How can u?

Question

I play basketball at my school. Next year, most of the players are graduating so there are few players left. I get a long with one of my teammates and he says that I should play as a Point Guard. The problem is that I can dribble and all of that but I am just 13 and I am playing with guys who are 16+ (I am from another system of school) and they might steal the ball. How can I?:

Improve dribbling with both hands and crossover with less difficulty?

Improve both of my hands speed when I crossover and dribble?

How can I improve both of my leg speed when I dribble and crossover and how can I improve its movement when I crossover so it does not hit my leg?

Is it necessary to build up muscles so it can be done easier?

Thanks 4 ur help, please give suggestions or exercises that might help, no matter how difficult it is, i'll do anything

Answer 1

The best advise is take a basketball with you everywhere you go and play as much as you can in pickup games until next year. Pick up full court games allow you to practice techniques without worrying about messing up. Anytime you walk around town you should be dribbling as well. To pick up your speed you need to do run lines and also wind sprints (baseline to foul line and back and then so on. ) Different drills like these will increase your overall speed and practicing dribbling while doing so and playing pickup games should really help you.

Answer 2

Being able to dribble quick and well is a must in being a point guard. Building up muscles is a good thing to do so you can outsize other point guards that are usually small. Leg speed is also important because you need that so you will be able to cross your opponents. Last but not least, practice or else it would be difficult to be able to dribble the ball. Stealing the ball from your hands is basically being at the wrong place at the wrong time, or making a bad move. As long as you move wisely with AND without the ball, you must always know that stealing the ball away from you is just that your opponent anticipated or had a very good defence on you.

Answer 3

First dribble back and forth with both hands for about 2 min.
Then dribble between your legs back an forth for about 2 min. each way.
Then dribble up and down the whole court (or your driveway).
Do this about 3 times for each hand, then do it crossover 4 times.
After that, set up some obsticles, and every time you get to one pretend to juke it out by going between you legs or doing crossover.
Building up muscles will help your all around gameplay and help your arm strength, which will help your dribbling skills.
Also, another drill I did in a tryout for the Cincinnati Royals is:
Dribble about 3 times then do a crossover do this all the way up and down the court.
Then do it again, but this time you can do behind the back, spin move, or whatever other moves you've got.
As for not hitting your leg, just practice starting out with your legs spread out more. You can move them in closer when you feel comfortable. After a while it will feel smooth. That's when you know you"ve done it right!
Good Luck!
I hope you get the position!

Answer 4

you just have to do drills ... dribbling two balls at once while running laps around the court ... I'm sure you've done plenty while at practice ... it doesn't matter how old the other players are, the point guard is usually one of the smaller players anyway, they want you to have speed, so you should do lots of sprints, and exercises that will make your legs stronger so you're faster ... good luck

Answer 5

dribble with a tennis ball

don't look at the ball when you dribble

dribble back and forth between your legs over and over continuously

straddle the ball and dribble each hand in front and then in back continuously (know as spider dribbling)

there are tons more drills too, ask the coach.

Answer 6

welll jus taking out time and practicing your techniques will be great...there are also a lot of videos that you can purchase that will help you on your techniques...play with people and try practicing all your techniques instead of trying to score the most points...definitely spend time in the gym and work on all your muscles...power cleans really help and work every muscle in you...do drills in which you dribble, etc.

Answer 7

practice a lot, play against people that are better than you so you get used to their quickness during the game, make sure you have very good endurance and are relatively strong

Answer 8

you should just practice mabey you should get someone that you know who is 16 to practice with you. That way you can get experience playing with 16 years old or older.