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Basketball: Zig-Zag Dribble Drill

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First player dribbles full court with a defender covering all the time. Upon reaching the opposite baseline player dribbling becomes the defender and the other player dribbles the length of the court.

COACHING POINTS

Run this as a passive exercise first and then allow active defence.

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Ball bounce on line:

All player start on line

On the signal the players must move backwards and forwards over the line whilst maintaing the ball dribbling on the line.

Dribbling

Diamond Tag:

Setup the practice as shown.

White player 1 and Blue Player 1 begin to dribble in a diamond shape as shown. One must try and catch up with the other to tag them. Keep score.

Dribbling

Slalom dribble then Jump Shot:

The players need to dribble the ball around the cones until they reach the last cone before excuting a jump shot.

Shooting

Dribbling Circuit:

6 Players on the side line

2 Groups of players behind the base line

Players 1 and 4 dribbles the ball to the free throw line and passes the ball to the person standing on the side of the court, who immediately throws the ball back. The player then dribbles to the half way line and repeat. The players on the other side are repeating the practice going the opposite direction.

Passing

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