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Great site. On dribbling drills with change of direction like the chair drills, Is it right to teach players to look always to the rim or the chairs-obstacles???in a game situation like 1on1, the offensive players look at the rim or the defenders position???Watching random videos of basketball games, it seems like on a dribble drive they look defenders feet and hands so the can choose how they gonna beat them.Sure they must look down the court, but when the defender is preesing or the offensive player is ready to make his move what he needs to do?Look down its a mans habit.When someone is walking or running, looks down or straight.the rim is up.I saw a video demostrating 1on 1 moves. The offensive player looks down so the defender thinks that he will make a drive and he shoots.When he looks to the rim th defensers thinks that he will shoot so he makes a drive.

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I'm new at playing basketball and my coach wants me to be a shooting guard and I don't even know how to do crossovers. How much time must I need to practise them so I could be extremely good?

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im new but i already enjoy it

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Thanks Breakthrough Basketball...

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When practicing dribble moves, you want to have a few strong moves and counter moves. For instance, if you have a great crossover, you may want to practice and inside out dribble. That way, if you do a couple good crossover moves, the defense may be expecting the crossover move the next time down and you hit them with an inside out move. After you do this, the defense will constantly be on their heels and they won't know what to expect next which is exactly what you want.

To work on being able to handle under pressure, always practice dribbling with your eyes focused on the rim or looking up the court. Dribbling should become second nature. That way seeing the floor and getting to where you need to go is so much easier!

Also, practice running as fast as you can while dribbling or practicing the dribbling moves. That way, it'll take you out of your comfort zone and force you to adjust and get better. Also, practice stopping on a dime. If you dribble full speed, stop, then go full speed again without losing your dribble, you'll be impossible to guard. Hope that helps!

You can also check out ball handling and other player fundamentals at this link: http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/fundamentals/basketballfundamentals.html

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