Dribbling Relay

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Split your players into 2 equal groups. They will line up at the baseline. The first two players of each team will have a basketball each.

2. Set up the cones as shown in the diagram.

3. On “Go!” the players have to dribble around the cones, doing a crossover and switching hands at each cone. When they reach the end, they dribble straight back to the end of the queue. Once the player has reached the end of the cones, the next player in line will go.

You can do a lot of different things with this drill. You could:

• Use different types of dribbles
• Use a change of pace
• Get the players to do some ball handling exercises when they reach the end of the cones before dribbling back.

A few ball handling exercises you could do:

• Figure of eight – see video clip
• The side V dribble – see video clip
• Dribble with two balls (helps improve coordination)