Drill2 phasesRuns 20 s
Zig-Zag Cone Dribble
Players dribble the length of the floor in a zig-zag, changing direction at every cone, and finish with a layup.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Ages
- U8–U14
- Minutes
- 8
- Players
- 2–10
- Balls
- 3
- Equipment
- 5Cone
Run it, tilt it, change it to fit your practice. Free to start. No account, nothing to install.
Coaching points
- Eyes up: see the rim and the next cone, not the ball.
- Plant the outside foot and push off to change direction low and hard.
- Cross the ball low and quick, below the knee, hand to hand.
- Dribble with the outside hand: right hand going right, left hand going left.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
Attack each cone, plant the outside foot and cross the ball over low. Eyes up, see the rim.
- 1 dribbles to the rim
- 1 shoots
2Phase 2
Next one goes with a new ball. The shooter grabs the rebound and jogs back up the sideline to the end of the line.
- 1 cuts
- 3 cuts
- 2 dribbles to the rim
- 2 shoots
Variations
- Between the legs or behind the back at every cone.
- Two balls at once for players who are ready.
- Race: two lines, two sets of cones, first layup wins.