If a player is forced to do the same ball handling drills every day, they will get bored with them. Coach jeremiah boswell practice keeping your head up and having quick feet in this twoball dribbling. I have always felt that one of the best ways to evaluate ball handling is by having our perimeter players dribble against two defenders in practice. Best ball handling drills three of snakes favorites. Gripping the bat at the top of the grip and using the bat like a tomahawk, the batter tries to get over the top of the ball and hit it into the ground. Kyrie irving is a master ball handler and today were going to give you a few simple yet effective ball handling drills to help get a ankle breaking handle like kyrie irving. It is improtant to develop strength and skill with this hand. The defensive players must be rewarded if they stop the offensive player and vice versa. Most players overlook the fundamental basketball drills as being too easy and. Nba ball handling drill quick combo can you beat the pro. It gives a beginning, intermediate and advanced option so that you can continue to develop your workout as you get better at it.
Aug 25, 2014 all of these basketball ball handling drills can help you become a better player in one way or another. Find ways to make your ball handling practices harder than handling the ball in games. If the ball is knocked away for whatever reason, the offensive player must start over. If you like these drills and think that other basketball coaches would be interested in seeing them. Andy hart does a good job explaining in detail how to perform the drills. All basketball players of all ages should have a pregameprepractice ballhandling routine. Dont forget to explain why the skill should be performed that way. But i can say that few drills helped me improve my ball handling skills like this drill. Its up to you to take action and create a workout and actually do it. The passer will go to the back of the shooting line. Beginner youth, team drills, warm up drills, ball control drills. Nba coach jeremiah boswell work on ball handling with quick controlled dribbles in the sidetoside. To work on controlling the basketball via dribble, pass, and getting open against 2 defenders. Here are 16 different advanced drills that will sharpen your ball handling skills.
And that requires some serious practice time spent on ball handling. Make the move to the basket, rebound and make the same move out to the other. Each skill description addresses the goals and points that coaches should emphasize. Being able to pass the ball well in basketball is something that every coach and team aims for. Each ball handling drill lasts between 30 and 60 seconds. We also added a couple of drills that arent directly related to the inside out move.
It will help your ball handling tremendously if you can practice against a defense too. The first person in line will pass the ball to the first player on the perimeter and will run at them quickly. The significance of ball handling and dribbling drills. No offensive system can properly function and succeed without at least a basic foundation of proper ball handling. Coaches are encouraged to use these drills to prepare their practice sessions. This ba ll handling routine will go faster once you get the hang of it. These 5 basketball skill development drills came from the stephen curry skills academy and are a part of alan steins 12 volume basketball coaching nuggets. Coach start with ball on wing coach throw ball to 1 soon as 1 has ball 2s chase down 1 speed dribble for lay up 2s try to deflect or stop lay up 2s get rebound and go back two on one ball with best ball handler lane line extended south dakota state university womens basketball offensive transition drills. Check out these basketball training drills given to us by proven coaches with years of experience at the high school, div i college, and nba level. Ballhandling is a skill any basketball player should be consistently working to improve.
This is a workout that works strictly on all 2 ball stationary dribbling drills. Ganon baker the guelph phoenix basketball club had ganon baker in to do a clinic on sunday january 7th. Spread the fingers out to allow for a wider grip on the ball which will give you more. Scoring drill to work on the individual skill set of a player in a very chaotic setting. Have the students pass the ball around their waist without it. The orlando magic youth basketball academy takes you through a drill that challenges you to dribble. These are three of the best ball handling drills that snake trusts for explosive results in his training, and they will take your ball handling to the next level, too. Try to beat former d1 shooting guard mike dixon in this beat the pro ball handling challenge from nba skills coach drew hanlen. Be sure to use key buzzwords that can help them remember how to perform the skill. Ball handling drills the art of coaching volleyball.
Three of the best ball handling drills snake basketball. At the same time, you get a ton of repetitions developing your inside out move. The teaching philosophy is centered on keeping the skill development simple and building confidence through success. Nba coach jeremiah boswell work on ball handling with quick controlled dribbles in the sidetoside and between dribble.
Ball handling guide american association of adapted sports. If youre practicing with a partner, rotate back and forth. This is good way to start off the ballhandling drills. After looking at the measurements and the agility testing, the third major component of the nba combine is the shooting drills.
