How to dribble in basketball like a pro

If you break one of the dribbling rules, it’ll result in a violation, and the opposing team will receive the ball. When that happens, the ref will call out the violation, so you must understand the following terms:

• Travel – This is where you run or walk with the ball without dribbling it. A player cannot take more than a step and a half without dribbling the ball, or it is considered a travel. Once the player stops dribbling, the foot that lands on the court becomes the pivot foot. The pivot foot cannot be picked up, or it is considered a travel.
• Double-Dribble – There are two different ways a player can commit a double-dribble violation. The first one is when the player stops dribbling the ball, then resumes again without passing. The second way is when the player dribbles the ball with two hands. The opponent gets the ball near the spot the violation happened.   
• Palming/Carrying – This is where you touch the bottom or side of the ball while dribbling. The referee will call out a carry, and the opponent will get the ball out of bounds near where the violation happened.
• Backcourt – This is when the player dribbles over the half-court line and then turns around. The opponents will then retrieve the ball.
• Kicking – This is when a player kicks the ball.
• 5–second violation – When the player with the ball is being guarded by someone who is within arm’s reach, they have 5 seconds to shoot, pass, or dribble the ball.   

Here’s a quick video to show you some of these common violations in action.

Dribbling is an essential skill when driving to the hoop. Check out the article, How To Drive In Basketball for more information on how to get to the basket efficiently.

How to Dribble in Basketball

Now that you understand the rules of dribbling, you can begin to learn the act of dribbling. There are a few tips to keep in mind while you are dribbling.

The following tips will help you advance your game and have you playing like a pro:

• Keep your head up and on your opponents rather than looking at the ball. Keeping your head up also allows you to see the floor ahead of you. It is common for beginners to stare down at the ball as they dribble, but that prevents you from seeing other players and makes you lose focus on the game.
• Dribble the ball hard. The harder you dribble, the quicker the ball will return to your hand. This will give you more control of the ball.
• Dribble with your fingertips and not your palm. This gives you more control of the ball.
• Don’t let the ball bounce higher than your hips. This will help you keep control of the ball and be harder for defenders to steal it from you.
• Use your other hand and body to shield the ball from defenders.
• Practice. The easiest way to become a pro at dribbling is by practicing your technique and improving your speed.
• Change your speed. This can confuse your defender and make them not able to predict your move. It allows you to think and spot an open space.
• Pass the ball. Sometimes passing the ball can be more effective than trying to dribble around obstacles. Often, if you pass the ball, you can then find an opening so that the ball can be passed back to you.

Once you have these tips in the back of your head, you can begin dribbling. Here are some easy steps to teach you how to dribble in basketball properly:

1. Spread and relax your fingers – Your fingers should be spread evenly over the ball. It is common for beginner players to keep their fingers closed, but this gives you less control over the ball.
2. Bend your knees – While you have the ball, staying low to the ground allows you to keep the ball safe from your opponents. If your opponent is trying to reach for the ball and you have your knees bent, you will be able to move up and away quickly.
3. Pound the basketball into the ground – Extend your elbow and snap your wrist at the bottom of the movement. Doing this with force will allow the ball to return to your hands at a faster speed.
4. Use your fingertips – When the ball bounces back up, use your fingertips to push it back down. Using the palm of your hand will cause you to lose control of the ball.

Here’s a quick video to explain positioning, control, and dribbling a basketball.

Those are the necessary steps needed to become a dribbling pro, but practice makes perfect. Reasons for improving your skills are:

• It builds your confidence.
• It gets you the ball more.
• It makes it easier for you to score.

Maravich Drills

The next step would be to work on different drills that help improve your dribbling technique. Drills allow you to step out of the comfort of basic dribbling. Maravich drills are ball-handling and dribbling drills that were named after Press Maravich invented skills drills so that his son could improve his ball-handling and speed.

The following chart lists Maravich drills and how to perform them:

Maravich Drill	How To Perform It
Tipping	Using your fingertips only, quickly pass the ball from hand to hand. This gets you used to not dribbling with your whole hand.
Front to back – between the legs	Starting in front of you, bounce the ball between your legs while moving your hands behind you to catch the ball. Then bounce it from back to front. Repeat.
Drop and catch	In a wide squat position, hold the ball with your hands between your knees. One hand should be in front of you, and the other should come from behind you. Drop the ball and quickly switch hands to catch without letting the ball hit the ground.
Spider dribble	Spread your feet shoulder’s width apart, dribble the ball in front of you from one hand to the other, and then behind you from one hand to the other.
Dribble figure 8’s	Spread your feet shoulder’s width apart, then dribble the ball between and around your legs like a figure 8.
Two-ball dribble	Walking around while dribbling a ball in each hand is an effective way to work on coordination and make your non-dominate hand strong at dribbling.

