Ethan KhozaBasketball coach & online trainer helping players master IQ, skills, and confidence to dominate games.

Are You Training This Super Important Skill?

Name: Are You Training This Super Important Skill?
Uploaded: 2023-06-26T18:49:07+00:00
Duration: 53 s
Channel: Ethan Khoza
Description: Ethan Khoza explains that high-level ball control is more than pounding the basketball — it requires continuous hand positioning and deliberate…

26 Jun 2023 · 1 min

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Ethan Khoza explains that high-level ball control is more than pounding the basketball — it requires continuous hand positioning and deliberate manipulation to change direction, start/stop, vary speed, and make passes off the dribble. He emphasizes hand placement (on top/side rather than under the ball) and uses the in-and-out move as an example of manipulation skills that players must practice.

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A lot of players spend all their time just working on pounding the basketball, and they wonder why they're not getting any better. And it's because there's a lot more to ball control than just that. Watch anybody handle the basketball at a high level. Your hand is on top of the ball the whole time, right? You're manipulating the ball here. Your hand is on the side of the ball. A lot of times, your hands under the ball, because you have to be able to not only pound the ball, but do stuff with it, right? You have to go to move with it, meaning I got to go to change direction, start, stop. I got to be able to go fast, go slow, make passes off the dribble with one hand. Am I able to move the ball from being on the right side of me to the left side of me? If I want to go with an in and out, think of an in and out move is a great example. Just manipulating the ball. Your. Your hand is on the side of the ball and you're moving the basketball. This is a crucial, crucial, crucial skill to have. I think it's where it starts, really. You have to be able to do this at a high level. The ability to control the basketball, which a lot of times is synonymous with just the ability to manipulate the ball.