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Basketball: Protect Ball

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Progression from the previous exercise. Having transferred the ball through the legs, use the body to shield the ball from a defender.

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Left to right dribble in one hand:

Transfer of the ball from outside the left to outside the right foot using just one hand.

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Protect Ball with Spin:

Dribbling the ball, introduce a spin to use your body to shield the ball from defenders.

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Fake forwards:

Build upon forward-backward dribble. Move your body weight forwards and then backwards while still dribbling the ball. Technique used to back away from defenders.

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Right hand dribble:

Keep feet shoulder width apart, weight slightly over the right foot. You should bounce the ball outside of the right foot. The hand should absorb some of the energy of the ball striking it by moving slightly on impact, and returning to the starting position whilst the ball is still in contact with the ball.
NOTE: The hand should remain on the top of the ball only to prevent carrying.

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