Basketball Between The Legs Dribble

If you're on the basketball floor, especially if you're playing the guard position, it's important to be able to dribble the ball properly. When you combine the fundamentals, with the correct moves you will be able to improve virtually every aspect of your game, and also make your game more entertaining for the people that are sitting down spending their time watching you. 

Dribbling is a big part of basketball. However, not everyone is able to do this effectively. Some players make shooting the basketball look easy, where others make dribbling look easy. 

If you have spent any decent amount of time around the sport of basketball, I'm sure you have seen how important dribbling the basketball is and how often it is done. In fact, dribbling the basketball is half of the game. Which is another reason why you need to be able to dribble without turning the ball over. 

With that being the case, it's important to ensure that you get down the basics of handling the basketball and the easier moves as well before we discuss the putting the ball through your legs. 

Dribbling-

Ensure that you're using the pads of your fingers when you're dribbling the basketball. This increases your control of the basketball even on the receiving end of the dribbling motion when it comes back to your hand. Make sure that you're keeping your head up so you can see what's going on, and if you have a defender close by you, ensure that you're in an athletic position with you knees bent, and your shoulders low. 

A crossover dribble-

To perform the crossover dribble, you want to be in a controlled stance with your knees bent, your feet shoulder width apart and your head up. With the ball in your right hand, dribble the ball over to your left hand no higher than knee level. Practice this with both hands.

Dribbling between your legs:

Dribbling the basketball between your legs is something that you will see a lot of players do on a occasional basis. In fact, scouts and coaches will be looking for this abliity as well during tryouts. Considering that, it's important that you add this to your game, this cannot be stressed enough if you're a guard. This is simply a matter of being able to change directions when a player cuts off your initial plan of attack to where you wanted to go. When you use this move, you lower your chances of committing a turnover because your leg can provide protection for the basketball. It's ideal to use this move instead of a simple crossover if the defender is playing you very closely. 

-Enforce a stance with your body so you can pass the ball through in a comfortable way. Simply put one of your legs straight out in front of the other, but not to far out that you're off balance.

-Ensure that you're dribbling the basketball with you finger tips which will imporve your control of the basketball before and after you make the move between your legs. 

-Have your off hand open, and in a position to receive the basketball before you even put the ball between your legs. 

-This move is one of the tricky moves that you can learn pretty quickly because this can be worked on by switching your legs in mid air before you land and put the basketball between your legs every time you switch your legs. You can also walk and practice putting the ball through. 

Not only is basketball great for your from a exercise standpoint, but if you're serious about getting to the highest levels and eventually getting paid to play, then you need to work on these fundamentals of basketball. If you're a guard, then this move is one of those fundamentals under ball handling. When you increase your fundamentals, you dramatically improve your chances of making it to a semi-pro, or even professional level in the sport of basketball. This move could be difficult for you to pick up on, or it could be easy for you to pick up on, regardless of how quickly you learn it, this move it well worth your time learning.