SAMPLE DRILLS    

   FOOTWORK

    JUMP ROPE:  With feet together jump with rope swinging forward.  Then repeat jumping with rope swinging backwards.

    PIVOT:  With legs apart shoulder width holding ball at chest area, practice pivoting from left foot in full circle and then with right foot.

    CROSS-LEGS:  Shuffle up and down the court but instead of feet sliding next to each other, cross right foot in front and then behind.

    RUNNING BACK-UPS:  Start with back facing opposite wall shuffle backwards to one end of court.

BALL HANDLING

   LEG CIRCLES:  Stand with feet together, make circles around your knees with the ball.  Circle first to your right and then reverse.

    WAIST CIRCLES: Stand with feet together, make circles around your waist with the ball to the right and then left.

    HEAD CIRCLES: Stand with feet together, make circles around your head with the ball to the right and then left.

    CANDY CANES:  Combining all three of the above circles in a continuous motion.

DRIBBLING

   RIGHT HAND DRIBBLE:  With your right hand dribble around cones set up on the floor.

   LEFT HAND DRIBBLE:  With your left hand dribble around cones set up on the floor.

   CIRCLE DRIBBLE: With knees bent and close together, dribble with right hand around one side of legs continously around.

   CROSS OVER DRIBBLE:  Dribble the ball in front of you, bounce passing it from your left hand to your right hand ongoing.

PASSING

   CHEST PASS:  With two players facing each other, chest pass between each other as they shuffle their feet.

   BOUNCE  PASS: Use the same drill as above except passing from one player with one bounce on the floor between them.

   OVERHEAD PASS: This is done with two hands over the players head throwing the ball in the direction of the other.

SHOOTING

   SHOOTING STANCE: Focus on these points: Eye focus, positioning of feet, knees bent, ball on tip of fingers one hand,

                                   goose neck follow thru.

   FLOOR SPINNERS:  Players lay on their back.  Start with right hand.  Arm outstretched in front of you, toss the ball into

                                 the air and catch it again, spinning the ball off your fingertips. Repeat.

   ONE-HANDED SHOOTING: Using one hand, shoot the ball in the basket.  Let the ball roll off your fingertips as you push the

                                          the ball in an arc.

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