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Handling Ball With Rhythm

Trainer Hunter Rhodes · 5 min workout · 9s clip

Level 3 · Intermediate basketball driveway solono hoop needed

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Sharpen your rhythm and shiftiness with this demanding double cross, between cross, punch dribble sequence, building elite ball control.

The drill

Double Cross, Between Cross, Punch

5 min · 15 reps

Execute double crossover → double between-the-legs → punch dribble.

Transcript
Let's go double cross between cross punch. Okay, watch right hand. So right? So, one two, one two, punch. One two, one two

Is this drill for you?

For intermediate handlers (Level 3) who already own a basic crossover and between-the-legs and want to chain them into a rhythmic combo - no hoop or partner needed.

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

In a game: Stacking double crossovers into a between-the-legs punch is how guards freeze and re-attack a defender who sits on the first move - this builds the rhythm to combo without dribbling the ball dead.

Constant hard dribbling - loud on indoor floors.

← Easier: Behind Cross Punch · Harder: Stacking Combo Moves →

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