Here’s a video breakdown of these Maravich drills so you can see them in action.

Dribbling Warmups

When you are warming up for practice, you can kill two birds with one stone by incorporating dribbling into your stretches. These will not only help you warm up, but they will also help improve your coordination.

• Hamstring stretch – Cross one leg over the other and bend forward at the waist to feel a stretch in your hamstring touching the floor with the opposite hand. Dribble the ball at shoe level with the same hand as the stretching leg. Switch sides and repeat.
• Lower body stretch – Take a big step forward while keeping your back leg straight with your heel on the ground. Lean over your front foot while dribbling the ball as low as you can. Switch sides and repeat.
• Torso twist stretch – Spread your feet wider than shoulder’s width apart. While keeping legs straight, dribble the ball in one hand and travel to the other side of your body while twisting your torso. Dribble back to standing, switch sides, then repeat.

Anytime you are doing stretch exercises, it is crucial to make sure you are stretching both sides of your body. This will prevent one side from becoming stronger and more flexible than the other. When you switch sides for stretching, you should also dribble the ball in the opposite hand to improve dribbling skills.

After stretching properly, try this ball handling warm up drill to get ready to play.

Different Types of Dribbling

Several different dribbling techniques can help you defend your ball while maneuvering around the court. Knowing and practicing the following dribbling techniques can help you improve your skills on the court.

Dribbling Technique	How To Perform It
Speed dribble	This is a technique you’ll use when there is an open space. Here you will bounce the ball several feet in front of you while moving quickly.
Crossover dribble	This is where you bounce the ball from one hand to the other. This technique allows you to change the direction you are going quickly.
In and out dribble	Bounce the ball across your body as if you were planning on going in that direction. But rather than grabbing the ball with the opposite hand, quickly bring it back in and go in your original direction around your opponent.
Hesitation dribble	Using the speed dribble to get to your opponent, quickly stop going in that direction by rocking back on your outside foot. Then resume the speed dribble to go around your opponent. This is also known as the “rocker move.”
Spin move	Being careful of your opponent stealing the ball from behind you, make a reverse pivot while swiftly moving the ball around your body and then resume dribbling with the opposite hand.
Back up dribble	This move is used to back away from your opponent. You will begin to dribble backward and do a crossover dribble to get away from the defender.

Here’s a quick run through of a few types of dribble so you can see how they look on the court.

Protecting the Ball from Your Opponent

Another part of dribbling in basketball is protecting the ball so that your opponent does not steal it. There are different ways a player can protect the ball, but the most useful ways are:

• Use your body – Turning your back and shoulders toward your opponent will help prevent them from stealing your ball because they would have to reach around your body to do so.
• Raise your non-dribbling arm – Raising your arm will allow you to hold off your defender’s attempt at the ball.

When you are trying to protect the ball from an opponent, make sure you do not use your hands to push off of them.

Also, when you are first learning how to dribble, it is common for beginners to stop dribbling when they see someone trying to get the ball. This usually results in a double-dribble that will grant the other team the ball.

When your opponent comes near you, you will want to do a controlled dribble.

This is where you slightly crouch, dribbling lower to the ground, while positioning your body in the middle of the ball and your opponent. Continue dribbling the ball as close to your body as possible while extending the opposite arm in front of you for protection.

Be confident in your ability to dribble. If you are afraid of your opponent, make sure you don’t stop dribbling. Just think ahead, dribble, and pass the ball if needed.

Here’s a great video explaining how you can protect the ball while dribbling.

When Does a Dribble End?

Once you have stopped dribbling, you cannot resume dribbling without passing the ball and having the ball passed back to you.

The dribble ends when the player:

• Loses control
• Throws a pass
• Tries to shoot
• Touches the ball with two hands at one time
• Stops dribbling
• Grabs the ball from underneath

Once the dribble stops, you cannot continue dribbling. That will result in a violation, and the ball will be given to the opposing team. The moment the ball stops being dribbled, it needs to be passed, or you must try to shoot. However, once you pass the ball to someone, they can pass the ball right back for you to gain an advantage.

