The Simplest and Most Powerful Dribbling Drills For Basketball

Today there are hundreds of dribbling drills for basketball. You see stuff on how to improve your dribbling all over the place. I even saw someone doing a cartwheel dribbling drill. I mean things can get really out of hand.

The funny thing is, with so many drills and ways to improve your ball handling, why are so few players great ball handlers these days? Well to answer that question I think comes down to this. It really doesn't take a million and one circus drills to get better at ball handling. All it takes is a few fundamentals. And my purpose here is to break it down for you and give you the most simplest and powerful drills on the planet for improving your dribble.

First and foremost, let me break down what is really important. The bottom line with dribbling is that you need to have ball control. And last, you need to improve your weak hand so that it isn't weak. So to achieve these two things here are two of my favorite drills. I was always from the school of thought that less is always more. And this area is no different.

The Spider Drill

If you can do the spider drill without looking at the ball you'll have no problem handling the rock. So here are some key points. To do the spider drill you want to start off slow. You don't need to look like a Harlem Globetrotter with this. Just start off slow. Once you get it down, then you'll want to increase your speed.

The spider drill is great because it improves your dexterity, finger tip control, hand speed and feel for the ball. Feel for the ball is very important because it makes the ball feel like part of your body. You want the ball to become part of you. Almost like an arm or a leg. Do this drill daily and spend a lot of time on it. It will definitely improve your ball handling. It's so simple and doesn't require a lot of space. I used to do it for hours in the basement of my building growing up.

The Figure 8 Drill

This drill is probably one of my favorite drills. So few players are good and the low dribble or dribbling the ball when it is low to the floor. If you master this, you'll be able to knife through the defense, double teams, you name it.

To do this drill simple start out with a wide base and your knees bent. Then just dribble in a figure 8 fashion around and through your legs. Again, start slow with this one. No need to go too fast. As you get better and better at this one, then you'll want to pick up the speed. This is another great one for all of the benefits I listed above with the spider drill. But this one is real good because it will get your weak hand some work too.

Again, this one can be done in a small area. This one I used to also do in the basement of my building growing up. I spent hours on it. I recommend you do the same. It's simple and it flat out improves your dribbling skills like no other drill.

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