After your players have mastered the octopus dribbling drill with one basketball, challenge them to this version which involves dribbling with two basketballs! Players, including myself, tend to use their dominant hand to dribble. This drill will force them
After your players have mastered the octopus dribbling drill with one basketball, challenge them to this version which involves dribbling with two basketballs! Players, including myself, tend to use their dominant hand to dribble. This drill will force them to practice dribbling with both hands at the same time!
Begin by setting up 5 cones along the three point arc, and 1 underneath the basket. These cones will act as the marker for players to dribble around.
The player will start with 2 basketballs under the net. On your signal, they will dribble both balls at the same time around the first cone, back to the cone under the net, and then to the next cone. The player will continue weaving until they’ve gone around all 5 cones along the arc.
The object of the drill is to complete the course in 25 seconds or less. We do not recommend addi