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Ball Rotations

What to Expect

Develop elite ball handling and coordination with these essential ball rotation drills, focusing on speed and control.

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Tips

Make sure you are looking straight ahead when you wrap around your head.
Use your fingertips for better control, not your palms.
Focus on control more than your speed. Get it correctly for a few rounds before increasing the intensity.
Once you get confident with the technique, gradually increase the speed.

Step by step guide:

Ball handling skills are important to build confidence in the court. Here are the three ball rotation drills you can practice and a guide on how to do them.

1. Around the head

Stand with your feet shoulder-width distance, bend your knees slightly, look straight ahead. Move the ball in a continuous circular motion around your head, in a clockwise direction. Make sure to use your fingertips and not your palms for better control. Do this for 30 seconds and then switch to counterclockwise direction.

2. Around the waist

Stand with your feet shoulder-width distance and bend your knees slightly. Move the ball in a continuous circular motion around your waist for 30 seconds, in a clockwise direction. Switch directions after. Try not to drop the ball.

3. Around the legs

Stand with both feet together. Bend the knees slightly until you can reach your ankles. With your eyes looking straight ahead, move the ball in a continuous circle below your knees. Do this for 30 seconds clockwise and then switch directions.

Summary

Summary: In this video, you unlocked the skills to handle the ball better by doing ball rotation drills – wrapping the ball around the head, waist, and leg.

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