The Tape · basketball
Trainer Sibelle Zambie · 15 min workout · 19s clip
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Master quick changes of direction and ball control with these ladder handle drills, enhancing your shiftiness and rhythm.
Drill 1 of 3
Dribble in and out with the ball, moving forward through the agility ladder.
Drill 2 of 3
Perform scissor dribbles between the legs, moving forward through the agility ladder.
Drill 3 of 3
Execute V dribbles with the ball, moving forward through the agility ladder.
Is this drill for you?
For novice ballhandlers (Level 2) starting ladder work - in-and-out, scissor BTL, and V-dribbles moving forward through the rungs.
The ladder: In-and-out forward first, then scissor BTL, then V-dribbles.
Variations: Walk it before you run it.
In a game: Forward ladder dribbling builds the foot-hand rhythm every combo move assumes you have.
15 minutes; needs an agility ladder or taped lines.
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