Basketball Dribbling Drills Checklist

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A one-page ball-handling program players can work through on their own. It lists a set of dribbling drills to master at game speed with eyes up, and gives players a target: the more drills they master, the higher the level they reach on the sheet.

What’s inside

• Key points: game speed, eyes up, both hands, extra work on the weak hand, and short daily sessions of 5 to 10 minutes.
• A mastery scale: levels from conference champ to state champ based on how many drills a player has mastered.
• Tennis ball drills: toss-and-catch variations with crossovers and between-the-legs dribbles, done while pivoting, walking or running.
• More ball-handling drills to complete the checklist.

Who it’s for

Coaches who want a simple handout for off-season or at-home ball-handling work, and players who like a goal to chase.

How to use it

Ball handling improves with daily reps, and most of those reps have to happen outside practice. A checklist turns individual work into a goal: players master drills at game speed with their eyes up, check them off and move up a level.

Set a standard for what mastered means before players start, such as a set time without losing the ball or looking down. Check progress once a week, and have players demonstrate a drill in front of a coach before they mark it off.

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