Walk & Dribble
Combine walking with dribbling — the first step to moving with the ball.
- Duration
- 6 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 1 item
- Difficulty
- Beginner
How to run it
- 1
Dribble with your right hand while walking the length of the floor.
- 2
Keep the dribble beside your hip; eyes up.
- 3
Walk back dribbling with the left hand.
- 4
2 laps each hand.
Coaching points
- Dribble in time with your steps, not against them.
- Keep the ball below the waist.
- Eyes up — don't watch the ball or your feet.
Equipment
- Basketball
Why it works
Walking while dribbling is the bridge between stationary and game dribbling. The nugget: in a game you almost never dribble standing still — you're always moving. This drill teaches the coordination of moving the feet and the ball together before adding speed. Kids who skip this try to run with the ball before they can walk with it and lose control the instant they speed up.
Walk & Dribble
Purpose: Combine walking with dribbling — the first step to moving with the ball.
▶How to run it
- 1Dribble with your right hand while walking the length of the floor.
- 2Keep the dribble beside your hip; eyes up.
- 3Walk back dribbling with the left hand.
- 42 laps each hand.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Dribble in time with your steps, not against them.
- ✓Keep the ball below the waist.
- ✓Eyes up — don't watch the ball or your feet.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Walking while dribbling is the bridge between stationary and game dribbling. The nugget: in a game you almost never dribble standing still — you're always moving. This drill teaches the coordination of moving the feet and the ball together before adding speed. Kids who skip this try to run with the ball before they can walk with it and lose control the instant they speed up.