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TENNIS BALL SERIES Perform Each Dribble Move 20 Times Remember when performing this drill to 1) Toss the Tennis Ball 2) Make your Dribble Move and 3) Grab the Tennis Ball try to toss the tennis ball and make your move at the same time 1. Righty Pound 2. Lefty Pound 3. Right Inside Out 4. Lefty Inside Out 5. Crossover 6. Between the Legs 7. Behind the Back 8. Combo Moves TWO BALL DRIBBLE MOVES Perform Each Dribble Move 20 Times Alternate Inside Out: Start out alternate dribble, then turning it into inside out dribble. Hard Dribble Cross: Take a hard rhythm dribble, cross the balls over, (repeat sequence, every crossover is one rep) go both directions Circles: Turn the balls in a circle with no rhythm dribble, go both directions Criss-Cross: Balls are crossing each other back and forth with no rhythm dribble in between. One ball will be in front of the other. Between the Legs: o Righty Between the Legs/Lefty Crossover o Lefty Between the Legs/Righty Crossover Skips or Scissors: Start out with a rhythm dribble out in front of your body and a rhythm dribble on the side of your body. Then drop one through the legs at the same time as you pound the ball out front. Alternate legs with the between the legs dribble. o Dribble Skips w/ Rhythm Dribble o Skips w/ out Rhythm Dribble Behind the back: o Righty Behind the Back/Lefty Crossover o Lefty Behind the Back/Righty Crossover Criss-Cross Behind the Back: One ball in front, one ball in the back. The ball in the front stays in front, the ball behind the back stays behind the back. Don t turn the balls in a circle around the body. The one ball behind the body stay behind the back the whole time.
TWO BALL FULL COURT DRIBBLING o Using the full length of the gym work from baseline to baseline executing the following 2 Ball dribble moves o Make 4 Trips and shoot 4 Free Throws in between sets o When performing the Hard Stop N Go, Crossover, Between the Legs and Behind the Back pick 3 spots on the floor to make these moves. On a high school court you can use the Top of the Key line, half-court and opposite Top of Key to execute these moves. 1) 2Ball Same 2) 2Ball Alternate 3) Hard Stop N Go 4) Crossover 5) Between the Legs 6) Behind the Back 1 Trip = Baseline to Baseline If You Have A Passion Fueled By A Purpose You Are UNSTOPPABLE
ONE BALL COMMANDOS 30 Second Sets/Rest 30 Seconds Pick 5 of these Dribble Moves: Perform 1 move for 30 seconds at a time During Your 30 Second Rest Time Shoot Free Throws 1. Righty Speed Dribble 2. Lefty Speed Dribble 3. Right Stop N Go 4. Lefty Stop N Go 5. Righty Inside Out 6. Lefty Inside Out 7. Crossover 8. Between the Legs 9. Behind the Back 10. Combo Moves (ie: between the legs, crossover aka Killer Crossover) TWO BALL COMMANDOS 30 Second Sets/Rest 30 Seconds Pick 5 of these Dribble Moves: Perform 1 move for 30 seconds at a time During Your Rest 30 Second Rest Time Shoot Free Throws When making your change of direction moves make sure that you start making the dribble move with your right hand on the way down and left hand on the way back 1. Same 2. Alternate 3. Stop N Go 4. Crossover 5. Between the Legs 6. Behind the Back KILL THE GRASS: ONE BALL AND TWO BALL 30 Second Sets/Rest 30 Seconds Using the Half-Court Circle work your way from one edge to the other executing any dribble move you want During Your 30 Second Rest Time Shoot Free Throws Times to Perform Kill the Grass 1) After a Set of Commandos (2 or 3 Sets of Kill the Grass) 2) At the Conclusion of a workout (Perform 5 Sets)
