Basketball Drill - "Tight Chairs" Dribbling Drill
From the Coach’s Clipboard Basketball Playbook, @ http://www.coachesclipboard.net
This drill will improve dribbling and dribble moves with many repetitions in a short period of time. Inform players that they can also do this drill at home in their basement or driveway.
Set-up:
Set up six chairs or cones as indicated in the diagram. We usually start with the left hand, so we face the row of chairs on the right with their seats facing the endline, while the seats of the left row of chairs face the half-court line. This is so the dribbler can hit the seat of the chair with his off hand as he/she makes a dribble move.
The Drill:Each player has a ball and will dribble between the chairs, making a prescribed dribble-move at each chair. We do the same move at each of the six chairs and will do one or two "laps" through the chairs for each dribble move (depending on how much time we want to spend on the drill). Some of the dribble moves (see Dribbling) that we use are:(1) the crossover dribble (2) in-and-out move (3) behind the back move (4) thru the legs dribble (5) spin move We start with the left hand. After doing all the moves left-handed, we turn the chairs around, start from the opposite side and do all the same moves with the right hand. |
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Pointers:
We want the drill up-tempo, at "game-speed". Stress that your players "attack" the chair and keep their eyes forward.This drill will help develop your player's dribble moves and ball-handling. We have all players, including post players, do this drill. You may be surprised at the improvement that you will see over the course of the season if you frequent this drill for 5-10 minutes.
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Helpful DVDs-Videos:
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Multiple Player Chair Drills
with Kevin Eastman, Nike Skills Instructor and Boston Celtics (NBA) Skill Development Specialist. In this sequel to his extremely popular post chair drills and perimeter chair drill series, Coach Eastman demonstrates 10 additional chair drills that can be used with multiple players or for an entire team. Areas covered include footwork, dribble drives, jump shooting, and post moves. This is an excellent conditioning as well as fundamental improvement tape … a great addition for all those coaches who already own the first two Kevin Eastman Chair Drills videos... (more info) Price: $39.99 
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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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