Things You'll Need:
- Basketball
- Hard Surface
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Step 1
Spread your legs a little wider than shoulder width.
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Step 2
Get in an athletic position by bending your knees while keeping your back straight.
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Step 3
Begin dribbling the ball with your left hand in front of your left foot.
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Step 4
Reduce the height of the dribble so it is no higher than your knee.
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Step 5
Place your right hand behind your right knee.
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Step 6
Begin by dribbling the ball with your left hand towards your right hand. As you are doing this, your right hand should be moving towards the center point between your knees.
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Step 7
When the ball reaches the center point between your knees, transfer the dribble to your right hand.
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Step 8
While dribbling with your right hand, move it around the back of your right knee and position it in front of your right foot. You have now completed half of the Figure 8.
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Step 9
Duplicate Steps 5 through 8, except you are now going from your right hand to your left hand. Once the ball returns to the front of your left foot, you have completed a full Figure 8 Dribble.
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Step 10
Continue this process in a continuous manner for 30 seconds.
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Step 11
Reverse the Figure 8 pattern by making the hand transfer from the back of the legs to the front of the legs. Continue this process for an additional 30 seconds.













