Basketball Dribbling Drills - The Speed Ladder Series

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The following ladder dribbling drills are great for warming up and they are a fun way to develop your feel for the basketball. These drills force the player to control their dribble as they go through the ladder.

One Dribble Crossover

Take one dribble outside the ladder and crossover in the square and move up through the ladder. Once you develop a rhythm, start to pick up your pace.

Continuous Crossover

Take one dribble back and forth in each square. Fast as you can, dribbling the ball back and forth.

Wide Crossover

Similar to continuous crossover, only this time you exaggerate the dribble and extend the ball wide as you dribble back and forth.

Inside Out Crossover

Inside out dibble outside the ladder and crossover inside the ladder.

Behind the Back Dribble

Keep the ball behind your back the entire time and dribble in each square as you progress down the ladder.

Two Ball -- Lateral With Two Bounces

Begin by standing on one side of the ladder, facing the center. Bounce each ball twice in each square as you move done the ladder.

Two Ball -- Lateral With One Bounce

Similar to the two ball lateral with two bounce drill, only this time you will only bounce the ball once in each square.

Two Ball -- Side to Side

You will dribble two balls in unison, alternating one ball in the ladder and one ball outside the ladder.

Drill Tips

Execute -- Then get outside your comfort zone -- Firstwork on the execution of the drill. Once you start to feel comfortable, take it to the next level and push yourself by increasing the speed.

Pick three to four variations of these drills to begin your workout.

Don't overuse the drill -- You should only spend three to five minutes working on these ladder drills then you should move on to other game-like ball handling drills.

[tully]

THe ladder is not for dibbling! Its for agility drills and foot work. Per the comments the kid has his eyes down to see the ladder. Those drills are common and you don't need a ladder for them.

[ChristianHernandez-rlpy]

having a freind there to tell u if u hit the line would be better than looking down

[saarlotan]

I believe that the ladder is less effective with the ball.
The player's eyes are down instead of straight.
He's gonna have a graet ball handling WITH HIS HEAD DOWN :(

[ProtegeBasketball]

Doesn’t this teach players to dribble with their heads down

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