DRIBBLING DRILLS
SITTING DOWN DRIBBLING
- Players are arranged in a circle. Spread apart so they have enough
room.
- Players sit down and cross their legs Indian style.
- Start with the left hand and do the following dribbles:
- Normal Dribble
- High Dribble
- Pick up elbow and shoulder
- Low Dribble
- Dribble as fast as possible
- One Finger
- Dribble with one finger at a time
- Repeat with the right hand.
- Do about three times with each hand.
STANDING DRIBBLING
- Players are arranged in a circle. Spread apart so they have enough
room.
- Players are standing.
- Start with the left hand. Dribble so the left hand is on the outside
of the circle.
- Wave with the right hand to someone across from you.
- Coach goes around the circle counterclockwise, shaking hands with each
player while he continues dribbling the ball.
- Repeat steps 3
- 5 with the right hand.
PARTNER DRIBBLING
- Each player has a ball and finds a partner.
- Partners start by holding their right hands and start dribbling
with the left hand.
- Keep dribbling the ball on the outside, and rotate around the hands
in the middle.
- Repeat this by holding the left hands together and dribbling with
the right hand.
BUMPER BALL
- Use 4 cones to establish a playing area. This should about 1/4 of the
court (adjust for number of players).
- Each player has a ball and must dribble the ball inside the area.
While dribbling, each player tries to knock the other players' balls out
of the area.
- If a player's ball is knocked out, that player is out of the game, and
should sit on the onside and practice dribbling.
- Continue until only one player is left, then start a new game with
all of the players.
DRIBBLE TAG
- Use 4 cones to establish a playing area. This should be larger than
used for Bumper Ball.
- Designate one player to be "It". This player dribbles around and
tries to tag another player. All the other players must keep dribbling.
- As soon as another player is tagged, that player it "It" and tries
to tag another player.
- No tagbacks.
- It is helpful for the coach to holler out who is now "It", so that the
other players dribbling will know.
1, 2, 3, STOP!
- This drill is designed to teach the jump stop after dribbling. The
jump start is done by catching the ball at the same time as landing with
both feet after dribbling.
- Have all players lined up across at one end of the gym. Each player
with a ball.
- Coach will demonstrate, dribbling three times and coming to a jump stop
while counting out "1, 2, 3, Stop!".
- All players will dribble and count out in unison. Work your way across
the floor.
- Turn around when you get to the other end and repeat.
RED-LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT
- All players are at one end of the gym. Each player has a ball.
- The coach is in the middle of the floor with a ball to use as a signal.
- The coach holds the ball over his head. This indicates that the players
should stop.
- The coach lowers the ball. This is the signal for the players to start
dribbling. When the coach lifts the ball, the players must come to a jump
stop. Any player who does not come to a stop must go to the back.
- Repeat until all the players have reached the end of the gym.
- Start over again, going the other direction.