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Trainer Hunter Rhodes · 15 min workout · 10s clip
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Master the speed stop with a progressive series of drills, enhancing your shiftiness, balance, and footwork to blow past defenders.
Drill 1 of 3
Dribble forward →quick behind the back --> add a front crossover → finish .
Drill 2 of 3
Dribble forward → hit BTB --> then BTL--> add front cross --> finish .
Drill 3 of 3
Dribble forward → hit btb --> followed by in &out fake →finish
Is this drill for you?
For intermediate scorers (Level 3) mastering the speed stop through a progressive drill series.
The ladder: Foundational speed stops first, then stops into counters at speed.
Variations: Stop low and balanced enough to shoot or drive out of it.
In a game: A hard speed stop freezes a backpedaling defender - the separation is created in the stop, not the start.
Open floor; a hoop extends stops into pull-ups.
← Easier: Speed Stops · Harder: Speed Stop Mastery →
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