How to Improve Basketball Handling With Spider Dribbling

Ball Handling is an essential skill for every basketball player. This article focuses on a drill that can improve your ball handling: "Spider Dribble." This drill provides great training for ball control and hand speed. It is called "Spider Dribble" because your arms simulate the movement of a spider.

Things You'll Need

  • Basketball
  • Hard surface for dribbling
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Instructions

    • 1

      Spread your legs so your feet are positioned just beyond shoulder width.

    • 2

      Bend at the knees while keeping your back straight.

    • 3

      Start by dribbling once with your left hand. The ball should always be kept lower than your knees.

    • 4

      Transfer the ball to your right hand and take one dribble.

    • 5

      Take your left arm and wrap it around your left knee and position the ball in between your knees.

    • 6

      Transfer the ball to that left hand for one dribble.

    • 7

      Take your right arm and wrap it around your right knee and position the ball in between your knees.

    • 8

      Transfer the ball to that right hand for one dribble. This completes one spider rotation.

    • 9

      Transfer the ball to your left hand in front of your body to begin the process over again.

    • 10

      Continue from left front to right front to left back to right back for 30 seconds.

Tips & Warnings

  • Once you are comfortable with the drill, increase your speed and lower your dribble height to maximize ball-handling skill growth.

  • Keep your head up while doing the exercise-trust your feel for the ball and don't depend on looking at it.

  • Strive to keep the ball centered between your legs and moving your hands into position for the hand touch.

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