Red-Light Green-Light - Fun Basketball Dribbling Drill

1. Divide your team into two groups. For example, if
there are 10 players on your team; five players will be
in group one and five players in group two.

2. The first group is to stand at the baseline of one end
of the court and spread apart, each with a ball. The
players are instructed to dribble only with their right
hands. If they use their left hands, they will have to
return to the baseline and start at the beginning. If
they lose control of the ball, they will have to start
again as well.

3. Upon hearing the first whistle blow, the players are to
begin to walk (or run, if they can) towards the other
end of the gym while dribbling. Upon the next
whistle, the players are to stop immediately and cease
dribbling. Upon the next whistle, the players are to
begin dribbling again. And so on.

4. The player who reaches the other baseline first is the winner.

5. The next group then begins the drill.

6. On the return trip, have the players switch hands. If they started the drill dribbling with their right hands, then they will dribble with their left hands in the next round.

Teaching Tips:

When forming teams for this drill, put the same ability levels within the same groups. For example, the less talented/developed dribblers in one group and the more advanced in another. Go slow when executing this drill for the first time in order to make sure that they do it properly from the very beginning. Once you’ve accomplished that, they should get the idea of how to dribble with both hands properly and with control.

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