ball is then passed to the partner, who goes next. Have each player do each of the moves down and back twice before moving onto the next move.Below are the moves you should work on. You may vary these from day to day. But have them try even the difficult moves... challenge them... even if the ball does end up rolling all over the place!
See: Dribbling and the video clips of these dribble moves. |
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Stutter Drill(See Diagram B) Use the same sideline setup as above with partners, or run your entire team, sideline to sideline with this drill.The players again dribble across right-handed. When reaching about 1/3 across, blow the whistle and they stationary "stutter" dribble with legs pistoning up and down and pounding the dribble hard and low, the player bent over forward at the waist with knees bent. After five seconds whistle again, and they resume dribbling across. When they reach 2/3 across, whistle again and they stationary "stutter" dribble again. Whistle again and they finish across. They pivot and come back, now with the left hand, doing their stutter dribbles at the 1/3 and 2/3 marks again. After doing this drill a few times, you won't have to blow the whistle... the kids will know where to stop and stutter, and know to stutter for a 5-count before going again. |
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Helpful DVDs-Videos:
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Tough2Guard Offensive Improvement: Dribble Move Series
with Luther Riley, Nike Basketball Training Specialist, Provine HS (MS) Head Boys Basketball Coach. Coach Riley breaks down some of the game's most dangerous moves to put players in scoring situation. During the course of this presentation, Riley will present several drills to create scoring opportunities. Chair drills are used to work on the catch, rip and dribble drive. Teaching points include making hard, sharp cuts, developing good footwork and using a minimum number of dribbles. Additional moves include stutter pull, stutter cross, change of pace, pivot fade and side step. Dribbling between the legs, the pick and roll, behind the back, crossover dribble as well as the inside out move are also stressed on this DVD... (more info) Price: $39.99 
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Chair Drills: Shooting Workout for Perimeter Players
with Kevin Eastman, Nike Skills Instructor and Boston Celtics (NBA) Skill Development Specialist. In conjunction with his tape for inside players, this tape incorporates the chair drills for perimeter players. More than 25 drills are demonstrated that can be used in an individual as well as team setting that will improve footwork, agility, in addition to conditioning. Areas covered include ball handling, shooting on the move, over a defender, and off the dribble; as well as dribble drive moves to the basket. These drills will improve not only the proper fundamentals but develop strong work ethic and intensity... (more info) Price: $39.99
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