In order to utilize your strength to hold your balance and position, you must be strong and flexible enough to get yourself into the proper initial position to establish yourself and gain an advantage. Start with your knees shoulder width apart and bent. With youth players, well spend about 3 to 5 minutes with this at every practice until we build a solid foundation. Includes ball handling, passing, condtioning and progresses to live play competition. Let us look at some of the tips that will help you to develop the skill of ball handling. Use the links below or the links in the right sidebar to check out a ton of ball handling guides, info, drills, and more. I would highly recommend this book if you are trying to find individual ball handling and dribbling drills. Warmup 30 seconds 1 hand dribble keep ball below knees, other hand tennis ball juggle.
Take a 10 to 20second break before moving on to the next drill. Just a basketball is a great guide if you are looking for a wide variety of ball handling and dribbling drills to learn or instruct. Ball handling drill combinations the ball handling drill combinations combine the 3 ball handling drills grip drop drill, grip lock drill and globetrottering for maximum ball security. The entire curry academy volume has 82 pages of basketball skill development drills. To develop hand strength, we encourage our players to dribble the ball hard and pound it close to your body. Nov 07, 2008 just a basketball is a great guide if you are looking for a wide variety of ball handling and dribbling drills to learn or instruct. I also think that it is important that if you use the 1 vs. Do it out in front, up high over your head, and down low.
Warm up with inside out move emphasis the first seven drills help get your body warmed up. If you want a stepbystep workout program that develops your skills in a progressive manner showing you exactly what drills to do and when, then check out the breakthrough ball handling workout app. Line up your team one behind the other in a straight line facing the basket. A ballhandling drill may include footwork and passing.
A guide for adaptedsports coaches this guide breaks ball handling skills for wheelchair basketball and indoor wheelchair soccer into teachable components. After you master that, try another version of this advanced ball handling drill. Nba instructional curriculum rookie practice plans starter practice plans allstar practice plans mvp practice plans skills and drills. There are many techniques for ballhandlingshooting, passing, dribbling, and rebounding. This drill combines ballhandling, passing, receiving, and shooting skills. The shooter will catch, shot fake by sitting low, bring the ball and eyes up on the rim and then explode out of the shot fake for a good move and shoot a 1 dribble pullup jump shot. Quickly tap the ball back and forth from one hand to the other using. All of these basketball ball handling drills can help you become a better player in one way or another. This is good way to start off the ball handling drills. Nba ball handling drill the killer 150 can you beat the. These are great drills because they make you work both hands at the same time, and it just makes you become more comfortable with the ball. College and nba players still perform ball handling drills to improve their ability to create open shot and pass opportunities, and your players will see a big difference in their games as well if they work hard. Applying the pro athlete mindset to business, sports, and life.
Aug 22, 2012 skills, drills, clinics, and videos for college, high school, and club coaches. This ball handling drill for basketball is a good dribbling drill for beginners. Rentalcompetitive drills for shooting, ball handling. Jul 26, 2011 30 minute ball handling workout all drills must be done to level that is outside of comfort zone beginner. Beginner ball handling drills for youth basketball basic. The maravich drills are the pillar for everything we do with ball handling. This series of drills will help your players improve their ballhandling skills in a variety of ways. Jan 12, 2014 one player has the ball at the endline while being closely defended by two players. This week the series breaks down keys to dribbling, ballhandling moves and provides a few drills to keep things fun for your young athletes. To dribble a ball correctly the students should use only their fingertips, not their whole hand. I would highly recommend this book if you are trying to. Home school of hoops ball handling nondribble drills.
Everyone on the court needs to be able to handle the ball. These are some of the best dribbling drills available in the practice planner. You will practice challenging double and triple dribble move combinations and a few challenging 2ball and 3ball drills to warm up. Nba combine and individual workouts are the final steps to an athlete.
Ballhandling warm ups you can do anytime and anywhere. A0025777n drill 01 bull in the ring drill 02 bump the cutter drill 03 chill drill drill 04 close out drill drill 05 defensive shuffle and pass drill 06 fifty passes drill 07 five corner passing drill 08 five on four plus one drill 09 four on four recover. I have turned this post into a printer friendly pdf. When that happens, they check out of the drill mentally, and improvement is minimal. Also builds focus, conditioning and develops offensive and defensive skills. I recommend that you take 34 of these ball handling drills and combine them into 1 workout. Nondribble drills tap drill head, face, knees stand straight up with feet shoulder width apart, hold the basketball over your head with arms almost completely extended elbows bent slightly. One of the most difficult things for young players to do is to control the ball.
