THE STAR DRIBBLE DRILL

@ Squads of five men are grouped as shown in the
illustration. The men are spaced about four feet
© apart. The men dribble to one another with the
& course of the ball making a star.

This drill is to teach “touch” and the picking up
@ ® of the dribble. The cupped hand and finger “touch”

should be definitely emphasized in this drill.
The dribbles should be made as fast as possible

and in keeping with the best possible form.

CIRCLE DRIBBLE DRILL

The players are formed in a circle.
One man, A, is designated as the dribbler
at the start. He dribbles in and out,
alternating in front and behind players
of the circle. When he returns to his
original position in the circle he passes
the ball to the next man to his right who
continues the drill.

Stress the fact that dribblers must
learn to travel in broken paths and not
in a straight line. Allow the players of
the circle to fake at the dribbler as he
passes but do not allow them to hit the
ball as it encourages the man to dribble
in too wide a circle and not set the feet
as he passes the man and makes a sharp
turn.

 

RETRIEVE LOOSE BALL-DRIBBLE DRILL

Place the men in a semi-circle near the center of the floor. The coach
from under the basket rolls the ball toward the men; they pick up the
ball and dribble in for a short shot. The drill is valuable in teaching men
to drop the hips and knees and be free and loose in recovering this type
of ball or low passes. It also teaches them to break fast on the dribble.

DRIBBLE COMPETITION DRILL

The purpose of this drill is to teach the proper hand position in making
the dribble and to teach the hand and arm stroke. The competition is be-
tween members of the squad; each man is given a ball and dribbling in a
stationary position sees how many bounces or dribbles he can make in tep
seconds.

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