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Keep the ball in the same hand and dribble around one of your legs.

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Ball handling - side to side | Basic Ball Handling

Ball handling - side to side:

  • Put the ball on floor and with your dominant hand roll it to opposite side.
  • The hand must be always in touch with the ball.
  • After do it with your non-dominant hand.

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    Ball around 1 leg | Basic Ball Handling

    Ball around 1 leg:

    With weight over one leg out in front of you, rotate the ball around this leg. Repeat for different directions.

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    Ball handling - back and forth | Basic Ball Handling

    Ball handling - back and forth:

  • Put the ball on floor and with your dominant hand roll the ball forwards and backwarsd at the side of your body.
  • The hand must be always in touch with the ball.
  • After do it with your non-dominant hand.

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    2 Balls - Coordination and Reactions | Warmup

    2 Balls - Coordination and Reactions:

    Both players will face each other 10 feet apart. They will roll the ball back and forth controlling the basketball with only 1 hand.

    The basketball should be rolled in a straight line and controlled with the hand the ball was rolled to.

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