NORTH CAROLINA STATE DRIBBLING SERIES Tight Cones: Place 4 cones in a line spaced about 2.5 to 3 feet apart o Focus on Ball Quickness and your footwork o Perform 2 Trips and go on to the next move 1. Lefty Inside Out 2. Righty Inside Out 3. Crossover w/ Rhythm Dribble 4. Crossover w/ out Rhythm Dribble 5. Between the Legs 6. Behind the Back Spread Chairs: taking the concept of tight chairs into a full court, game-like situation o Place a cone at each top of the key and the half-court line o Start under one basket facing the far rim. Execute a move at each cone and finish on the opposite end with the lay up o Make 4 trips and shoot 4 Free Throws in between sets 1. Righty Stop N Go 2. Lefty Stop N Go Trip = Baseline to Baseline 3. Righty Inside Out 4. Lefty Inside Out 5. Crossover 6. Between the Legs 7. Behind the Back Half Court Drives: working on executing game speed dribble moves after making a hard rip through o Place a chair at half-court and at the 3 point line o Start each trip with a strong side step or crossover step at the half court chair Go hard to the chair at the three-point line and execute one of the following dribble moves o Alternate each workout either working on finishing at the rim with one of the ways to finish or getting into your pull-up jumper o Alternate each workout either using the strong side step for all trips or crossover step. o 8 Trips: Shoot 4 Free Throws 1. Righty Inside Out Trip = Half Court to Baseline 2. Lefty Inside Out 3. Crossover 4. Between the Legs 5. Behind the Back o Beat the Press on the Way Back Demand Excellence From Yourself
BOUNCE BACK-ATTACK DRILL o Place a chair at the top of the key or wing. You will start every drill from 10 feet behind the top of the key or wing. o Each rep starts out with you attacking the chair with a sprint dribble, when you reach the chair: 1. Stop 2. Get Sideways 3. Bounce Back 1-2 dribbles 4. Explode into Your Dribble Move 5. Finish at the Rim or with a 1-2 Step Pull-Up 6. Beat the Press on the Way Back o Perform 4 Trips with each of the following Dribble Moves o Shoot 4 Free Throws in between sets 1. Righty Push Dribble 2. Lefty Push Dribble 3. Righty Inside Out 4. Lefty Inside Out 5. Crossover* 6. Between the Legs* 7. Behind the Back* o Shoot 4 Free Throws in between sets Trip 1 = 10 Feet Before Chair to Baseline Trip 2 = Baseline to Starting Point *Perform 2 Right to Left Change of Direction Moves and 2 Left to Right Change of Direction Moves CENTRAL MICHIGAN GLIDE DRIBBLE o Start at the top of the key o Sprint Dribble to the Right Elbow Get Sideways and Bounce back to the top of the Key When you reach the top of the key you need to perform one of the following Change of Direction Moves and attack the left elbow 1. Crossover 2. Between the Legs 3. Behind the Back Bounce Back to Top of the Key o Repeat Sequence with same move at Top of Key (i.e.-crossover) o Perform 30 Second Sets and Move on to the Next Dribble Move o Shoot 4 Free Throws in between sets
FOUR WAYS TO FINISH Start from either of the two wings. Place a chair at the wing. Start with a hard sweep and attack the rim. Make 5 of one of the following finishes. Beat the Press on the Way Back. Shoot 4 Free Throws In Between Sets. Go on to the next finishing move. o Stockton: Lefty layup on the right side. Your footwork should be a right, left, right step. Righty Layup on the left side. Your footwork should be a left, right, left step. When finishing this shot you need to finger roll the ball off the bottom corner of the square and turn your inside shoulder towards the rim. You should see the basketball fall through the net. o Iverson Flip Shot: Get your inside shoulder to the defense. Do not square up to the rim when shooting. Make Sure that you are not jumping forward towards the baseline after the jump stop. You should be going straight up or even into the defense. Flip the basketball over your outside shoulder, do not turn into the defense to shoot it. o Floater/Off the High Glass: Can be shot off the jump stop or off of one foot. When shooting it off one foot think of it as a long layup. Make sure you are not releasing the ball too close to the basket. The ball should hit the square on the way down. o Reverse: Either off one foot or two feet. Use the rim to protect the basketball. Get to the other side of the rim. Practice finishing with both hands on both sides i.e.- lefty and righty on the left side, lefty and righty on the right side. Success is a peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable. -John Wooden Each of us has a different definition of success. Don t get caught up in competing with others, rather continually challenge yourself to reach goals and become the best you can be.