Conclusion

Dribbling allows you to maneuver around the court while keeping control of the ball. When learning how to dribble like a pro, you need to understand the fundamentals of dribbling, the rules of dribbling, and what the violations are. Once you have an understanding of these, you can practice different techniques that will help improve your game on the court.

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Basketball Dribbling and Ball Handling Video Clips, Fundamentals, Drills, and Tips

Most coaches use dribbling and ball handling interchangeably. Though they are linked, the 2 skills are definitely separate.

Dribbling and controlling the ball is a skill that can be practiced alone and is separate from the other ball skills on the court. Ball handling, however, involves knowledge of the game and integrates dribbling, passing and decision-making.

Practicing and improving your dribbling is a simple task. There are innumerable dribbling drills that are in use today that are challenging and effective. The set of drills that have come to be known as "Maravich Drills," (after the late ball-handling wizard Pete Maravich) are widely known. They include drills such as passing the ball around your body, dribble figure 8s, spider dribbling, drop and catch.

Practicing and improving your ball handling requires imagination, as you have to put yourself in game situations.

One of our favorite series of ballhandling drills that helps develop better ballhandlers is the Maravich series! Watch it below.

9 Tips To Improve Your Dribbling & Ball Handling

Here are 9 tips from pro coach Don Kelbick.

1. Dribble the ball hard. The more time the ball spends in your hand, the more control you have of the ball. The harder you dribble, the quicker it gets back in your hand.
2. Head up at all times. Look at the rim or a spot on the wall during all practice.
3. Use your finger tips to control the ball, not your palm.
4. Use your imagination. Picture when and how you would use each of the dribbles.
5. Teach mentality. There is too much dribbling for no reason in our game today. I like to teach that the primary purpose for putting the ball on the floor is to get a lay-up. If you don't have an opportunity, don't put it on the floor.
6. Basketball is a game of length. Work on lengthening the dribble. Work to get your opportunities with 1 dribble. You don't beat defenses with your dribble. You beat people with your feet; you SEPARATE from your defense with the dribble.
7. Basketball is also a game of angles. Try to move in straight lines. Whenever you make an "East-West" move (something that takes you toward the sideline), re-capture a "North-South" path (direct line to the basket) as quickly as possible.
8. Don't do things in 2 dribbles that you can do in 1.
9. Practice outside your comfort zone. Experiment; go faster than you are used to, use your imagination. When working on new skills, don't be concerned with losing the ball. Just pick it up and do it again. If you practice only things that are comfortable, then you will never improve.

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Dribbling Practice

"Maravich Drills" are very good at getting players comfortable with the ball. Below are some examples.

• Dribble Figure 8's - Spread legs about shoulder width. Dribble the ball through and around legs in a figure 8. Can be done multiple ways - front to back, back to front, low dribbles (as many dribbles as possible with dribble about shoe height), as few dribbles as possible (high dribble about waist high), can even be done walking. For even more of a challenge, try the drill with one hand instead of two.
• Spider Dribble - Feet spread about shoulder width. Dribble the ball between your legs in the following manner - left hand, right hand in front of your legs; left hand, right hand behind your legs. Work to as fast a possible.
• Drop and Catch - Hold ball between your legs with right hand in front of your body, left hand behind. Drop the ball and exchange you hand position and re-catch the ball before it hits the ground.

These are just examples. There are too many of these drills to list here. Pete Maravich devised these drills out of his imagination, his need for challenge and his drive to improve. You do not need to be bound by other people's drills; challenge yourself to come up with your own drills.

Dribbling Warm Ups

I prefer to practice skills in combinations that are relevant to multiple aspects of the game. It saves time and instills a great sense of urgency.. It saves time and has a great sense of urgency. One of the ways I do this is to add dribbling into my stretching exercises.

