The Tape · basketball
Trainer Hunter Rhodes · 5 min workout · 10s clip
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Master tempo changes by executing two slow dribbles followed by two quick between-the-legs dribbles, building shifty rhythm and balance.
The drill
Two slow dribbles BTL (right -left) → two quick between-legs dribbles (right-left) → repeat.
front slow, slow, one, two, slow, slow, one, two, slow, slow, one, two. Okay, really shift your weight. Slow to quick.
Is this drill for you?
For intermediate handlers (Level 3) comfortable with a between-the-legs dribble who want to add tempo change - two slow into two quick - no hoop or partner needed.
Variations: Slow and quick tempos; both hands.
In a game: Slow-to-quick tempo is how you lull a defender and burst past them - this builds the pace change that makes the same move twice as hard to guard.
Loud dribbling on hard floors.
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