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Basketball: Crossover Dribble with Lay up

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Player 1 dribbles to the line of cones with their right hand and does a crossover dribble and changes to the right hand, at the next line of cones the player switches the ball from their left hand to their right before finishing with a lay up shot.

COACHING POINTS

  • Use change of direction and hands in the low dribble.
  • Change of pace.
  • Attack the cone before changing direction.

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    Cross Over Relays | Dribbling Relay

    Cross Over Relays:

    4 teams of two players on each cone. One ball per team.

    The 1st player in each team has to dribble around the outside of the inside square back to their starting cone to give the ball to the next player.

    Dribbling Relay
    Changing Hands | Dribbling Relay

    Changing Hands:

    Player 1 dribbles the ball with their right hand, change to the left and then go for a lay up shot. Player 2 starts with the left hand, then changes to the right before attempting a lay up.

    Dribbling Relay
    Circle Relay | Dribbling Relay

    Circle Relay:

  • Set the cones up as shown in the diagram.
  • Split the group into equal teams.
    • On the whistle players have to dribble around the outside cones. Once they have completed a circuit they then move into the next (nearer the middle) set of cones.

    This is repeated until they end up in the middle, at which time they go back to their team for the next person to go.

    Dribbling Relay
    Confusion | Dribbling Relay

    Confusion:

    Player has to dribble ball one side around middle cone and on the opposite side around the outside cone.

  • Scoring one point on each time around middle cone.

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