Behind the Back Drill
For coaches and players alike it is important to take time each practice and devote it to handling the basketball. Though I believe that the best ballhandlers work on their skills year round it is still important enough to allucate time at practice.
One of the drills that should be done and taught is the behind the back drill. I’m not saying that a behind the back dribble has to be part of every players arsenal, but I am saying that the drill will naturally improve you in that area.
Here’s how it works:
For coaches: Form equal lines and have the player at the front of each line take the ball and alternate dribbling behind the back from the right to left hand and left to right hand. Make sure that the knees are bent and the head is up. Don’t allow any player to be hunched over with his neck looking for the ball. This isn’t easy at all to do at first but with continual practice it does get better.
As the player progress you can start them moving up the floor with each step equalling a dribble hand change. Once players get to half court without a mistake they are ready to step it up further but going at a faster pace.
Players: You can do this by yourself whenever you have the time or when you are in your driveway. Do the drill until you master it and then move to another one and another one.
