Dribble Drills

[KobeIsDaMan]

Well if any og u guys know of any dribble drills that i can do to get my handles up with my left hand i would really appreciate it cause i am a point guard. Its not that i cant dribble with my left or shoot with it cause i can its jus that i wanna be able to depend on it as much as my right hand . Holla Back

[Power And Proud]

Just keep dribbling the ball with the hand you want to improve. Practice, practice, practice.

[Colin]

For lay-ups, try to make a "clean" lay-up (ie. not touching the rim, just backboard) 10 times in a row, tougher than it sounds. That also work for practicing free-throws. Shareef used to not leave the gym until he made 10 clean ft's in a row.

[Andrew]

"Pistol" Pete Maravich (or was it Earl "The Pearl" Monroe?) used to practice dribbling everywhere he went, even in movie theatres. I don't think you'd be able to get away with that today.

I agree with MJForever:

Practice, practice, practice.

and then practice some more.

[Filip]

My brother told me a good tip (I think) and that is too drible with gloves a long time and gets safe on that, then you'll see how easy it is without gloves

[Power And Proud]

My brother told me a good tip (I think) and that is too drible with gloves a long time and gets safe on that, then you'll see how easy it is without gloves

What type of gloves though?

Oh, and you can practice moves with a very slippery ball, then a grippy ball, then the slippery ball, grippy ball, etc etc.

[KobeIsDaMan]

Thx but ive never heard of tha glove one, i wonder ifit really works? Cause i kno all tha rest do . I might try dribbling with a tennis ball

[nublu01]

shane "the dribbling machine" practiced dribbling with a tennis ball.... SICK... how about trying that, eh? if you have enough control to do crossovers with a tennis ball, then i say you got enough handles

[Scary Hedo]

here are some dribbling programs if you wan't

Skip To My Lou's Dribbling Program

Tennis ball drills- 5 min- dribble a tennis ball around like u would a
basketball
Do these drills with wrist weights and gloves
Backwards dribble running- 1 minute- dribble while running backwards
Windmill around legs w/dribble- 1 minute- dribbling between legs in a
windmill type motion
V-dribble between legs-1 minutes between each leg-dribble between one leg for
a minute then switch legs
Dribble behind back- 1 minute- dribble behind your back
Defense dribble- 2 sets of 50 dribbles with each hand- in a crouch position
like you are under pressure with your guide hand up to keep defenders away
dribble low and hard as fast as possible
Figure eight dribble- 1 minute- while walking dribble between your legs
1 minute rest
Pound 1, 2, crossover- 1minute each hand- dribble twice then crossover and
repeat then switch the hand u do the pound 1,2 in
Spider dribble- 2 minutes
Side v dribble- 1 minute on each side- like the yo-yo dribble with the ball
at your side dribble back and forth
Front v dribble- 1 minute with each hand- same only in front side to side
Between the legs behind the back- 1 minute each direction- dribble between
your leg and then immediately behind your back then switch the leg you are
dribbling between
Dribble with right hand two minutes dribble with left hand two minutes
1 minute rest
Windmill around legs w/o dribble-1 minute each direction- around your legs
in a windmill motion without dribbling then switch directions
Circles around head- 2 sets of 50 each direction
Circles around waist- 2 sets of 50 each direction
Circles around ankles- 2 sets of 50 each direction
Circles around individual leg- 2 sets of 50 each direction
1 minute rest
Fingertip taps in front of body- 50 taps- stick your arms out and tap the
ball back and forth repeatedly
Crossed leg circle dribbles- 1 minute- sit crossed legged and dribble around
your body
Different strokes- 1 minute each way- kneel down trying to dribble as low
and fast as possible, first dribble with both hands, then pinkies, then ring
fingers, then middle fingers, then pointer fingers, then thumbs, then karate
chops, then with the back of your hands, then fists
Sit on a chair dribble under 1 leg then the other then both then like hot
sauce in volume 3 with circles- 3 minutes
Laid back dribble- 1 minute- lie down and dribble behind your head
Walking reverse crossover dribble- 1 minute- walk and dribble under your leg
to the other side and repeat
Dead ball- do drill 15 times with each hand- while kneeling place the
basketball in front of you on the ground then with your right hand hit the
basketball with the back of your hand causing the ball to bounce up then
with your palm try to get the ball to dribble
Lights our dribbling- 3 minutes- dribble in a dark room and do all the moves
you can think of
Do this workout 5 times a week
Try and always keep tapping on something.

Bone Collector’s Dribbling Program (26 minute program)

Exercises and description
Dribble-just dribble with ur left hand and right hand
Through the legz high-dribble through the legz without bending or crouching down back and forth
Through the legz low-dribble back and forth through your legs fast and low, crouch down abit
Inside out dribbles-cross fake, bring the ball in and back out in a crescent shape, use body motion
Fake 2 cross- fake left then cross right, vice versa
Pound 1, 2 cross- dribble twice and then cross
Yo yo dribbles (v dribbles)- with one hand dribble from left to right, right to left
Behind the back-dribble behind your back, back and forth
Studder drive-studder, fake, hesitate, (whatever u want to call it) then drive (2 steps drive is good for practice)
Cross jab- jab with right to the left side and bring the ball over like ur driving, vice versa
Figure 8-dribble around ur legs in a figure 8 usin small low dribbles
Spyder dribble- right to left, left to right (thru the legs), right to left (behind the back), left to right (front 2 back thru legz) etc. NOTE: The basketball and ur legs stay in the same spot, the ball can move a little but relatively in the same spot, dribble low
Chair dribble- sit on a chair with ur legs out in front of u, feet on ground, and dribble under your thighs bhind ur lower legs, u can be creative by dribbling while moving ur legs or freestyling on a chair
Do the exercises as specified


Exercise Minutes
Dribble ½ minute each hand (1 min total)
Thru the Legz Hi 1 minute each leg (2 min total)
Thru the Legz Low 2 minutes each leg (4min total)
Inside out Dribbles ½ minute each hand (1 min total)
Fake 2 cross 2 minutes
Pound 1, 2 cross 1 minute
Yo yo dribbles 1 minute each hand (2 minute total)
Behind the Back 1 minute
Studder Drive 2 minutes each hand/side (4 minutes total)
Cross Jab 1 minute each hand (2 minutes total)
Figure 8 1 minute
Spyder Dribble 2-3 minutes
Chair Dribble 3-5 minutes

Do this program mon-fri and practice over the weekends but u do not have to do specified time. After 2-3 weeks after doing this program try doing the following exercises with your eyes closed
-thru the legz hi
-thru the legz low
-pound 1, 2 cross
-yo yo dribbles
-behind the back
-frigure 8
-spyder dribble
After doing this program for about 5 weeks you will have handlez as good as the Bone Collector’s.