How to Crossover Dribble in Basketball

A move so simple, yet it makes you look so good - and your opponent so bad.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Basketballs
• Basketballs

1. Dribble the ball in your dominant hand (let's pretend you're right-handed for the purpose of this example).

2. Use your body as a slight barrier between the ball and your defender, but still face your defender.

3. Take a step with your left foot.

4. Follow that with a step with your right foot.

5. Let the defender move in the direction you appear to be headed.

6. Switch the ball to your left hand with a quick, low bounce directly in front of your defender.

7. Take a step with your left foot around the defender.

8. Drive to the basket.

Tips & Warnings

• The crossover dribble is easier to pull off if you really act as if you're going to drive in the initial direction you're headed.
• The faster you can go through these steps, the harder it is for the defender to keep up.
• When all else fails, watch Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers. He probably has the best crossover move in the NBA.

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[x-bond]

on 8/13/2008 man i cant understand what your'e blabbing about man

[youngdwade]

on 6/6/2007 ok baller, if ur right handed dribble real low wit ur right hand then mad quickly take a big step to ur right like u waz bout to drive right once ur opp. leans to the right to follow u shift the ball to ur left hand and drive left or u can just bring it right back right. he gonna scared to stick d on u again lol

[Baller]

on 6/11/2007 I'm trying to learn how to do the cross-over right now, but I cn't seem to get it. I thinks its because i don't understand the direction thuroughly; can you please gime them to me in easier terms please?

[Baller]

on 2/23/2007 I'm trying to learn it but these instructions are too complicated. Can someone give me these in easier words plz?

[TASTE]

on 1/7/2007 Crossover - It looks extremely simple, but some defenders can be pretty tough to fight around. A tip to the crossover is to try to bring the ball upcourt in your weak hand,this will have the defender thinking you are for say a lefty when you are a righty. Then when you get to your defender quickly crossover to your dominant hand, this will let you have more control over the ball as you drive to the basket.