Tony Watson series
 | 1 Tony Watson Pro Training Basketball (YouTube) Halfcourt and fullcourt dribbling drills, with YouTube links. Many are included in the Pro Training workout series (pdf with links).
Also see Fundamentals - Dribbling series. |
 | a) Fullcourt ballhandling For youth players, or a warm-up for advanced players. Start in the corner, dribble with the inside hand, make a crossover at the elbow, halfcourt sideline, far elbow, finish with a layup. Repeat coming back, continue. Variations - between the legs - behind the back - floater, pull-up. (Other variations) - reverse dribble, spin dribble, add inside-out - make a move at the 3-point line, e.g. hesi, Iverson crossover.. See YouTube video - Fullcourt ballhandling drill. Thomas Soltau - Zig-zag drill (YouTube) - a zig-zag drill should have no more than 3 directional changes, you need to practice the fast dribble after that, which is the dribble that beats your defender.  |
 | b) Tight handle Start at halfcourt, ball in outside hand, with 4 staggered cones towards the basket, and 3 more cones at the 3-point line. Do a move at each cone with one dribble in between, then a game move at the 3-point line that incorporates the same move (it could be a double move) and finish with a layup, floater or pull-up. Progressions - crossover - between the legs - behind the back - whatever you want. See YouTube video - Quicker and tighter handle like the pros, Dribbling - Pro Training workout. |
 | c) Lane drill Perfect to add a move to your game. 4 cones between the charge circle and the 3-point line. Start on the baseline, make a move at the first three cones (with one dribble in between) then dribble to halfcourt. |
 | 5 From halfcourt make the same move at the top of the key, finish with a layup, floater or pull-up. See YouTube video - Add a move to your game. Also see Dribbling - Calipari warm-up. |
 | d) 2-ball lane slides Start on the baseline (facing the court), pound dribble two balls, sprint up to the elbow, slide to the other elbow, backpedal, slide back to the start. |
 | 7 Slide left, sprint up to the elbow, slide right, backpedal to the start. Repeat two more times for 3 reps. Progression - alternating dribbles (pistons). (Option - start without a ball, sprint or close out to the elbows) See YouTube video - Great 2-ball drill. Variation - see Defending - X closeouts. Also see Dribbling - Ganon Baker four-square, Defending - Lane slides, Conditioning - Baller Boot Camp agility. |
 | e) Elite 2-ball drill Start on the baseline, pound both balls twice, let the right-hand ball bounce up, before it bounces twice, do a combo move with the other ball (double then triple move), repeat and continue to halfcourt (at a walking pace). Progressions - double crossover - between, cross - between, behind - cross, cross, between - between, between, cross - triple between - cross, between, behind. Option - 3 pound dribbles between each combo move. See YouTube video - Elite 2-ball drill. |
 | f) Intense 2-ball drill Start in the corner, speed dribble with two balls (pound dribble) to halfcourt, do one dribble to crossover (both balls) between 5 cones, dribble to the halfcourt sideline, speed dribble to a chair on the wing, place the inside ball on the chair, do a one-dribble pull-up going baseline. |
 | 10 Pick up the other ball from the chair, do a one-dribble pull-up towards the middle. Repeat starting from the other baseline corner. Progressions - between the legs and crossover - behind the back and crossover. (Variation - start with one-ball dribbling) See YouTube video - Intense 2-ball drill (also Coach Rock - Improve your ballhandling) Also see Dribbling - Halfcourt moves, Duke two-ball, Matt Doherty, Shooting - Chair drills, Eastman elbow pickups. |
 | g) Diamond drill 4 cones at the top of the key in the shape of a diamond. Start from halfcourt, attack the top cone with a single or double move, make a single move at the next cone, then a move at the last cone (single-double-triple) that incorporates the move you are working on. Progressions - crossover - between the legs - behind the back - whatever moves you want, finish with a make. (Variation - inside-out or hesitation move at the last cone, or at the top cone directly to a move at the last cone) See YouTube video - Diamond drill. Also see Dribbling - Coach Rock PG series, 4 cones, Altizer moves-counters, Shooting - Altizer 3-step explosion. |
 | h) Drag pullbacks Start in triple threat at the top of the key, attack an elbow, do a crossover pullback (drag pullback), retreat dribble back to the top of the key, do a double crossover, attack the other elbow and do the same pullback. |
 | 13 Do a double crossover, attack the first elbow, make the pullback move and shoot. Progressions - between the legs and back under at the top, between the legs drag pullback - double behind the back, behind the back drag pullback - pullback, hesitation, (crossover), get to the basket. See YouTube video - Improve your ballhandling. Also see Shooting - 5star in the box, Pro Training solo (create space), Dribbling - Altizer moves-counters, Change of pace. |
 | i) Chris Paul fullcourt Set up 5 tight cones in the middle of the court plus a chair [or cone] at the top of each key. Start from one end, do one dribble, crossover between each cone, then a move at the chair that incorporates a crossover, finish. Repeat going back from the other end, go up and back at least 3 times for a total of 6 finishes. Progressions - between the legs - behind the back. See YouTube video - Chris Paul fullcourt dribbling drill. Augie Johnston - Weave drill (YouTube) - 4 cones in a tight line out top, finish with an elbow pull-up shot, progression - pound-pound-change (direction), pound-change, continuous change. |
 | j) Countdown drill 5 cones or chairs, do 5 crossovers at the first chair, 4 at the second chair, then 3-2-1 crossovers, finish with a layup. Progressions - use a different move at each chair, e.g., 5 times between the legs, 4 times behind the back - use 5 different moves at the first chair, 4 different moves at the second chair, etc. - floaters or pull-ups. See YouTube video - Countdown drill. |
 | k) Commando drill 3 cones on each side, make a full-speed inside-out move at each cone, finish at the rim, repeat on the other side. Progressions - stutter-step hesitation - change hands (switch sides) - mix up the finishes. See YouTube video - Commando drill. (Variations) - change-of-direction moves - to start, pound dribble, drop into a split stance, attack. See Dribbling - Gooroo fullcourt, Coach Rock cones (Transition), Shooting - 5star fullcourt, Billy Donovan workouts, Multi-stop challenge. |
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