Basketball: Scissors Drill

Dribble with the ball in the right hand and spin. Having completed the spin, transfer the ball to the left hand to keep it as far from the defender as possible.

Whilst dribbling one ball forwards 5m, throw another ball up and catch it in the other hand. Start slowly and build up speed. Forces the player to keep their eyes up.

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.

Pass the ball through your legs changing hands in the process.

Pass the ball through your legs changing hands in the process.

Roll the ball along the ground through your legs changing hands in the process.

Dribble ball between legs in a figure of 8.

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

Walk down one side of a bench, dribbling the ball on the other. This will improve the control of the ball from a distance, in addition to the player's balance.

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

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

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.

Dribble the ball in your right or left hand, running with feet on either side of the bench. Forces players to think about other things than what they are doing with the ball, so dribbling will become second nature.

Switching leg positions every time, the basketball will be passed through the legs to the other hand. Start out slow, once you have got it down then you can increase the speed.

Dribbling the ball using a single finger to improve finger strength, ball control and help prevent finger injury.

Can be done anywhere. Stand on the spot and dribble the ball a variety of ways and facing different directions.

Dribble forwards 2 paces. Stop approach, but keep dribbling. Repeat the movement forwards.

Keep the torso upright and with minimal bend in the legs. Dribble forwards 5 m, stop and turn. Forces added control over the ball.

Test the precision and control of players' dribbling skills.

Going in different directions, using change of speed and direction to improve your ball handling ability.