Welcome to DRIBBLEMAGIC.COM
To schedule an evaluation or training session in or near Poughkeepsie, NY, send an email to dribblemagic@yahoo.com
Dribblemagic training sessions DEMONSTRATE, TEACH and FACILITATE the following :
- 22 STATIONARY ball-handling drills ..... to enhance hand-speed & coordination
- 26 STATIONARY dribbling drills ..... learn & practice them while stationary BEFORE on the move
followed by :
- Numerous DRIBBLING ON THE MOVE drills
- Drills that teach proper PASSING & CATCHING fundamentals
- Proper SHOOTING mechanics will be explained & demonstrated followed by specific SCORING drills
- How to set and use SCREENS
- DEFENDING and REBOUNDING mechanics
A dribbler needs to protect & move the ball, be creative, spontaneous & be able to improvise under pressure.
Each teammate on the floor needs to be able to pass & catch effectively and know how to set & use screens.
A shooter needs to shoot with proper mechanics to be confident & to achieve a positive scoring percentage.
A player's skill set also has to include knowing how to defend, box-out & rebound.
Acquiring a b-ball IQ includes so much more, Dribblemagic training sessions are great for youth new to the game.
Dribblemagic training sessions not only demonstrate & facilitate repetitive skill-drills * but also teach * how to do them with proper fundamentals so that proper muscle memory is acquired over time. .... To Parents, it can be hard to get your son or daughter to practice correctly on their own or even under your supervision, Dribblemagic training sessions ensure such. A folder of newspaper clippings is available that show local high school & college players who have participated in Dribblemagic.com training sessions.
DRIBBLING drills will teach :
- Dribbling with EYES UP and Below waist and with Fingerpad control
- Right hand when going right .... & use only LEFT hand when going LEFT
- How to keep the dribble alive, i.e. how not to pick up the dribble
- How not to carry the ball (a violation)
- LOTS of different cone drills are used when practicing Cross-overs, Reverse-spins, Step-back x-overs, Behind-backs, Through-legs and Windshield-wipers, that are LOWER & FASTER !
- Heads-up goggles & toss-up thud-balls are also used with younger participants to help force EYES-UP !
SHOOTING drills will teach :
- Proper hand placement on ball .... & what to do w/ the non-shooting hand
- Palm-up .... Fingerpad control ... and Elbow up & IN
- Higher release positioning
- BACKWARD ROTATION via wrist-snap
- Proper arc w/ Proper follow-through
- How to use legs - & - How to step into the shot
- How to dip a bit before shooting
- Proper footwork when shooting off the dribble (in both directions)
- When & how to use the backboard
- The zen of free throws from foul line (will teach a consistent, relaxed, simple pre-shot routine)
PASSING drills will teach :
Chest passes that are flat & crisp .... Bounce passes .... Step-around passes (& when to use it) .... 2-handed overhead passes (to pass it over a zone) .... 1-handed baseball passes (to pass it a long way or extra fast) ... & also shuffle passes (hand-off passes on the move) .... DRILLS ALSO EMPHASIZE passing to receiver's outside hand on perimeter - & - making a lead pass to the cutter (don't pass it behind them).
PASSING drills will teach :
Chest passes that are flat & crisp .... Bounce passes .... Step-around passes (& when to use it) .... 2-handed overhead passes (to pass it over a zone) .... 1-handed baseball passes (to pass it a long way or extra fast) ... & also shuffle passes (hand-off passes on the move) .... DRILLS ALSO EMPHASIZE passing to receiver's outside hand on perimeter - & - making a lead pass to the cutter (don't pass it behind them).
