Drill: Taissa Queiroz Basketball Handle Challenge

Video Credits: The athlete in this video is the awesome Taissa Queiroz. Follow Taissa on her Instagram: @TaissaQueirozBasketball

Coaching Objective

Skill Level: Intermediate, Skill Development: Handles. This is a fun and challenging handle to practice and will help you develop and improve your ball control by practicing to have your hands in the correct position to ensure continuous ball control. You have mastered this drill when you can complete this drill looking up for 60 seconds without losing control. We practice our ball handling because we want to challenge ourselves to be better at controlling the basketball. Killer handles will help you control the ball, advance it toward the hoop and create distance between you and your defender. Also, handles is 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

  1. Start low and balanced with your feet wider than shoulder length apart.
  2. With your right hand, start a one handed windscreen wiper (V Dribble) across your body starting from your right and finishing with the ball near your left leg.
  3. With your right hand, cross the ball through your legs towards your right side (from front to back).
  4. Bring your right hand from the front of you around behind you and cross the ball behind your back to your left hand.
  5. With your left hand, bring the ball around to the front of you and complete 3 one handed windscreen wipers (V Dribble) across the front of your body (start from left side, cross to the right, cross back to your left side and then cross to your right side).
  6. With your left hand, cross the ball through your legs towards your left side (from front to back).
  7. Bring your left hand from the front of you around behind you and cross the ball behind your back to your right hand.
  8. With your right hand, bring the ball around to the front of you and complete 3 one handed windscreen wipers (V Dribble) across the front of your body (start from your right side, cross to your left right, cross back to your right side and then cross to your left side).
  9. Repeat steps 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Coaching Messages

  1. Keep your eyes up.
  2. Start the drill slow and learn the pattern, then go for speed.
  3. CHALLENGE YOURSELF: How many cross behinds can you do in 15, 30 or 60 seconds. Try and beat your score..
  4. Keep trying, have fun and don’t give up…..Be Awesome!

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