Basketball Dribble Skills

Technique:

• Stand with feet shoulder-width apart.
• Hold the ball at your waist.
• Drop the ball to the floor.
• Use your fingertips to push the ball.
• Do not use the palm of your hands to slap the ball.
• The ball should not bounce higher than your waist.
• Practice with your right hand and then your left hand.

Skill Activities:

• Dribble the ball back and forth between your right and left hands.
• Count how many times you can dribble the ball.
• Start by walking while dribbling. Move to a jog and then to a run.
• Race a friend while dribbling.
• Dribble with a defender trying to take it from you.
• Dribble in a zigzag pattern.