CATCHING drills will teach:
Catch w/ hands-out (show palms) .... Show outside hand on perimeter .... Show receiving hand when cutting
CATCHING drills will teach:
Catch w/ hands-out (show palms) .... Show outside hand on perimeter .... Show receiving hand when cutting
SCREENING drills will teach:
How to set a wide, effective screen - and - How to set a screen at the correct angle to help the cutter .... & .... How to use a screen (wait for it / when to v-step back to it / cut tight to it)
Event Details
SCREENING drills will teach:
How to set a wide, effective screen - and - How to set a screen at the correct angle to help the cutter .... & .... How to use a screen (wait for it / when to v-step back to it / cut tight to it)
ADDITIONAL FUNDAMENTALS that are taught :
DEFENDING :
Will also teach :
REBOUNDING :
- Drills that promote proper D-slides (Defensive slides) withOUT crossing feet
- How to move feet (w/ arms out) and don't reach (unless you can poke the ball away)
- Defense away from the ball (6 mechanics)
- Defense in the lane
REBOUNDING :
Will also teach :
REBOUNDING :
- Will teach the 6 mechanics when boxing-out
- How to box-out without holding (cupping technique)
- Will explain the rebounding angles - & - how to think miss
- Boxing-out away from the ball (so they don't sneak in for an easy put-back)
Will also teach :
Will also teach :
STATIONARY ball-handling drills :
- Triple-threat position .... & how to dribble, pass or shoot from the 3T position
- Jab-steps & Up-fakes
- Pivoting - Front & Reverse pivots, w/ each foot
- Ball-sweeps & Rip-throughs
- V-cuts (how to get open on the wings)
- Backdoor cut &
- Give & Go
- Low-post moves (Step-over, Swim-over, Drop-step, & the UP & UNDER)
- Baseline move (the Power-slide jump-stop & use backboard)
STATIONARY ball-handling drills :
STATIONARY ball-handling drills :
STATIONARY ball-handling drills :
- Pendulums
- Wrist-snaps up & across
- Ball taps
- Knee-ups
- Figure-8's w/ no bounces
- Ball-circles
- Down & Ups (corkscrews)
- Step-back ball-circles
- Ball drops in front & down back
- Pretzels
- Seesaws
- Ricochets
- Rhythm ricochets
- Space catch
- Space bounce catch
- Flip-rolls
- 3T positioning
- Pivoting
- 1-handed 2-ball juggling upward
- Jab step / Up-fake
- Ball sweep / Rip-through
STATIONARY dribbling drills :
STATIONARY ball-handling drills :
Dribbling ON THE MOVE drills :
- Pound-downs
- Square-V's (windshield wipers)
- V's between legs
- V's behind back
- 1-handed V's in front
- ... & on 1 side at a time
- 2-handed V's with alternating bounces between legs
- Figure-8's
- the Spider dribble
- 3 types of b-ball with a thud-ball dribbling drills
- 10 different 2-ball stationary dribbling drills
Dribbling ON THE MOVE drills :
STATIONARY ball-handling drills :
Dribbling ON THE MOVE drills :
- 2-ball dribbling (at same time & then w/ alternating bounces
- Backward dribbling (to build stronger wrist-snaps)
- MANY different CONE DRILLS when practicing Cross-overs, Reverse-spins, Behind-backs, Through-legs, & Step-back x-overs
- Single cone attack drills when practicing the cross-over-RECROSS move
- Backward-slide protection dribble (to escape a trap)
- 3 straight-line dribble moves in open court
ADDITIONAL SCORING DRILLS :
- Near-to-far form-shooting swish drills using the proper mechanics that are listed near the top of this webpage
- Lay-up drills using the proper hand, off the proper foot, per side
- Hear the footsteps / Make the layup under pressure drill
- Miken drills (when to use the backboard drill) - both sides
- Shooting off the dribble drills (w/ correct footwork)
- Catch & shoot drills ..... & also w/ an up-fake & side-slide dribble
- Power-slide jump-stop along baseline drill (using the backboard)
- Backdoor cuts / Give & Go's / Pick & Rolls / Pick & Pops
- Close-out shooting drills (that include a jab-step & up-fake)
- Up & under scoring drills ... from each foul line elbow ... & when in the lane / paint / key
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EPILOG:
- Everything listed above re: Dribbling, Shooting, Defending, Rebounding, Passing & Catching, Screening, Scoring, hand-speed & coordination, Developing a better basketball IQ, etc) can not be covered in a single 2-hour session, thus the more sessions one attends, the more they'll hear about, learn and practice the fundamentals needed to become a better overall basketball player.
- Dribblemagic training sessions are detail oriented when teaching proper basketball fundamentals thus very beneficial for pre-teens BEFORE they develop bad / incorrect habits.
- Kids who attend multiple Dribblemagic sessions may hear some of the following maxims for on & off the court :
- Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.
- Discipline yourself so others won't need to.
- Excellence requires extra effort.
- It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.
- Leaders listen.
- There's no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.
- The harder you work, the more luck you'll have.
- The perfection of the smallest details can help make big things happen.
- Treat all people w/ dignity & respect and w/ courtesy & consideration.
- 2 sets of 3's : don't lie, cheat, steal, & don't whine, complain, make excuses.
- A good starting 5 = industriousness (hard work), enthusiasm (your heart must be into it), FUNdamentals, condition (mental, moral, physical), team spirit, & a good 6'th player = attention to detail.
Dribble Magic
training sessions take place in the Poughkeepsie, New York area
Send an email to dribblemagic@yahoo.com
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