6 Types of Dribbling Drills that Will Change your Game
by Kyle Ohman
No matter what position you play in basketball you should be able to handle the basketball at least a little bit. If you are a post player you don’t want to spend your whole workout doing basketball dribbling drills, however, if your team is being pressed full court during a game and your coach is able to trust you to handle the ball for a couple of dribbles to help break the press, you add a lot of value to your team. So whether you are a point guard or a post player, you should be dedicating some time to ball handling on a regular basis.
Unfortunately, ball handling drills can get boring and mundane, especially if you are doing the same drills everyday. That is why it is important to keep your drills fresh during your basketball training and rotate them on a regular basis. Also, different dribbling drills work on different areas of your handles. If you are struggling to dribble the basketball with your eyes up then there are certain drills that work better than others to help fix this. That is why I have compiled a list of 6 different types of basketball dribbling drills that will change your game and handles for the better.
One ball dribbling drills are great for working on specific game basketball moves and also all over ball handling. You can work on moves that you would use in an actual game situation like a between the legs crossover move or whatever move you want to work on. When doing these drills you want make sure that you are selling the move with your eyes, your body, and the ball. Visualize the defender in front of you and really try to sell the move.
Tennis ball dribbling drills are used to add another level of difficulty to one ball dribbling drills and also help to improve hand eye coordination, hand quickness, and dribbling with your eyes up. These drills can also be done with heavy weighted balls instead of the tennis balls. Because these types of drills are great for developing hand eye coordination and quick hands, I would recommend them for post players to work on their overall hands, as well as their ball handling.
Partner tennis ball drills are the same concept as tennis ball drills, but they add a little bit more difficulty because you are relying on your partner’s toss, and you must adjust to their toss and still be able to catch the ball. You can also add in tossing and bouncing to make the drill even more difficult.
If you don’t have a partner the next best option is a wall to toss and catch the tennis ball on. Wall tennis ball drills are really good for developing quick hands and handles because you can control how hard the ball comes off the wall. The harder you toss the ball against the wall the less time you have to do the move, and that makes your hands go as quickly as they can. It only works though if you really challenge yourself.
Dribbling two basketballs instead of one is similar to adding a tennis ball to the drill in that it is added to increase the difficulty level. It is also really good for working on your weak hand. If you are dribbling with one basketball and you get into an uncomfortable situation you are subconsciously going to start dribbling with your strong hand -wiith two ball dribbling drills you don’t have that option. Also, using two basketballs makes your basketball training time more efficient because you are able to work on both hands at the same time.
It is safe to say that you are never going to dribble the basketball against a wall in a game, but that doesn’t mean that these drills won’t help you get better. Not only will these drills help you break up the monotony of dribbling drills, but they are really good for developing hand strength and ball control. Wall basketball dribbling drills are something that I would recommend for big men to use to work on developing their hands, but they are really good for guards and ball handlers as well.
Author Bio
This
article was written by Kyle Ohman. Kyle was a thousand point scorer at
Liberty University (Div. 1) and was ranked the 19th Best Shooter in the
country by Fox Sports his senior year. Kyle Ohman has also played
professionally in Spain. Recently, he has coached a high school team
that played on the National Level and beat the 12th ranked team in the
country. Coach Ohman is the co-owner and founder of BasketballHQ.com,
one of the best resources on the web for Coaches and Players providing
1,000's of basketball drills, plays, workouts, coaching tips and more.
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