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Handle and Pace Control

Trainer Trae Jones · 25 min workout · 56s clip

Level 1 · Beginner basketball + markers indoor solono hoop needed

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Master quick rhythm and pace with intense cone dribbling, sharpening your handles for shifty, unpredictable moves.

Drill 1 of 5

Double Cross

5 min · 30 reps

Dribble around cone with double cross-over, moving left → repeat moving right.

Drill 2 of 5

Double BTL

5 min · 30 reps

Dribble around cone with double behind-the-leg, moving left → repeat moving right.

Drill 3 of 5

Tween + Cross

5 min · 30 reps

Dribble around cone with in-and-out → cross-over, moving left → repeat moving right.

Drill 4 of 5

Tween + Behind

5 min · 30 reps

Dribble around cone with in-and-out → behind-the-back, moving left → repeat moving right.

Drill 5 of 5

Double INO

5 min · 30 reps

Dribble around cone with double in-and-out, right hand only → repeat left hand only.

Is this drill for you?

For beginners (Level 1) building doubles around a cone - double cross, double BTL, in-and-out combos, moving both ways.

Trains: ball-handling · rhythm · hand-eye coordination · change of direction

The ladder: Double cross and double BTL first, then tween-cross and tween-behind, then double in-and-outs each hand.

Variations: Move left and right around the cone.

In a game: Doubles teach your hands to stay quick under control - the base of every shift move.

Needs one cone.

Harder: Handles Workout →

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