Watch Them Grow

We've been working with this kid on pulling off some dribble moves during a game. She would do maybe one then just stop. It was a confidence problem, not an execution problem. You will run into the same thing. At least you should.

So she has been going behind her back on her way to the basket every once in a while. Sometimes she would pull it off, most times not. But we stayed on her. We practiced and demanded that she do it during a game. So I'm watching her play last week and she went behind her back in the 1st quarter. It went well, she got by her guy, and made a nifty pass to her post.

Then she did it again, with a little more confidence, and it was a little faster. She passed to the corner. Then again, and it was a little faster again, much more confident, and she pulled up for a nice little mid-range jumper. Then a fourth time to shake her guy on the way to the rim.

See, this is how it will progress. One day your players will have enough confidence to pull off a dribble move not because you tell them to, but because they have confidence in it. Then, the next move becomes much easier.

We're shooting for a between the legs then hesitation next.