Basketball Individual Skill Workout
Basketball Individual Skill Workout
SPARKS
BASKETBALL
INDIVIDUAL SKILL
WORKOUT
Dribble moves need to be worked on equally with each hand, while keeping
your eyes up and off the ball at all times. Keep your body low, knees bent ,
back straight, and maintaining proper head position.
Three Times (3x) Up & Back Drill = Dribble from baseline to free throw
line and back three consecutive times, utilizing a dribbling move listed below.
Use this drill for each of the listed dribbling moves. Drill at game speed.
Change of Pace
Stutter
Front Crossover
Behind the Back
Through the Legs
Reverse Spin
Inside Out
Retreat Step
1. X-out Intensity Driving Drill = Driving lay-ups from the elbow area,
with continuous dribbling up and back, alternating driving lay-ups from
left and right elbows. Shoot right-handed lay-up from right side, left-
handed lay-up from left side. Take 20 shots total, 10 from the left elbow
& 10 from the right elbow.
2. X-out Crossover Intensity Driving Drill = Similar to X-out Drill above,
except now drive from the right elbow to a crossover move (either front,
behind-back, through-legs, reverse spin) into a left-handed lay-up on left
side. Proceed from left elbow to crossover drive to a right-handed lay-up.
Take 20 total shots, 10 from the left elbow & 10 from the right elbow.
3. Spot Intensity Lay-up Drill = Performed from the seven shooting spots
(top of key, left & right elbow extended, left & right wings, left & right
corners). Take 6 – 10 shots driving from each of the seven spots, half off
the left-hand dribble & half off the right-hand dribble.