Are you interested in being a better basketball player? If you are a beginner or if you just hope to get off the bench and join the game, there are ways to improve your techniques in basketball. After all, even the most competitive of players trains the best they can every day! Try to develop your resistance or learn to dribble more easily and you will be well on your way to the NBA.
Use the correct posture to dribble. To keep you moving you should bend your knees, place them at the level of your shoulders and lean slightly forward on the toes of your feet. Do not stand with your feet flat on the floor and your knees extended. When dribbling, throw the ball to a height no greater than your waist. In a defensive posture, the ball should be no higher than your knees or mid-thigh.
Learn to dribble with each hand. When you first begin, you will need to understand how the ball moves and responds to the force you put into it. Also, we recommend exercising with each hand separately to feel comfortable going to the right and left. It alternates bouncing it with much force and soon with gently.
A good exercise to dribble with which you can start is to do it 20 times in a row with the right hand and then with the left. Do three sets at the beginning of a basketball routine and three more at the end.
At first, stand still, but keep your knees bent and jump with your toes to keep you moving. When you get used to dribbling in a fixed position, do the same exercise while walking and finally, when you get used to it, do it while you run.
Alternate your hands when you are moving. Start dribbling on the court or on the road in a zig zag pattern: go forward and right in two steps and shoot the ball with your left hand, then go forward and left in two steps. When you do, do the same in reverse.
Place a row of cones 5 m apart in a straight line to practice the dribble.
Keep your eyes up. One of the most important points to learn in the early stages of the dribble is to do it without looking at the ball. At first it is difficult, but in the long run you will need to feel the ball without having to see it. Choose a point (such as the hoop of a basketball basket) in which to fix your sight as you begin to dribble and practice your exercises.
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