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Basketball: Cone Dribbling

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Players take it in turns to dribble at the cone and then stop right in front of it and dribble all the way around the cone with controlled fingertip dribbles.

Once a full rotation has been completed then you move on to the next cone.

COACHING POINTS

Vision (eyes up)
Body position and stance (“big chest”, chest out, chip up, flexion at knee and hip)
Use of the fingers tips not palms

PROGRESSION

Change hands so go around each cone with the left hand.
Instead of small dribbles, go normal dribbles but move your whole body in a circle around the cone before advancing.

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Head Waist Legs

Wrap the ball around your head then waist then legs, and then work your way back up the body.

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Finger Tip Control

Holding your arms straight out in front, use your fingertips to tap the ball quickly from hand to hand.

Go from straight out in front of you, to above your head, below your waist and finally behind your back.

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Forward and Back Dribble

Keeping the basketball in one hand, bounce the ball forward and back. Repeat this drill using the other hand.

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Figure 8

Stand with your knees about shoulder-width apart and bend over slightly. With the ball in your right hand, pass it between your legs in a figure eight motion to your left hand. Swing the ball to the front and then pass it from your left hand back to your right hand through your legs. As with all ball handling drills, start slowly and increase your speed as you get more comfortable.

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Release Bounce Catch

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Seated on the floor, dribble the basketball by your side. The coach can make the harder by telling you to lay down, where you still continue to dribble the ball by your side.

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Seated on the floor, dribble the basketball by your side. The coach can make the harder by telling you to lay down, where you still continue to dribble the ball by your side.

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