Machine Gun Dribble
A great drill for young players and coaches is the machine gun dribble. Have each player take a ball and dribble with one hand as hard and fast as they can for a limited period of time like 30 seconds or so. The dribble should be waist high at first and once 30 seconds has gone by then have the player switch hands and do the same thing.
Once the players are able to do the drill error free then have them move the ball to below the knee for 30 seconds with each hand so they can learn how much easier it is to control the ball while it is lower to the ground.
Once the players have that part of the drill down then have them incorporate 2 balls into the mix and dribbling with each hand at the same time first starting at the waist and then below the knee. Make sure the players know that they shouldn’t slap at the ball and that they should maintain dribbling control using the fingertips of the hand.
