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Wide Crossover

Trainer Trae Jones · 5 min workout · 4s clip

Level 1 · Beginner basketball indoor solono hoop needed

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Master wide crossovers with intense, low dribbling to enhance your ball control and develop shifty, deceptive handling.

The drill

WIDE CROSSOVERS

5 min · 70 reps

Stay low in an athletic stance → dribble the ball wide from left to right and right to left across the body.

Is this drill for you?

For beginners (Level 1) learning the wide crossover - big low sweeps across the body in an athletic stance.

Trains: ball-handling · change of direction · balance

Variations: Sweep low left-to-right and right-to-left.

In a game: The wide cross moves the defender's feet first - it is the setup cross, not the kill cross.

5 minutes; indoor space.

Harder: Continuous Crossover →

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