• Hamstring Stretch - While dribbling with your right hand, cross right leg over left. Bend at the waist, touch the floor with your left hand and bring your dribble down to shoe top level. Hold for an 8 count. Reverse position and switch hands.
• Lower Body and Achilles Stretch - Dribble waist high while standing up. Step as far forward with your right leg as you can, keeping your back straight and your left heel on the ground. At the same time bring your dribble forward of your right foot, keeping the ball at shoe-top height. Hold for an 8 count and then stand up. Switch legs and dribble hand.
• Crossover - Same as above except, step forward with left leg. As foot goes to the floor, switch hands, right to left, keeping dribble shoe top height. Cross back when standing up.
• Through Legs - Same as above except instead of crossing over, put ball through legs at shoe top height.
• Multiple Through Legs - Same as above except put ball through legs 3 times (left, right, left) on quick, successive dribbles shoe top height.
• Torso Twist - Spread legs outside of shoulder width, dribble with right hand. Keeping legs straight, bring ball across body to left side, outside left foot and dribble at shoe top height behind left foot.

These are just samples. You can develop a dribble stretch for any part of the body.

Two Ball Dribbling Drills & Videos:

I think the most effective way to improve your dribble, however, is by using 2 balls. Any dribble or drill you can do with 1 ball, you can do with 2. Stationary practice at first will build confidence. Stand on the baseline and try to control both balls. Then start to move. Go half court, then full court. Follow the lines around the court or in any route you can come up with.

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The difference between dribbling and ball handling is intent. Dribbling is the skill of controlling the ball as you bounce it to the floor. Ball handling (at least 1 aspect of ball handling) is what you do with that dribble.

Whether you use it to go to the basket, make a passing angle, escape from pressure or anything else, those situations have to be imagined and practiced.

Here are some situational drills:

• Full Court Lay-ups - Start on the baseline. Dribble full court with right hand in 5 dribbles and make a lay-up, come back with left hand. Then reduce the number of dribbles to 4 and then to 3.
• Chair Changes - Place a chair about 21 feet from the basket. It can be on top, on the wing, or in the corner. Start about 8-10 feet beyond the chair. Dribble straight at the chair. At the chair, use a change of direction dribble (crossover, inside out, behind back, etc) to go beyond the chair and make a lay-up. Try to get to the point where you only need one dribble to get to the lay-up. Practice all the changes.
• Two up - Two back - Set a chair such as in the drill above. Take 2 hard dribbles at the chair. When reaching the chair, take 2 backup dribbles. After the second dribble, push ahead into 1 dribble lay-up or pull-up jumpshot.
• Dropstep Dribble - (works on footwork and ballhanding)
• Chair Curl - This is another great multi use drill. It combines shooting, ball handling and speed and high intensity change in direction.
• Chair Curl Phase 2 (With 2 Chairs)
• Two Ball Dribbling Drills & Moves - Excellent way to improve one on one moves.
• Basketball Pick and Roll Drills

Shooting drills can also be adapted to work on ball handling aspects by adding changes of direction and pivoting to create 1 and 2 dribble opportunities for either jumpers or lay-ups.

Once you have developed a feel for the ball, it's very important that you practice your ball handling in competitive, game-like situations with defenders present. In the DVD 30 Competitive Skill Development Drills, you will find 12 drills that are specific to improving your ball handling skills in game-like situations.

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How to dribble in basketball

I'll tell my honorable readers of the blog Pro-Basketball.Ru, how to dribble in basketball correctly when the path to the basket is clear.

Push (but do not hit) it with a forward and downward movement of the hand and fingers of one hand with such force that the ball, bouncing off the floor, is at the level of the hand. Don't forget the correct stance. If you dribble with your right hand, your left foot should be half a step forward.

Hold the ball with spread fingers from top to back. Starting to dribble in basketball, take a step with your left foot, and push the ball forward and down with your right hand. Drag the basketball a little in front of you, to the side, always with the hand farthest from the opponent.

Learn to dribble without looking at your opponent. Then you will clearly see what is happening on the court, and when your friend is in an advantageous position, you can immediately pass the ball to him.

If a basketball guard is close enough to hit or take the ball away from you, stop. It is best to stop with a jump, so that both legs are preferably on the same line. If the defender is very close to you and is trying to hit the ball, hide it from the defender, turn away from him.

This technique is called turning. What is a turn and how to do it? When you stop with a jump and both your feet are on the same line, you can turn to one side and the other.

Transfer the weight of your body to the right foot, push off with the left and, without straightening (crouching on the right foot), turn your back to the defender, placing the left foot to the right. Know that you should not often turn away from the protector. You won't see your basketball teammates or what's going on on the court. Is that bad.

Use turn only if you need to save the ball. Turning will also help get around the defender. You have the ball and you can dribble it. The defender came very close. Turning around, you leave it behind your back and dribble the ball towards the basket.

