In the course overview, I will go over the curriculum that you will learn in this course.  From the overview, you will gain a better grasp of what to expect from these sections.

Whenever you are dribbling the ball, you want to make sure that you are dribbling with your fingertips.  Every once in a while, the ball can touch the palm while you are dribbling, but you want to dribble mostly with your fingertips for better ball control.

It is crucial to always look up whenever you dribble.  It's very difficult to be a good basketball player if you are unable to dribble without looking at the ball.  You will be able to make effective plays on the court if you dribble with your head up.

Ball Protection is key to maintaining possessing of the the ball while you are dribbling.  When defensive pressure is put on you, then you need to be able to protect the ball properly, so you can continue make plays efficiently.  

Pull back dribbling is a huge part of the dribbling fundamentals.  There is always a need to utilize this technique especially if you have good defensive pressure on you.  This technique will allow you to create space between you and the defender and make a strong play afterwards.

This quiz will go over the materials that were discussed in this section.

The first step move requires you to take one big step going forward towards the basket.  It is a very simple move that allows you to go past the defender and go straight to the basket.

The crossover move is a move where the ball goes across your body from one hand to the other.  This move allows you to go from one side to the other.

This move requires the ball to transfer between the legs in order for you to change directions.  You can be attacking to the left and immediately pull the between the legs move to change direction and go towards the right.

This is similar to the between the legs move in the previous lecture.  The only difference between the two moves is where the move starts and ends.  This between the legs move starts from behind your body and comes across to the front.

There are two basic behind the back moves that you can use.  The first one is a plant and go behind the back where you come to a quick stop and you explode while the ball goes from one hand to the other.  The other behind the back is a wrap around where there is no stop to your movement and you continue to go forward while you make the move.

The spin demonstrated here utilizes the reverse pivot with the front leg.  You want to be in a pull back dribbling position and pivot off your lead leg.  The reverse pivot movement results in switching hands with the ball while you are in a spinning motion.

The in and out is a move where the ball goes halfway across your body and then comes back out with the ball in the same hand.  This move is basically a fake crossover because it looks like you are attempting to crossover, but you end up just pulling the ball back to the side.

This move requires you to use a stutter step before you use your first step to beat your defender off the dribble.  The stutter step is basically the shuffling of your feet to help you develop some quickness to your move.

The hesitation is a quick stop and go move.  You can look at this move as a half-spin where you momentarily have your back towards the defender.  When the back is turned, the defender's guard might go down which leaves the perfect opportunity to drive to the basket.

The fake pull up, dribble drive is really a pump fake without picking up your dribble.  In order to sell the fake pull up, you want to look up towards the basket and bring your off hand close to the ball.  These techniques will make it seem like you are really going to shoot.  Once the defender jumps on the fake, you can easily drive to the basket.

The push the ball move is a sprint dribble move where you can be able to sprint after the ball and continue to drive towards the basket.  You can use this move when you want to sprint dribble down the whole full court.  You can also use this move when a defender hedges out on a screen.  When the defender hedges out, you can squeeze through the opening and utilize this move.

The overlap crossover is basically a one handed crossover.  The normal crossover requires you to switch hands with the ball during the crossover.  In this case, you switch hands with the ball after the crossover is complete.

This move was created by one of the basketball legends that goes by the name of "Pistol Pete" Maravich.  This is a move that he used many times throughout his career and is also a move that many basketball players use even today.  The difference between this crossover and a normal one is adding an explosive step while the ball is going from one hand to the other.  It is important to note that the crossover on this move is soft and you just let the ball drop as opposed to taking a hard dribble for a normal crossover.

This combination move has two moves which are the in and out and the crossover.  You would fake the crossover with the in and out, but you would come back again with the crossover causing the defender to freeze.

The in and out, between the legs move is combination move that starts with a fake crossover and ending with a strong between the legs move.  You want to use the in and out as your setup and explode off the between the legs move.

The in and out, behind the back move is a combination move very similar to the original in and out, crossover move.  The only difference between these two moves is that one secondary is made in front of you while the other one is made behind you.

