Use the same steps as above but instead of crossing the ball in front, the player brings the ball behind him and maintains his dribble with the left hand. With the defender directly in front of him, the player dribbles with the right hand and makes a quick step fake with his left foot. When the defender reacts to what he thinks is a move to the left, the dribbler pushes off that left foot and continues to the right. As the ball comes up to the dribbler's right hand, he pushes it to the left as in a crossover dribble, but quickly slides his hand over the top of the ball and pulls it back to the right. Here are some drills to allow players to practice these ball-handling skills.
Players dribble around the chairs performing the dribbling techniques listed here.
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