You need to be able to dribble not only in a straight line. Learn to dribble by changing direction, now with your right hand, then with your left hand. For example, you dribble the ball with your right hand. Your opponent on the right is trying to knock him out of you. Taking a step with your left foot, push the ball with your right forward and down towards your left hand, but do not catch it with your left foot. Then dribble the ball with your left hand.

If your friend is in a better position, don't dribble, but pass the ball. Do not hit the ball with your hand, but push it down, accompanying with your fingers. Do not run with outstretched legs, leaning forward. Bend your knees and be sure to look ahead, not at the ball. First of all, learn to dribble well, now higher, then lower, the ball bouncing off the floor with your right and left hands and on the spot.

Try to dribble in place with your eyes closed. When you learn how to dribble the ball well on the spot, learn to dribble it, moving in steps, then on the run. Remember that you can learn to dribble professionally on your own. When you learn how to dribble properly at school, train yourself.

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Basketball technique, rules

Basketball is a game that unites millions. Representatives of the United States have now reached the greatest development in this sport. The NBA (a league in the USA) is played by the best players in the world (most of them are US citizens). NBA basketball games are a whole show that captivates tens of thousands of assembled spectators every time.

What basketball-loving boy wouldn't want to be a world-class star? Everyone dreams, but not everyone clearly understands that the most important thing for a successful game is basketball technique, and not fashionable basketball shoes, stylish uniforms or some other game accessories. It is about the technique of the game that we will talk in detail today, having considered all the nuances and subtleties of the issue.

Basics

The easiest and most correct way, according to all experts, is to develop basketball technique at a very early age. Children grasp everything quickly! If you start teaching basketball to a child at the age of 4-5 in a good sports school, then already in the first grade he will be an order of magnitude superior in playing basketball to his peers who did not attend training.

Basketball throwing, dribbling, passing techniques are laid down at a very early age. The ideal option would be if by the age of 10-12 the child will already clearly be able to do all these actions. And just when the basics of technology are laid, you can start more serious training, which includes learning various methods of defense and attack.

It is also worth emphasizing that basketball is very useful for the overall physical development of a child or teenager. The most important thing is to follow safety rules in basketball to avoid injury. You need to be especially careful when forming the initial technique of the game. Most often, injuries are caused by collisions with other players, falls, incorrect passing technique in basketball (more precisely, receiving the ball after a pass).

As a rule, parents send their children to the basketball section when they notice that the child is getting tall. Sometimes it's too late to start. In children's basketball, height is not the key. And if your child has a talent for the game, but he is not tall, then he can quite successfully perform in positions where height is not required even in professional basketball (for example, point guard).

Dribbling technique in basketball

Dribbling in basketball is very important. A player with good dribbling makes the brightest passes under the basket, sometimes beating several opponents in the process. Simple dribbling involves dribbling the ball close to you (usually to the side of the player), but if you already play basketball with confidence, you can try dribbling with the body covering the ball or dribbling with alternating hands (this trick misleads the opponent's defenders.)

If you've mastered dribbling with alternating hands, then you can try tricky basketball tricks. The technique for performing basketball tricks in dribbling is varied. The easiest option is to add to the ball dribbling with an alternating change of hands passing the ball under one of the legs.

Passing technique

Passing is also an important component of the game, the technique of passing the ball in basketball must be clear and correct. A lot depends on a good pass. Passes can be made clearly to the hands, you can make a pass with a rebound from the floor, you can make a forward pass in the “parachute” amplitude. Technique comes with experience, passing training is very important and you need to devote a lot of time to it.

Shooting technique

At the amateur level, players usually do not perform beautiful and spectacular “overhead” throws. The simplest shots are the bounce shot into the basket and the ball into the basket. Sometimes, when performing free throws, they use a technique with throwing the ball on the front bow of the basket and then throwing the ball into it (basket), this is a rather complicated element.

It is important to hold the hands correctly before throwing. Let's consider a situation with a throw of a ball from a place. A right-handed player usually uses his right hand as the base for his shot. The right hand is located parallel to the player's body on the line of the shoulder (right), bent at the elbow, the forearm is located strictly vertically relative to the parquet. The left hand supports the ball (top, left). Next is an accurate throw. Throw can be different:

• Wrist throw (usually performed at close or medium distances).
• Throw without a jump, but with the help of legs (such a throw is possible from any distance).
• Jump throw with legs off (most often such a throw is performed from long distances).

