Ball Handling Warm Up & Workout

Basketball
Written By Erin Baldwin Day

Ball handling is one of the easiest skills to work on because there are so many drills you can do and you can do them just about anywhere.

Some coaches aren’t fans of two ball ball handling because you aren’t practicing game-like moves; however, I personally think it’s a great way to warm up your body and mind! If you can handle two balls with ease, handling one is going to feel a lot easier.

Two ball drills shown in order:

  • Dribble Elimination

  • Juggling

  • Behind the Back Juggling

  • Pin & Counter

  • Three Dribble Switch

Learning change of pace with one ball is essential to being an effective player, especially if the ball is in your hands often.

Change of pace drills shown in order:

  • Rhythm Cross Between

  • Glide Cross to Between the Legs Advance

  • High Bounce to Low First Step Bounce Back

  • Hesitation to Speed Stop

Time to put in the work! Happy sweat collecting.

Erin Baldwin Day
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