- Stationary: Right-hand pounding. On command, low dribbling forwards and backwards.
- Stationary: Left-hand pounding. On command, low dribbling forwards and backwards.
- Right-hand speed dribbling to the cone, then side shuffle while protecting the ball.
- Left-handed speed dribbling to the cone, then side shuffle while protecting the ball.
- Right-hand soft ball taps against the wall.
- Left-hand soft ball taps against the wall.
- Alternating: Right-hand speed dribbling to the cone, then side shuffle while protecting the ball back to starting cone, between legs, then Left-handed speed dribbling to the cone, then side shuffle while protecting the ball back to starting cone, then between the legs.
- Right-hand speed dribbling, every time you get to a cone, do a behind the back dribbling and continue dribbling with the right hand.
- Left-hand speed dribbling, every time you get to a cone, do a behind the back dribbling and continue dribbling with the left hand.
- Alternating: Right-hand speed dribbling, once you get to the cone, between the legs, left-hand speed dribbling, once you get to the cone, between the legs.
-Stationary: Right hand in/out dribble, Right hand back/forward dribble, Behind the back dribble, Left hand back/forward dribble, Left hand in/out dribble, crossover
Challenge: Stationary Sequence pound dribbling - 10 right hand, crossover, 10 left hand, crossover, 9 right hand, crossover, 9 left hand, crossover, and so on until you get to 1. The goal is to have everyone dribble simultaneously, it should sound in sync.
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