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Crossover dribble

 
A crossover dribble is a dribble that starts from one hand, bounces off the ground and goes to the other side. When preformed quickly, these can be extremely effective. They can be used to keep the defense from stealing the ball or to get past the defense. You want all of your dribbling to be below your waist and the lower they go the faster and the better. Just make sure that it is not out of control. The further away the hands are from each other the harder it is.

Look at the pictures for help. This is how you execute a nice crossover move in a game. Start out with the ball, dribbling with your left hand. Now quickly take a wide step to your left, leaning and head faking to the left as well. If your man doesn’t react to this then drive by him on the left side. But if he goes for the fake then the next step is to cross him over and go right. You must totally change direction and bring the ball way over to your right so that he can’t knock the ball away as you are going by him. Push off from your left foot and speed towards the basket. If you do not run full speed then the defender will recover.

This is similar to the crossover that Allen Iverson of the 76er’s does except that he does not drive so soon, he crosses him over again and drives with the ball in his left hand.

Like all moves don’t do it too often or else the defense will know it is coming. What you could do is do it maybe like two-three times then the next time you fake left, hesitate, and then actually go left.

14 Comments: Crossover dribble

Posted by
lilhughhefner
on 05.9.2008
yall fools think yall can cross nba stars think again and if yall could you should be in tne nba doing it instead of talking like you can .
Posted by
uk rocks
on 05.6.2008
Thanks for the advise!!!!!!! Ill try it in my next basketball game. .
Posted by
Quis #5
on 03.20.2008
i will cross anybody at ne tyme .
Posted by
Kore 30
on 01.13.2008
This "basic" move is also the most effective... .
Posted by
Jabelz
on 01.8.2008
you guys are stupid none of you fools couls crossover iverson he is the king of crossovers, and nobody ever crosses him up.....when he shakes ppl they fall and he hits a jumper in their eye, he’d do the same to u tools! .
Posted by
AnkleBreaker-CO
on 01.7.2008
lolz i’ve done this many times!the best part is when ur defenderloos his control n fell down!haha!dats wat u call ankle breaker!coz u like twisred his ankle! .
Posted by
rentae
on 12.8.2007
guys rember my name rentae i would cross jordan or iverson any day .
Posted by
Aaron
on 10.25.2007
This is very basic, if u dont execute this right then when u crossover the ball will will deflect off the defenders leg as you swich hands .
Posted by
freeza
on 10.11.2007
the crossover king is in the building i so cold i’ll cross allen iverson up .
Posted by
anael pena
on 09.13.2007
guys i recoomend u remember my name anael pena for next ill be the best frshman there ever was!!! .
Posted by
Mary
on 09.4.2007
I have used that move so many times and it has been very effective!!!!! .
Posted by
smitha
on 08.20.2007
wuht pictures are you talking about? .
Posted by

on 06.22.2007
damn thanks for that hint .
Posted by
YuNG T
on 05.9.2007
das godo i’ll use it .

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