Ball Handling Practice

 Below is a great ball handling practice that you can do do help improve your control of the ball.

Stationary:  Each drill do 25 reps

  • Right Hand Waist
  • Left Hand Waist
  • Right Hand Low
  • Left Hand Low
  • Right Hand Pounds
  • Left Hand Pounds
  • Crossovers
  • Cross-Between Right
  • Cross-Between Left
  • Cross-Behind Right
  • Cross-Behind Left
  • Cross-Between-Behind
  • One Hand Cross-Cross
  • One Hand Cross-Between
  • One Hand Cross-Behind
  • One Hand Cross-Cross-Between-Behind
  • Cross-Cross-Behind-Behind
Moving: Go from baseline to free throw line and back.  Stay low for all but the last 2 drills.
  • Cross-Cross
  • Cross-Between Right
  • Cross-Between Left
  • Cross-Behind Right
  • Cross-Behind Left
  • Cross-Between-Behind
  • One Hand Cross-Cross
  • One Hand Cross-Between
  • One Hand Cross-Behind
  • One Hand Cross-Cross-Between-Behind
  • Spider-walk
  • Outside Spider-walk
2 Ball Drills-25 reps
  • Straight Bounce
  • Alternating Bounce
  • Crossover
  • Between Crossover Right
  • Between Crossover-Left
  • Alternate Behind
  • Bounce Juggle - Right
  • Bounce Juggle - Left
  • 1 Hand 2 Ball Bounce-Right
  • 1 Hand 2 Ball Bounce-Left

    All of the above should take about 15 minutes.  Do this consistently and your ball handling will get so much better.

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