Cone Crossover Series
Drill the crossover and between-the-legs moves against stationary defenders.
- Duration
- 12 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 2 items
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
How to run it
- 1
Place 5 cones in a line 6 feet apart.
- 2
Dribble toward the first cone, crossover low and explode past it.
- 3
At the next cone, go between the legs; next cone, behind the back.
- 4
Repeat the pattern down and back for 4 reps.
Coaching points
- Crossover below the knees — low and tight.
- Explode out of each move with a speed dribble.
- Drop the hips at each cone; don't slow-dribble through.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Cones (5)
Why it works
Cones turn abstract 'do a move' reps into decision-and-execute reps. The nugget: in a game, you don't get to pick your move in advance — you read the defender and react. Each cone demanding a different handle builds the move-to-move transitions a ball-handler needs in traffic. A kid who can chain crossover-to-between-legs-to-behind-back smoothly breaks down defenders who can't anticipate the next move.
Cone Crossover Series
Purpose: Drill the crossover and between-the-legs moves against stationary defenders.
▶How to run it
- 1Place 5 cones in a line 6 feet apart.
- 2Dribble toward the first cone, crossover low and explode past it.
- 3At the next cone, go between the legs; next cone, behind the back.
- 4Repeat the pattern down and back for 4 reps.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Crossover below the knees — low and tight.
- ✓Explode out of each move with a speed dribble.
- ✓Drop the hips at each cone; don't slow-dribble through.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Cones turn abstract 'do a move' reps into decision-and-execute reps. The nugget: in a game, you don't get to pick your move in advance — you read the defender and react. Each cone demanding a different handle builds the move-to-move transitions a ball-handler needs in traffic. A kid who can chain crossover-to-between-legs-to-behind-back smoothly breaks down defenders who can't anticipate the next move.