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Coaching Objective
Skill Level: Intermediate, Skill Development: Handles, Footwork & Fitness. Develop your ball control through repetition. This is an excellent ball control drill which will also develop your footwork through the use of a Jump Cross Step and help improve your fitness. Handles are a form of exercise which stimulates your body to release ‘feel good’ hormones, or endorphins. These natural mood lifters will keep stress at bay and improve your mindfulness.
Drill Instruction
Start with your right side
- Start in a Triple Threat Position, with the ball on your right side.
- Jump Cross Step, planting your right foot forward and left foot back.
- Cross Through 1 – Bring the ball behind you with your right hand and bounce the ball with your right hand in between your legs (behind to front).
- Cross Through 2 – Bounce the ball in between your legs with your left hand (front to behind).
- Cross Through 3 – Bounce the ball from behind in between your legs with your right hand (behind to front).
- Cross Through 4 – Bounce the ball in between your legs with your left hand (front to behind).
- In the same motion; With the ball in your right hand, bring the ball around to the front of you and complete a Jump Cross Step with your left foot forward and right foot back.
- Cross Through 1 – Bounce the ball in between your legs with your right hand (front to behind).
- Cross Through 2 – Bounce the ball from behind in between your legs with your left hand (behind to front).
- Cross Through 3 – Bounce the ball in between your legs with your right hand (front to behind).
- Cross Through 4 – Bounce the ball from behind you in between your legs with your left hand (behind to front).
- In the same motion; With the ball in your right hand, bring the ball around behind you while completing a Jump Cross Step with your right foot forward and left foot back.
- Bounce the ball in between your legs with your right hand (behind to front).
- And repeat instruction steps 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
Start with your left side
- Start in a Triple Threat Position, with the ball on your left side.
- Jump Cross Step, planting your left foot forward and right foot back
- Cross Through 1 – Bring the ball behind you with your left hand and bounce the ball with your left hand in between your legs (behind to front)
- Cross Through 2 – Bounce the ball in between your legs with your right hand (front to behind)
- Cross Through 3 – Bounce the ball from behind in between your legs with your left hand (behind to front)
- Cross Through 4 – Bounce the ball in between your legs with your right hand (front to behind)
- In the same motion; With the ball in your left hand, bring the ball around to the front of you and complete a Jump Cross Step with your right foot forward and left foot back
- Cross Through 1 – Bounce the ball in between your legs with your left hand (front to behind)
- Cross Through 2 – Bounce the ball from behind in between your legs with your right hand (behind to front)
- Cross Through 3 – Bounce the ball in between your legs with your left hand (front to behind)
- Cross Through 4 – Bounce the ball from behind you in between your legs with your right hand (behind to front)
- In the same motion; With the ball in your left hand, bring the ball around behind you while completing a Jump Cross Step with your left foot forward and right foot back
- Bounce the ball in between your legs with your left hand (behind to front)
- And repeat instruction steps 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Coaching Messages
- Maintain ball control before trying to increase speed.
- Keep your head up in front of you (try not to watch the ball).
- Mix it up – complete this drill starting from your left and right.
- Use this drill to help improve your fitness.
- This drill will help you improve your handles, footwork & fitness….Be Awesome!
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