ball handling is a very important part of the game of basketball
first of all protect the ball from the other team and allows your team to score
second of all it allows you to get anywhere on the court you want to be
when you can be anywhere on the court because your ball handling ability you
can cause the opposition all sorts of problems to be a good ball handler you
have to practice that's the most important thing is the easiest way to be
successful to be a good ball handler is to practice every day when I was a kid I
practice for 15 minutes every day no matter what just a ball handling started
off with Littlefinger trip just to get your hands warmed up a little ball with
just my fingertips
sometimes i go to one finger use all my different fingers just to get warmed up
I'm going to get warm you can start doing figure 8
this is important to use both hands and dexterity and as you get better
try not to look at the ball as you continue to develop your skills and to
get warmer
you can start just doing different drills and moving the ball side to side
and behind you on the side you and in front of switching one hand in both
hands
just making sure you use both sides of your body so no matter where you are in
the court
you can have the ball and get to the spot you want to be and also to protect
the ball from your opponent that white ball handling is important
once the ball starts to feel more comfortable in your hand it's important
to start working on your moves are ways to avoid defenders and in difficult
situations
one of the easiest moves in the most fundamental moves that's also the most
successful international dribble
the most important thing about making a crossover move is to be on balance if
you're off balance
it's very difficult to keep the ball in your hand it's also very difficult to
elude defenders
so when your own balance you're always in a basket ball position where your
back is straight your waist has been your feet are shoulder-width apart and
as you attack your defender it's really important to change direction use
dribble your man and get him leaning one way
can cross over and you go the other way another great way to beat a defender is
to dribble behind your back
the same principles apply you have to be on balance and try to get the defender
off balance as you get the defense Felicia thinks she can stop me but she's
been kind enough to allow me to get buyer for these drills as you get the
defender leaning one way you're going to take the ball behind your back and
change directions
another really effective way if you stay on balance to keep the ball under
control be the defender and cause the defense all sorts of troubles
it's important to practice the behind the back dribble the ball gets more
comfortable in your hand you can just dribble up and down the court throwing
behind your back
the better you get the less you can look at the basketball this gives you an
advantage is you can still see behind the defense especially once you beat
your defender
sixty-six percent from the field
James Carter's percentage goes down as he mrs. Nash behind the back
it's important to be efficient and going straight lines when you go north and
south you really punish the defenders you make them really work
but if you go east and west or take banana routes toward the basket it's
really easy for the defense to recover their first game against puerto rico a
loss 82-75 they did do a good job taking shots and they normally taken making
their Steve Nash doing a nice job getting to the bucket and he's going to
help me demonstrate a few more ball-handling moves the same things
apply with all ball-handling moves to be on balance have a change of pace and
change the direction the next move I want to demonstrate the between-the-legs
dribble where again I want to get the defender and she bleeding in one
direction and change direction by going between my legs
this is especially effective because your leg protect the ball from the
defender
so as I got Andy leading in one direction i'm gonna come travel between
my legs and change direction here you try
very good thank you
I want you to help me demonstrate the spin move again important with the spin
move to stay on balance is another way to protect the ball with your body
change direction and pace enabling yourself to get past the defender
let me demonstrate as i get Angie leaning in one direction I'm going to
spin pastor and keep my head up so I can see the rest of the defense
nice and she scored on me about that
remember on the spin dribble the first thing to turn is your head
you have to see the defense would be ready wonder what I want you to help me
demonstrate and thats the in and out dribble it's like a fake crossover as
you cross the ball over you bring it back with the same hand to change pace
and change speed to get past the defender
let me demonstrate like pretend across the over on ND i bring the ball back in
the same direction
very good
a sport on me again thanks a lot it's really important to keep your head up so
that after you beat you're defending you see what the rest of the defense is
offering you as you've been killing me
you've been so good i'm gonna have to ask you to take a seat sorry about that
let's get their main out here come on the rare that see what you can do
ready ok let's go over the moves again
follow me I want to see what you got okay we're going to work on the
crossover between the legs behind the back
it's important all these moves to remember to stay on balance your own
balance you have less chance of giving up the basketball
you want to get the defender leading in one direction and change pace and
direction the opposite way
ok between the legs
same thing this time we're gonna go between our legs to use our leg to
protect the ball from the defendant
I had those sneakers squeaking sounds good last one behind the back
same thing but now we're going to protect the basketball with our body
going to change direction and pace once again not giving me any breathing room
like that
thanks a lot I see kids all the time playing basketball putting the ball on
the floor with nowhere to go they just catch it and put it on the floor and
they haven't gone anywhere
it's really important not to waste your dribble use your dribble to get to the
basket to create a shot for your teammates
it's important when you take it into when the defender cut you off not to
pick up your dream a lot of people pick it up and get themselves in trouble when
i take it in and someone cuts me off want to take it in
keep my balance take it back out to take the ball so I get my teammates shot