That Basketball Life

This is another installment in our series on the best basketball dribble any player can have in their tool belt, the crossover.

Using a crossover dribble is one of the best tools you can use when playing basketball.  The trick is knowing when to use it. Over the next few weeks, I will post some videos that have some of the bet players or trainers explain the move and when to use it. I want to start off with this good one from the GOAT .

A huge factor in determining how good a basketball player you are is how well you can dribble under pressure. Dribbling under pressure is so important that it can make the difference between you being a difference maker in a game or being a non-factor. We will be covering this topic in more detail in upcoming posts. To get started I have included a video which gives some good tips on what you can do while you are on the court to negate good pressure defense.

Another passing drill that we like to use.  This one also helps to address multiple facets of the game at the same time so it is a good drill.

Passing is an art in basketball.  Good passers know how to pass both when they are standing still and when they are on the move.  They know how to pass with both hands on the ball and by using either one unilaterally.  All of this should be practiced so players have the confidence to use them in a game. Below is a drill that we at TBL like to use to help getting players used to passing while on the move.  This drill not only helps players with their passing but it also addresses receiving the pass and dribbling the ball.  Because it covers multiple facets of the game using only one drill this is one of our favorites:

Outside of shooting the basketball, dribbling the basketball may be the most important fundamental skill that a player can learn.   If you can't dribble to spots on the floor you just won't be as effective a basketball player as you can be.  We have all witnessed the great spot up shooters who when they get the open look they will hit the shot.  We have also witnessed these same shooters being easy to stop because their game is one dimensional.  If you add a dribble game to your spot up shot then you are now tougher to guard.  But what makes a good dribbler?  I've seen a lot of kids go thru dribbling drills with flying colors only to be ineffective when they dribble in games.  This is because their dribble is too loose.  In action you can see they are exposing their dribble to easily.  When I say exposing it, I don't mean that they aren't protecting it but rather just by looking at them dribble you can see their dribble is too loose a...