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Trainer Hunter Rhodes · 15 min workout · 13s clip
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This workout builds Kyrie-like low dribble control and balance, progressing from basic touches to rapid, deep lunges between cones.
Drill 1 of 3
Behind the back to right → touch right cone with left hand → between the legs to left → touch left cone with right hand.
Drill 2 of 3
any change of direction dribble → lunge and touch right cone with left hand → any change of direction dribble → lunge and touch left cone with right hand.
Drill 3 of 3
crossover to right → touch right cone with left hand → cross to left → touch left cone with right hand.
Is this drill for you?
For intermediate ballhandlers (Level 3) tying direction changes to cone touches - BTB and BTL touches, then lunge and rapid versions.
The ladder: Beginner low-dribble touches first, then the lunge version, then the rapid crossover shifts.
Variations: Touch with the opposite hand each rep.
In a game: Touching the cone teaches you to get your hand and hip outside the defender's frame on every change.
15 minutes; needs markers.
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