Ball isometric drill the ball isometric drill for quarterbacks strengthens the fingers and hand muscles to improve the overall grip of the quarterback on the. Dre is a 9year professional basketball player, an author of 25 books who had done 4 ted talks. Theyre all great for developing dribbling and ballhandling skills. This should force you to really use your speed, strength and ball handling moves.
When dribbling a basketball, most new players kick the ball too hard. So to all the post players and big men out there, dont think you are excluded from ball handling. It looks like there is a common theme for how to improve ball handlingpractice. Elevate your game and learn how to handle the ball appropriately. Put cone or chair on both wings, position outside the 3pt arc. Hitting drills each of the following hitting drills allows a hitter to concentrate on one or two specific components of the swing. Stops, backs up with 3 dribbles and then aacks the defender.
They take on ball handling in this youth basketball drill, focusing on two basic ball control drills. In this article are 50 basketball dribbling drills that your players can use anywhere. Stand straight up with feet shoulder width apart, hold the basketball over your head with arms almost completely extended elbows bent slightly. Jul 09, 2014 try to beat former di shooting guard mike dixon in this beat the pro ball handling challenge from nba skills coach drew hanlen. In this blog post, i am sharing 5 great drills you can use to improve your individual ballhandling. The ball should stay underneath you the entire time of the drill. Skills and drills 95 the ripken way of skill development 1. When you practice, push yourself to do the drills faster than you have ever done them before. Drills to improve your ball handling mike allen sports. A great amount of knowledge is contained in this manual and we trust that you will use it to not only assist in your own coaching education but also that of your fellow coaches. Ballhandling warm ups you can do anytime and anywhere coachup. We have over 115 hours of basketball training workouts, with over 3,000 ball handling, shooting, dribbling, and passing drills. A series of drills is included in order to help players put the skills into actions. Basketball practice lesson plan the goal of each lesson is to introduce one or more of the skills necessary to play basketball.
They are ruled by fear that the ball may be slipped or tipped off from their hands. Ball handler goes 1 on 1 until half court, still trying to beat her defender b. In the following video, nba trainer don kelbick explains how to do this with your shooting drills. Ball handling backing up this is a ball handling skill that few players pracce. Dribble the ball with your right hand, then your left hand, then reach your right hand around behind your knee for a dribble, and then your left hand behind your knee for a dribble, and then back to your right hand in front. Ball handling drills for youth basketball basic routine these ball handling drills are fo r both boys and girls youth basketball players and should only take about 30 minutes per day. Posted by coach brian schofield on january 12, 2014 1 on 2. With new basketball dribbling drills to try and to master, ball handling remains fun and challenging for players. Try to beat former di shooting guard mike dixon in this beat the pro ball handling challenge from nba skills coach drew hanlen.
Super effective ball handling drills for quick hands mike. This workout is for players with an advanced skill set. Place your players in small groups to introduce the skill to them. To dribble a ball correctly the students should use only. Animated basketball drills category guardsforwards main screen ball handling big man drills boxing out conditioning cutting defense defense 1 defense man defense zone dribbling fast break footwork free throws fundamentals hbw 1998 layups mini basket u6 offense offense 1 on 1 offense 2 on 2 offense motion offense special passing rebounding. I could go on, but i think you get the idea inside of our advanced ball handling module, we will cover all of the advanced ball handling tactics, and ill show you the exact drills that will allow you to discover and install all of the necessary types of ball handling types into your game as quickly as possible. Magic johnson, diana taurasi and coach bob emphasize the importance of starting off each practice with the fundamentals. Instead of walking onto the court and immediately shooting from downtown, let. Even fewer players took part here than in the agility testing, but. I have seen ganon before, have numerous dvds and have exchanged many ideas with him. Regardless of the style of offense, the pass opens up the floor and helps to create quality shots for players. Coaches should encourage their players to do this routine no less than 5 times per week. Combine pdfs in the order you want with the easiest pdf merger available.
Watch as steve nash teaches the fundamentals of what it take to become a nba point guard. All basketball players of all ages should have a pregameprepractice ball handling routine. Bob bigelow, youth sports coach and former nba player, loves this drill and. Extend your arms out straight elbows straight and tip the ball back and forth as quickly as you can. In this video steve nash shows us his nba ball handling workout secrets as well and his go to crossovers. Ball handling only workouts strictly skills basketball. When it comes to our ball handling drills at elite basketball training in nj we focus mainly on two key components. One drill works on dribble moves, ball control, passing, and handeye coordination. Instead of walking onto the court and immediately shooting from downtown, let your hands get a feel for the basketball first.