Well I want to tryout for my high school basketball team but a few problems present me. Tryouts are in September and I don't know how to go about working on specific aspects of my game. I can shoot well, but can't dribble real well with my LEFT hand. I also don't know what position I should go for...I'm 5'3 and I'm thinking of Point Guard. But Seeing Iverson, I am inspired to be a shooting guard. So what I ask of you here at the site is.....What can I do to practice the 'iverson-like' crossover? (I mean like by myself) and when do I know that I am ready to use it in a game? Secondly how do I practice my through the legs movement? Also, what drills should i do to gain control for my left hand? If you answer ANY or ALL of my questions it would be helpful. Yes I have read all the tips on the site but I need more PLEASE HELP ME!!!




Mike

let your left hand get a fell for the ball and constantly dribble with do any move you can with just that on hand like behind the back

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Well I want to tryout for my high school basketball team but a few problems present me. Tryouts are in September and I don't know how to go about working on specific aspects of my game. I can shoot well, but can't dribble real well with my LEFT hand. I also don't know what position I should go for...I'm 5'3 and I'm thinking of Point Guard. But Seeing Iverson, I am inspired to be a shooting guard. So what I ask of you here at the site is.....What can I do to practice the 'iverson-like' crossover? (I mean like by myself) and when do I know that I am ready to use it in a game? Secondly how do I practice my through the legs movement? Also, what drills should i do to gain control for my left hand? If you answer ANY or ALL of my questions it would be helpful. Yes I have read all the tips on the site but I need more PLEASE HELP ME!!!




Mike

Try spending a whole lot of time only dribbling with your left hand. Try putting it through your legs from your left hand to your left hand on the other side and things like that. The way to practice the iverson like crossover that we posted is to pretend that while you are practicing by your self, that you have a defender on you and you are crossing him over. You can also set up something like a chair and practice crossing it over. You know that you are ready to use it in a game when you can do it well enough that it works perfectly in a pick up game. practice your through the legs dribble by keep repeating it and try the wind mill dribbles and the spider. even if you do them slow at first, it is great practice to get you faster.




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