49 drills
Get everyone dribbling, moving and laughing within 30 seconds of practice starting.
Teach control and stopping under control while dribbling.
Build hand strength and a confident, low, controlled dribble.
Dribble under pressure while protecting the ball — disguised as a chase game.
Control dribbling with sudden stops — for the youngest players.
Speed dribbling and control, with team energy.
Team-based dribbling chase that builds control and cooperation.
Wake up the hands and get a feel for the ball in the first minute of practice.
Improve hand quickness and ball control without a dribble.
Build both hands at once and force real ball control.
Dribble with the head up and react to a signal.
Change direction under control while dribbling.
Push the ball at speed, then stop under control.
Attack the rim from a strong triple-threat position.
Sharpen a low, quick crossover with a change of speed.
Add a between-the-legs dribble to change direction and protect the ball.
Shoot on balance off the dribble.
Dribble across a space while protecting the ball from a 'bulldog'.
Dribble low and under control — literally.
Navigate a crowded space while dribbling with the head up.
Protect your dribble while collecting 'treasure'.
Compete straight up — create a shot, or get a stop.
Sharpen quick, controlled taps with both hands.
Warm up hand control moving the ball around the body.
Wake up the fingertips and hand strength.
Dribble with the head up by copying a partner.
Add a behind-the-back move to change direction and protect the ball.
Change direction with a spin while protecting the ball.
Use a jab step from triple threat to freeze the defender and create space.
Protect your own dribble while knocking others' out of the circle.
Dribble and dodge while a tagger tries to tag you with a soft ball.
Dribble through a fun course using different moves.
Dribble into the other team's half, steal their pinnie and get back safe.
Keep dribbling while dodging soft throws.
Dribble and tag — but every tag 'injures' you.
Attack and defend a real catch-and-go from the wing.
Drive the gap and kick to the open shooter.
Execute a dribble hand-off — a moving screen-and-hand-off between two players.
Build elite hand control and weak-hand strength with two-ball combination dribbling.
String combination moves together attacking a cone like a live defender, then finish.
Create separation for a jump shot with a controlled step-back.
Finish around a defender by changing direction with a two-step euro move.
Make the right read against a closing-out defender: shoot, drive, or pass.
Compete in live 1-on-1 from a set start to sharpen scoring and on-ball defence.
Beat a corner double-team and get the ball safely over half court, scored as a race.
Take one scorer the length of the floor against three fresh defenders, one per third.
Turn a coin-flip into a live one-on-one where nobody knows which end they are on until the last second.
Chase game where the only safe place is a balanced jump stop on a marker.
Catch, jump stop and survive five seconds of pressure using pivots and the ball alone.