The in and out, spin move is another combination move that uses the spin move as a counter move.  You initially attack with the in and out.  If the defender reads the move well, then you can counter with a strong spin move.

The in and out, between the legs, crossover move is a combination move that has three moves in it.  The first two moves are the setup to the last move where you explode to beat the defender off the dribble.

The in and out, behind the back, crossover move is a combination move that has three moves involved.  After the first two moves, your body should rise a bit along with the ball.  After you rise up, you can come across with a strong crossover to beat the defender off the dribble.

This in and out, crossover, between the legs move consists of three moves.  The first two moves being the in and out and the crossover are meant to be set up moves for the ending move which is the between the legs move.

The in and out, crossover, spin move is another combination move that uses the last move as an immediate counter move.  You use the first two moves as an attempt to beat your defender.  If the defender beats you to the spot, then you counter with a strong spin move.

The multiple in and outs move is another combination move that uses the same move over and over.  For every in and out you do, you are taking steps closer to the basket as your defender is taking steps back.  At any point of the in and outs, you can be able to blow past your defender.

The crossover, between the legs is a combination move that starts with a crossover and ends with a strong between the legs.  The setup comes from the crossover which leads to strong move from your between the legs move.

The "Pistol Pete" crossover, crossover move is a combination move that uses two similar moves one after the other.  The "Pistol Pete" crossover requires you to take the big step after the soft crossover is made.  After the first move is complete, you follow up with another strong crossover.

The stutter step, crossover is a combination move that also requires a good amount of footwork.  You want to shuffle your feet very quickly and then transition into a crossover to get past your defender. 

The crossover, stutter step move is a combination move that has the same concept as the "Pistol Pete" crossover.  In this move, you want to have a soft crossover because it will allow you time to add the stutter steps to your move.

The between the legs, crossover move is a combination move that starts with the ball going between the legs and ending with a strong crossover.  A former NBA player, Tim Hardaway, is well-known in pulling off this move, and this move is also known as the Tim Hardaway crossover.

The between the legs, spin move is a combination move that requires both balancing and footwork skills.  The move starts with between the legs; as ball is transferring between your legs, you start spinning in the process and pivoting off your back leg.  You eventually complete the spin and and switch hands with the ball.

The between the legs, in and out move is a combination move that involved a slight hesitation in between the two moves.  After you make the first move, you can pause for a split second and then immediately attack with a strong in and out move.

The between the legs, in and out, spin move is another combination move that has the use of three single moves.  After you attack with the in and out, there is a chance that the defender might beat you to the spot.  If the defender does so, you can counter with a good spin move.

The between the legs, behind the back, hesitation move is combination move that consists of three moves.  The first two moves are immediately connect to one another.  There is a pause in the third move, so you can be able to set yourself up for a blow by. 

The between the legs (from behind), spin move is a combination move that requires a tremendous amount of dribbling skills.  In between the two moves, there is a break as you take one extra dribble before the spin move.  This break allows you to gather yourself and set up for the next move.

The between the legs (from behind), crossover is a combination move that has a stop and go action.  You start off attacking the defender, and you end up coming to a stop with between the legs (from behind) move.  After you pull off the first move, you immediately attack with a strong crossover.

The behind the back, half-spin move is a combination move that has involves you to have your back to the defender.  As you make your first move, you are also turning your back towards your defender.  When you have your back towards the defender, you pull a quick hesitation like you going to spin.  Instead, you end pulling off the half-spin move.

The behind the back, half-spin, crossover is another combination move that has three moves.  In between each of these three moves, there is a slight pause.  The pauses allow you throw off the defender by changing the speed of your movement and your dribble.

The behind the back, spin move is another combination move that requires a tremendous amount of good balance and footwork.  You start with a simple behind the back move.  After the first move, you take one extra dribble to gather yourself for the quick spin move.

The behind the back, crossover move is another combination move where there is a stop and go action.  You go towards the defender and come to a stop with a behind the back move.  You immediately come back with a strong crossover to go the other direction.

The behind the back, between the legs move is another combination move that has a stop and go action.  The stop comes from the first move after you approach the defender.  You can immediately counter and blow by your defender with a strong between the legs move.