The choice of the type of shot is made depending on the game situation, the physical characteristics of the player or the distance to the basket.

Basketball is like cycling or swimming. Once you learn it, you will never be able to unlearn it. It is important to lay the basketball technique in childhood correctly. Do not neglect this. This needs to be carefully paid attention to, because 5-7 years after the formation of playing skills, it will be very difficult to correct some mistakes, for example, the technique of dribbling the ball or throws and so on.

Usually, coaches select special exercises for beginners, which carry some action or part of the action from the real game. This is very correct, because the repeated repetition of the action is the perfection of the game technique.

Basic rules of the game

Teaching basketball techniques must be combined with learning the rules of the game. There are a lot of rules in basketball. Some are basic, some are advanced. To play at an amateur level, it is enough to know the basic rules. All of them are quite simple and understandable. Both an amateur and a professional began their journey precisely with honing the playing technique and studying the basketball rules. Let's take a closer look at the basic rules.

Foul

Violation of the rules (pushing, tripping, improper blocking, etc.). If a player collects five personal fouls for the current game, then he is removed from the court until the end of the game (another player can be released instead of the removed player).

Team foul is something else. Each personal foul by any player on the team is worth one team foul. If a team scores five fouls in a quarter, then each next (including the fifth) is broken by the opponent from the free throw line (two throws).

If a team has less than five team fouls in one quarter, then some fouls are dropped by the opponent from behind the sideline (fouls that are committed on the player only at the time of the actual throw). At the end of the quarter, team fouls are annulled (personal fouls remain until the end of the game).

Jogging

Dribbling error. For each hit of the ball on the floor, the player takes one step; before throwing or passing, the player is allowed to take two steps without dribbling the ball (the ball is in his hands). If you take three steps or more, then a run will be recorded.

Double dribble

Dribbling with one hand, touching the ball with both hands while dribbling will result in a double dribble. Also, if you dribble legally, then stop to pass or shoot, but for some reason start dribbling again, that would also be double dribbling.

Carrying the ball

This is a dribbling error. The ball must always be in "free flight" when dribbling. If you try to keep the ball in the air by placing the palm of your dominant hand under it for a while, then this is a carry. Also carrying the ball occurs if the player dribbles the ball with an amplitude above the shoulder, while keeping his palm always on top of the ball. Carrying the ball is a violation for beginners, a technically experienced player (even an amateur) does not allow such an oversight in the game.

Zone

A zone violation will be called when an attacking player crosses the center line (goes into the opponent's half) but is forced to take a step while dribbling into his own half of the court or to pass to a teammate who is there.

Three Second Rule

Offensive players without the ball may trapezoid under the opponent's basket for a maximum of 2 seconds. You can run into the three-second zone, get a pass from a partner there and stay to attack, when you get the ball, then the rule ceases to apply to you, because it only applies to players without the ball. Also, if you run into the trapezoid without the ball and pick up the rebound or rebound in two seconds, then the rule also does not apply to you, because you will already be the player with the ball.

Professional Basketball Rules

There are rules that do not normally apply to amateur games. But in the game of professional basketball players, these rules are mandatory. I would like to tell you a little about these rules.

24 seconds

This is a 24 second rule for a team to attack the opponent's basket from their own endline (below their own basket). You need to understand that 24 seconds are given for a throw, and not for a goal scored. If the team kept within this period of time with a throw, the throw turned out to be inaccurate, but the basketball players of the attacking team took the rebound on someone else's backboard, then the counter is updated again and they will again have 24 seconds for a new attack, and this can continue as long as you like.

Interfering with the ball

This does not occur in amateur basketball, because usually amateurs cannot jump to the basket. Interference with the ball is fixed if the attacking player makes a shot and the ball is already starting to fall, past its highest point in the trajectory, and the defending player makes a block shot at that moment. Also, interference is fixed if the ball has already touched the backboard or the bow of the basket, and the defending player brushes the ball to the side. There are situations when the defender pushes the ball from the bottom of the basket, falling into it. All these violations are punishable by a valid ball in favor of the opponent (that is, the team that was in attack).

How to become a good basketball player

Good basketball technique comes with experience through grueling long and frequent practice. There is no other way. Do not shirk training, hone the technique of all game elements, while doing this do not forget about running workouts (and other cardio loads), also visit the gym.

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