Basketball: Dribble Pick Up

For best results do this jumping routine after a set of squats. Wear a weighted belt if available.

Have a tennis ball hung up which is out of reach after a step and jump. Mark the position so it can be recreated.

To begin the routine place one foot under the ball, take one step and jump off and try to touch the ball.

When you land make sure that you absorb the landing by going into a deep knee bend which should not be any deeper than you would sit in a chair.

Bend at the back and bring your hands well behind you.

Jump again and extend to reach for the ball. Absorb the shock of landing again with the knees bent and the back bent.

If you touch the ball at all then move the ball up by 2 cm.

Alternate the foot you lead with when you take a jump.

Do 5 sets of jumps that would be a total of 10 jumps. Start out with 3 sets in the first week increasing one set per week, increasing to a total of 5 sets per week.

It is pretty difficult being a 3 point specialist if you are not shooting with the correct form and technique plus the fact that the further the shot is taken away from the edge of the basket the further to retrieve it and the longer between shot taken and the longer it takes to become a good shooter unless you have a spare six hours.

Standing 10 feet away from the wall.

Using a 1 handed pass, passing from 1 hand to the other, with one bounce between passes (younger players may bounce the ball more times to allow them to control the ball before passing again).

Both players will face each other 10 feet apart. They will roll the ball back and forth controlling the basketball with only 1 hand.

The basketball should be rolled in a straight line and controlled with the hand the ball was rolled to.