The behind the back, behind the back move is a combination where you use the same move twice.  The first behind the back is used as a setup to see how your defender reacts.  The second move is the one you want to attack with and blow by straight towards the basket.  

The shammgod move is a move created by a well-known basketball player named Shammgod Williams.  He is known to be one of the best ball handlers during his playing career.  This is a move where it becomes very deceptive because it can make the defender go out of position by going for the bait.  When the defender falls for the bait, then you can immediately counter with a crossover from the opposite hand.

The Shammgod, crossover is a move that uses the second move as a counter.  There could be a chance that the defender does not completely fall for the shammgod.  As a result, you can use a counter move like a crossover. 

The shammgod, between the legs move is a move that can be used to counter a defender's reaction.  This is very similar to the shammgod crossover, but you use a between the legs move as a counter move instead of the crossover.

The Tony Parker spin move is special move that is often used by a NBA player, named Tony Parker.  You can look at this move as a combination move as you start off with a overlap crossover.  After the crossover, you switch hands on the ball and finish with a good spin move.

The one-handed between the legs move is single move that is challenging to pull off.  The move ends up staying on the same side as you only use one hand and basically go through one leg.

The back-turned, behind the back, hesitation, move is a very complex that is difficult to pull off.  This move requires you to have your back turned towards the defender. As you do so, you also add a behind the back move and a slight hesitation to blow past your defender.

The back-turned, behind the back, hesitation, between the legs move is a special move that has four moves involved.  It also uses the last over as a counter move.  After the hesitation, you can pull off the between the legs move if the defender beats you to the spot.

The first step pull up is a shooting off dribble move where you take one big step into your jump shot.  When you are pulling this move off, you get one foot to use a big step, and the other foot follows along in order to set your feet for your shot.

The stutter step, first step shot is a shooting off dribble move that involves you to shuffle your feet.  The stutter step might cause the defender to hesitate which can leave an opening for a pull up jumper.

The step back jumper is a shooting off dribble move where you can create space to get a shot off.  As you drive towards the basket, you can take a quick step back jumper from the space you make between you and the defender.

The in and out shot is a shooting off dribble move that allows you to shoot off a single move.  After the move is executed, you are able to set up with one strong dribble for a pull up jumper.

The in and out, crossover, step back shot is a shooting off dribble move that has three moves involved.  The first two moves are set up to attack the defender.  The last move allows you to create separation from the defender, so you can set yourself up for a jumper.

The behind the back shot is a shooting off dribble move that allows you to come to a stop and pull up for a jumper.  You are able to drive towards one direction and bring the ball across your back to set your feet for a shot.

The "Pistol Pete" crossover shot is a shooting off dribble move that allows you to shoot straight off an attacking move.  After the move is made, defender might think you are going to drive to the hole.  You counter the defender's read and take one strong dribble for a jump shot.

The between the legs shot is a shooting off dribble move that allows you to stop and pull up for a jumper.  You can use this move to create a shot coming off a drive towards the basket.

The between the legs (from behind) shot is another shooting off dribble move that allows you to stop off a drive and pull up for a jumper.  This move is an optimal move to use to shoot off a drive because the ball comes right into your shooting pocket when the move is finished.

The between the legs (from behind), step back is a shooting off dribble that allows you to create space twice in one sequence.  You start off attacking the defender, and you come to stop with the between the legs (from behind) move.  After the first move, you create additional space with a step back for a shot.

The Allen Iverson, between the legs shot is a shooting off dribble move that was used by one of the greatest point guards in the NBA, Allen Iverson.  He used this move frequently to get the defender to bite on the first step.  After the big step, he would immediately go between the legs to set up for his jumper.

The loading/setup shot is a shooting off dribble move that gives you the option to shoot or dribble drive.  As you are loading up, you can be able to drive to the basket.  If the defender becomes concerned about your drive, then you have the option to pull up instead.  There are several moves that you can load up from, and here are some moves that you can incorporate in your setup.

I just want to provide some encouraging tips for you, so you can leave this course with some motivation and confidence.  You can build more confidence in your ball handling through hard work and dedication.