Coach
RB
Ball
Handling
Individual
Drills
Should
be
done
on
your
own
Ball
Handling
1
Head
up
Move
ball
as
fast
as
you
can
• Leg
Circles,
Reverse
• LeA
leg,
reverse
• Figure
8,
reverse
• Waist
circles,
reverse
• Head
circles
• 3
in
one
Right
together,
leA
together…Bend
at
knees,
head
up
with
eyes
focused
on
spot
on
wall
Ball
Handling
2
• Push‐Pull
leA
hand,
right
hand
Really
get
low
How
many
bounces
in
seconds
10
Ball
Handling
2
• Crossover
knee
to
knee
• Push‐Pull
Crossover,
Crossover
w/
right
hand,
leA
hand
Ball
Handling
2
• 1‐2‐3
Through
Legs,
Switch
feet,
1‐2‐3
Head
up,
bend
at
knees
Keep
ball
at
knee
level
or
lower.
The
higher
the
bounce,
the
longer
the
ball
is
away
from
your
hands.
• Scissors
from
the
front,
from
behind
Ball
Handling
3
For
this
series
of
drills
establish
3
variaQons
or
heights
of
your
dribble
Level
1‐
really
low
Level
2‐waist
level
Level
3‐
pounding
it
The
drill
is
to
call
out
a
number
and
a
hand
LeA
2
Right
3
Right
1
LeA
3
Etc…
“Right
1”
“LeA
3”
Ball
Handling
5
Combo
ball
handling
drill.
Combine
movement
with
the
staQonary
drills
From
the
baseline
go
to
free
throw
line‐jump
stop
and
do
leg
circles
Go
to
midcourt‐
jump
stop
and
do
spider
rouQne
Get
to
far
free
throw
line‐
jump
stop
and
do
push‐pull
Go
to
baseline‐
jump
stop
and
do
figure
8
Turn
around
and
do
the
same
sequence
back
Coaches
can
add
a
lot
of
variety
to
this
drill
Ball
Handling
Backing
Up
This
is
a
ball
handling
skill
that
few
players
pracQce.
Player
with
ball
goes
hard
at
defender/coach.
Stops,
backs
up
with
3
dribbles
and
then
a[acks
the
defender.
Make
sure
that
players
pracQce
with
their
weaker
hand.
Ball
Handling
Two
Balls
1
Working
with
2
balls
adds
another
dimension
to
the
game.
Start
with
Basic
2
ball
dribbling
Go
down
to
level
1,
very
low
Then
up
to
3
then
to
2
At
level
2,
alternate
Alternate
and
then
cross‐over
Pix
of
very
low,
pix
of
very
high
Ball
Handling
Two
Balls
2
This
combines
the
levels
of
dribbling
with
the
balls
in
each
hand.
The
coach
will
call
out
a
2‐digit
number.
The
first
digit
is
for
your
right
hand
and
the
second
digit
is
for
your
leA
hand.
For
example
13
is
level
1,
(really
low)
for
your
right
hand
and
level
3
(really
high
and
pounded
hard)
for
your
leA.
You
can
add
a
crossover
in
as
well.
The
coach
calls
out
numbers
11,
12,13,
21,22,
23,31,32,33
every
few
seconds.
Ball
Handling
Two
Balls
3
Rhythym
Allow
the
players
can
establish
their
own
rhythm.
Have
them
change
it
every
15‐20
seconds.
Have
the
players
dribble
through
their
favorite
song
or
to
the
music
that
is
being
played
on
the
sound
system
Ball
Handling
Two
Balls
4
Start
with
push‐pull
with
both
hands.
Make
sure
that
hands
are
completely
behind
the
ball
when
you
are
pushing
and
in
front
when
pulling
it
back.
Add
the
cross‐over
and
then
switch
and
cross‐over.
Ball
Handling
Two
Balls
5
The
final
porQon
is
“High‐low”.
If
the
coach
calls
out,
“Right”,
the
ball
in
the
right
hand
goes
high
while
the
leA
hand
is
very
low.
Coach
calls
out,
“LeA”,
the
leA
ball
goes
high
while
the
right
ball
goes
low.
Coach
calls
out
right‐leA
every
few
seconds.
Ball
Handling
Two
Balls
with
MoQon
1
This
is
a
li[le
bit
more
advanced.
Go
about
half
speed.
• Regular
dribble
up
and
back
• Crossover
up
and
back
Head
up
Eyes
forward
looking
for
team
mates
Ball
Handling
Two
Balls
with
MoQon
2
The
layer
then
goes
up
and
back
doing
push‐pull.
Coaching
point
is
to
see
how
how
even
the
balls
are.
Players
usually
favor
a
parQcular
side.
Coaches
need
to
point
this
out
to
the
player
if
they
see
one
side
being
favored.
Ball
Handling
Two
Balls
with
MoQon
3
The
player
now
drives
forward
for
a
couple
of
bounces,
stops
and
takes
a
few
steps
back.
Go
up
and
back.
AAer
doing
this
series
at
half
speed,
have
the
player
now
try
this
at
Full
Speed.
Coaching
point
is
to
watch
the
posture
and
to
see
if
the
head
and
chin
are
up.
Ball
Slamming
Drill
Trap
Drill‐
This
is
an
example
of
over‐training.
Player
slams
the
ball
down
and
traps
it
low
with
opposite
hand.
Make
sure
you
switch
hands.