By Trevor Sumner who works for Weplay.com, a youth basketball community dedicated to providing parents coaches and athletes the tools and information to celebrate the love of the game. Weplay.com has one of the most comprehensive, free basketball drill libraries in its active basketball community.
A lot of youth basketball players seem to have trouble when it comes to dribbling or ball control, but if you put the time in practicing the right way and learn the proper techniques then your skills will steadily improve over time, guaranteed! You do not need to think that because you have problems dribbling the basketball that you are doomed and can not play basketball. By starting with the fundamentals of dribbling and using fun drills to practice those techniques, you will see steady improvement that will only make you want to practice more. You will also find that the better dribbler you become, the better your passing will be because you'll be able to keep your head up and see the court and open teammates. Improving your dribbling will also improve your quickness as mastering various dribbling moves like the crossover, hesitation, and behind the back will make you more explosive in going by defenders.
Here are some tips to improve dribbling:
- Stay low to the floor
- Keep your head up
- Doing avoid the defender, but attack them
- Don't move more than what is needed
- Always practice with your weak hand so that you can improve it
- Use your off hand and body to protect the ball
- Practice changing your pace and speed
- Practice on changing direction
- Once you break through the defender, be sure to keep your dribbling in front of you
Keep in mind that when practicing dribbling in basketball, it is all about keeping your head up so you can see your teammates and what's going on with the defense around you. It's important to be able to dribble with either hand so make sure you practice your drills with both hands equally each time.
So the ultimate key to improving your basketball dribbling is to Practice, practice, practice! Practice all of the techniques described above and you will be a dribbling machine in no time. You can also find other helpful tips and techniques on the internet at sites like Weplay.com where they have a library of skills & drills focused on just ball control.
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