Drill3 phasesRuns 9.6 s
Attack and Retreat Dribble
The dribbler attacks a cone as if it were a defender who has cut him off, gets out of trouble with two backward retreat dribbles, then crosses over and explodes past the cone to the rim.
- Trains
- Ball handling
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Ages
- U12–Adult
- Minutes
- 8
- Players
- 1–8
- Balls
- 2
- Equipment
- 1Cone
Run it, tilt it, change it to fit your practice. Free to start. No account, nothing to install.
Coaching points
- Retreat dribbles go backwards, not sideways: you are creating space from a trap.
- Stay low and keep the body between the cone and the ball while retreating.
- Cross over low and in front of you, then the first step goes past the cone's hip.
- Change of pace sells it: slow out of the retreat, then explode.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
Attack the cone hard with the right hand. When it 'cuts you off', two quick retreat dribbles backwards: stay low, body between cone and ball.
- A dribbles
- A dribbles
2Phase 2
Now the space is there: a low crossover to the left hand and explode past the other side of the cone, straight to the rim for a left-hand finish.
- A dribbles
- A shoots
3Phase 3
The finisher rebounds and goes to the back of the line; the next player starts as soon as the first one has crossed over.
- A cuts
- B dribbles
- B dribbles
- B dribbles
- B shoots
Variations
- Mirror it: attack with the left hand and cross to the right.
- Replace the crossover with a between-the-legs or behind-the-back move.
- Live: a defender who may only come at the ball after the retreat.