Stop and GO with Tobin Anderson!

Stop, wait, raise your eyes, and GOOOO! One of the simplest and most efficient moves to beat your defender, here taught by Tobin Anderson from Five Star Basketball Instruction.

1. Wait long enough (2 seconds).
2. Raise your eyes to have defender react by relaxing a bit.
3. Go quickly right by the defender.

Of course, the dribble needs to be kept alive and body position needs to remain low.

Michael Jordan Teaches Cross Step

Michael Jordan teaches cross step attack off triple threat. His technique is interesting because it combines a jab step prior to the change of direction crossover move. He emphasize working with either right or left foot, so that offensive options are not limited to one side only.

Drazen Petrovic

Dražen Petrović (October 22, 1964 – June 7, 1993) was a Croatian basketball player. A tireless shooter and prolific scorer, Petrović is arguably the most celebrated basketball player to ever emerge from Europe. He is considered the crucial part of the vanguard to the present-day mass influx of European players into the NBA.

Early Years

Born in Šibenik, a city on the Croatian coast, in the former Yugoslavia, Dražen Petrović was the second child of Jovan “Jole” and Biserka Petrović. The couple’s first child, Aleksandar, would be the first one to tread the basketball path, providing a lead for young Dražen to follow. At the age of thirteen Dražen started playing in the youth selections of the local BC Šibenka; at the age of fifteen he had already made the first team, just as Šibenka earned a place in the national first division.

With young Petrović as the star of the team, Šibenka reached the final of the Radivoj Korać Cup twice (1982 and 1983), losing to CSP Limoges both times. In 1983 the 18 year-old Petrović hit two free throws for Šibenka’s victory over BC Bosna Sarajevo in the final playoff game of the Yugoslavian club championship, but the title was taken away from Šibenka the next day by the national basketball federation and awarded to Bosna shortly after, with irregularities in refereeing cited as the reason.

Petrović regularly played for the Yugoslavian national team in the Balkan Championships, winning bronze and gold with the junior team and silver with the first team. In 1982 he also brought back the silver from the European Championship for Junior Men in Greece. Read more ->

Sweep Step Basketball Passing Drill

Ganon Baker, one of my favorite teachers of fundamental basketball drills, is showing how to sweep the ball with a step and pass the ball. While this may not be a drill appropriate for very young players, it is the best type of drill because it requires a player to do actions in sequence. Often, you can’t just pass, you have to either fake it first or sweep the ball as in this drill. Once mastered, this will help you reduce significantly the number of turnovers off passes.

McHale Rebounding Drill

This is a useful rebounding drill. Since basketball is very physical environment, especially down low. This drill teaches you to be able to do one thing with one hand while doing something else with you other hand. In this case, you are tipping the ball and touching the net (or rim) at the same time. This drill doesn’t have to be done every day, or even every week. Once in ten days, or once in two weeks should be good enough.