How to Do a Hockey Dribble in Basketball

Video Transcript

"Now let's talk about something that's called the hockey dribble. Some people might call it something else, but that's what we call it. What it is is basically you're going to be coming down and you're going to give a fake with your head and your shoulder. If you're right handed, your left leg is the pivot. Then you're pushing off to the right. It's a hesitation like you're going to go left. Like you're going to go left. Then you're pushing the ball off to the right and in front of you. The benefits of that are that once you practice it and get it down, you're going to freeze the defense. Some defenders, which they shouldn't do, but they do, some defensive players will watch your face and your eyes. With defense, we should always be focusing on the stomach area. If you get someone who's opposing you and defending you and you notice that they're watching more of your upper body, head and your face, this will be pretty effective because you can give the illusion that you're going left. Without pushing your body really so much in that direction and then just pushing the ball back to your right and then going in for the basket. Let's go ahead and give that a try. "