50 Ball Slaps: A player holds the ball in front of her in one hand and slaps it with the other hand. Then she switches hands and repeats.
25 each direction Body Circles: Using both hands, players take the ball around their head, then around their waist, and then around their knees, each time completing a full circle. Have them repeat this routine in reverse order, then change directions.
25 each direction Figure-Eight around the Legs: Players weave the ball between and around their legs in a figure-eight pattern.
50 Straddle Flip: With feet shoulder-width apart and knees bent, players start with the ball in front of their knees, held in both hands. They drop the ball and catch it with two hands behind their knees before the ball hits the ground. With their hands behind their knees, they drop the ball and catch it before it hits the ground as their hands change to the front of their knees. The ball stays between their legs and the hands continually go in front of their legs, knees, then behind their legs, knees. Hand position keeps changing. If you cannot catch it, start by letting it bounce 1 time.
50 Blur: Players put the ball between their feet and grab it with both hands. They start with the left hand behind the left leg and the right hand in front of the right leg. They then drop the ball and let it bounce once. They quickly move their left hand in front of the left leg and the right hand behind the right leg and catch the ball as it bounces up. They drop the ball again and switch hands back to the original position (left behind, right in front) and catch it. Have them repeat this action. To add difficulty, have players catch the ball before it hits the ground.
25 Double Leg-Single Leg: Players start with feet shoulder-width apart and knees bent, holding the ball in both hands in front of their knees. They take a side step with the right foot and circle the right leg. They then bring the right foot back to a shoulder-width position and circle the ball around both legs. Next, they take a side step with the left foot and circle the left leg. They then bring the left foot back to a shoulder-width position and circle both legs. Have them continue this pattern, circling one leg, both legs, then the other leg, always remaining in an athletic position.
25 Spiders: Players start with feet shoulder-width apart and knees bent. The ball is to be dribbled between the feet and under the body. Hands are in front of your body. Players start with a right-handed dribble and then do a left-handed dribble. Then they put their hands behind the body and take one dribble with the right hand and one dribble with the left hand. Ideally, the ball stays in the same place as the hand position moves from in front of the body to behind the body. The dribbles are low and quick.
Dribbling Drills
25 each direction Dribble Figure-Eight: This is done in the same way as the stationary figure-eight pattern except the ball is dribbled throughout the movement.
Two-Ball Dribbling Drills
Stationary Dribbling with Two Balls: All dribbling is done in a bent-knee athletic stance. A coach calls out the dribble to be executed, using these commands: “same” (balls dribbled at the same time); “alternate” (balls dribbled out of rhythm); “side to side” (balls dribbled from side to side); “forward and back” (balls dribbled on the side of the knees, forward and back); and “one high, one low” (one ball dribbled high while the other ball is dribbled low).
2 Minute Drill: Set a timer for 2 minutes and dribble the ball with your right, left, cross over, between the legs, any type of dribble (just keep it low, keep you second hand up to defend the ball, and keep your dribble quick). Work up from 2 minutes to 5 minutes straight. This will give the boys dribbling stamina and endurance. Trust me, 2 minutes is tough.... You can challenge your son to see who can do it longer... Loser has pushups???