Ball Handling Drill: Chair Changes

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Drill Purpose (All Ages)

This drill will improve dribbling and ball handling skills. It can be done alone or with multiple players in practice.

Instructions

Place a chair about 21 feet from the basket. It can be on top, on wing, or in the corner. Start about 8-10 feet beyond the chair. Dribble straight at chair. At chair, use a change dribble (crossover, inside out, behind back, etc) to go beyond chair and make a lay-up. Try to get to the point where you need only one dribble to get to the lay-up. Practice all the changes.
You can add additional chairs or cones for more of a challenge.

Points of Emphasis

Keep your head up.
Stay low and keep your knees bent when making your change of direction move. (This improves quickness because standing upright will only slow you down when you're ready to explode past the defender.)
Use your finger tips when dribbling (not your palms).
Work on lengthening the dribble. Work to get your opportunities with 1 dribble. You don't beat defenses with your dribble. You beat people with your feet; you SEPARATE from your defense with the dribble.
Practice outside your comfort zone. Experiment; go faster than you are used to, use your imagination. When working on new skills, don't be concerned with losing the ball. Just pick it up and do it again.

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bball1dc says:
8/14/2007 at 6:49:55 PM

It also works to have a chair that you make a move at then after that chair have two chairs spaced apart that the ball handler has to split. It helps teach the dribbler to stay low and attack in small gaps.

ammar says:
10/4/2007 at 6:39:10 AM

everett says:
11/27/2007 at 10:56:50 AM

LUV THE DRILL. KIDS HAVE BLAST WITH IT. THANKS.

magdy says:
12/7/2007 at 2:36:59 AM

nice

Vhenz says:
7/17/2008 at 12:42:04 AM

cool+_+

Kicker says:
10/6/2008 at 8:40:29 PM

Handy tips! Thnx.

kim ucang says:
11/18/2008 at 10:46:27 PM

GOT IT HANDYMAN.... TNX A LOT

k says:
12/2/2008 at 7:25:32 PM

this is a good resoures

Adam says:
6/10/2009 at 2:27:54 PM

Great Drill! Good for youth too.

Bams says:
9/4/2009 at 2:50:54 PM

Thanks for Drill... I'll work on it...

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