Up and Downs
Start by dribbling the ball in front of you so that the ball reaches your waist high. Gradually, bounce the ball harder and harder until you are dribbling the ball as high as you can without jumping.
Run up and down the court as fast as you can while dribbling. But do keep control of the ball.
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A skill used to move the ball up and down the court, use up time, escape from defenders, get closer to the basket or to teammates.
¥ Cover as much of the ball with your hand as possible.
Make sure forearm (elbow to wrist) is straight up and down, not with the elbow sticking out to the side - the most common shooting form problem I see. Bend the wrist back as far as possible.
Basketball requires you to run, and often sprint, up and down the court during the course of the game. Running a few miles a day and working on your sprints keeps your endurance up so that you are never too tired.
One-on-one Basketball Shooting Drill - We place chairs/cones at the X spots to encourage our basketball players to go straight up and down. Each player has a basketball and makes a fake, then drives to the X spot for the shot.
The defender of the inbounds passer makes the pass as difficult as possible by yelling, jumping up and down, waving her arms, and staying in the passing lane. The other defenders attempt to prevent the inbounds pass to their checks.
Feet - shoulder width apart rapidly moving up and down as if "stepping on hot coals"... Toes - facing the basket... Hands - change the dribble from a "Speed Dribble" to a "Control Dribble"... Eyes - read the defender and the defense...
Dribbling should be done with finger pads and the fingers should be relaxed and spread, The wrist should be pushing the basketball, and the forearm should be moving up and down.
Here are some indications: yelling a lot in practice; rampaging up and down on the sidelines during games; playing only the best players; needing to get players "up" for the game; ...
Dribble - The act of bouncing the ball up and down. The offensive player with the ball uses the dribble to move around the court.
Drive - Dribbling toward the basket; also called a dribble drive.
This isn't always, but most of the time it is: Point gaurd is just going up and down the court. Shooting gaurds are trailing the Point guard, Small and Power forwards are on the wings, or the sides, and the Center is in the center of the court.
6. The drill continues up and down the court, nonstop, in this manner for a set amount of time. (Typically three to five minutes).
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Your maximum level of speed that you can run up and down the court is a gift of God. It's an inherited trait; but, can be developed through practice. Even though you may not be the fastest runner, you can teach yourself to be quick.
Other Incorrect Alignment Procedures
Picture 4 shows the shooting arm too far in front and stright up and down. This is a very tight and stiff alignment of the shooting arm.
Picture 5 shows the shooting elbow aligned too far out.
The rear defender allways pops out to defend the side.
The front defender allways pops up and down in the lane defending it.
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Then, on one foot, push your body up and down, keeping the weight on the front balls of your feet. Repeat this any number of times until there is a nice burn in the muscle. Running sprints will also help to develop the calf muscle.
Then watch the ref's arm movements pump up and down.
Introduction
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Power dribble while walking up and down the walkway. Power dribble the ball between your legs to practice fancy dribbling skills. To enhance the drill, perform the drill at a quicker walking pace, maybe at a light jogging pace.
Stretch your waist, head, neck in a circular motion with the front,
left, right, back, and forward. Stretch out the arms with the palms
facing toward the person and flex wrists up and down. This exercise
is great for the middle back.
The player off the block v-cuts up and down to get open while the defender slides his feet and gets up in the passing lane.
While this sounds sensational on paper, it just doesn't wash on film -- the players are more fun to watch in real life and just about anybody can jump up and down and shout at their players to "hit the open man".
Be sure to develop your confidence in doing this technique without looking at the ball and dribbling well with either hand. Once this fundamental is mastered, getting up and down the court quickly will be a breeze.
 See also: Court, Basket, Basketball, Ball, Run
  
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