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Trainer Hunter Rhodes · 15 min workout · 17s clip
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Master low dribble control and lateral agility with deep lunges, progressing through between-legs and behind-back dribbles for ultimate shiftiness.
Drill 1 of 3
Lunge right, touch left cone with right hand, crossover left to right → between legs dribble → crossover to left → lunge left, touch right cone with left hand, reverse
Drill 2 of 3
Lunge right, touch left cone with right hand, between the legs twice → crossover to right → lunge left, touch right cone with left hand, reverse
Drill 3 of 3
Lunge right, touch cone with right hand, crossover three times → lunge left, touch cone with left hand, dribble right
Is this drill for you?
For advanced ballhandlers (Level 4) drilling deep-lunge cone touches - BTL, double BTL, and triple-crossover shifts between lunges.
The ladder: BTL lateral shifts first, then the double-BTL version, then the triple-crossover shifts.
Variations: Lunge and touch on both sides.
In a game: The lunge sells the drive while the dribble holds the ball - that combination is what breaks a stance.
15 minutes; needs markers.
← Easier: Change of Direction Shift
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