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Basketball: Creative Dribbling

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Dribbling on the spot or on the move, get creative and do every dribble move you can think of as fast as you can.

Imagine there is a defender in front of you or that you have to get past. 

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The more creative you get, and the faster you go the better ball handler you will become.

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Skill Pass and Dribble - Part 1:

Standing 10 feet away from the wall.

Using a 1 handed pass, passing from 1 hand to the other, with one bounce between passes (younger players may bounce the ball more times to allow them to control the ball before passing again).

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Behind the back pass:

Stand about 10 feet away from a wall.

Pass the ball around your back so it bounces back on your front side. Once you catch the ball again, you wrap it around your back again and continue the drill in the same way.

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  • Stop at an imaginary defender.
  • Ball behind the back into the right hand to set up the jump shot.

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    Chest Pass - Common mistake:

    Make sure hands are behind the ball and that your elbows are not all the way out.

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