From the Coach's Clipboard Basketball Playbook
See "Basketball Ball Handling Fundamentals and Drills"
Players in a circle with best players leading the drill.
Ball-handling, then 1-ball dribbling drills. Optional 2-ball drills.
30 seconds each. L = left hand/leg, R = right hand/leg
Ball-Handling
- Slaps
- Finger Tips
- Around both legs
- Around the waist
- Around the head/neck
- Candy Cane
- Around each leg (L,R)
- Figure-8
- Drops
1-Ball Dribbling
- Pound it (L,R)
- Kills (L,R)
- Around each leg (L,R)
- Figure-8
- Under each Leg (L,R)
- Crossover Dribbles
- Side V-Dribble (L,R)
- Front V-Dribble (L,R)
Optional:
- Spider dribble
- Windmill
- Butterfly
- Shuffle
2-Ball Dribbling
- Pound it
- Kills
- Alternating - Piston
- One High, One Low
- Side V-Dribbles
- Front V-Dribble - Windshield
- 2-Ball Front Crossover
- 2-Ball Figure 8 Drill
- 2-Ball Front Circles
Optional:
- Front Crossover & Hand-off
- 2-Ball Juggling
- Front & Back Crossover
- 2-Ball One Around the Back
- Shuffle
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