Patent ID: 8075425

Claim:
A method for teaching a user proper crossover dribbling, comprising the steps of: a) providing a basketball and a user instruction manual, b) providing a basketball dribble device to aid a user in achieving a proper crossover dribbling, the basketball dribble device comprising: i) first and second support legs, each support leg having a lower portion and an upper portion, wherein the height of the first and second support legs is about 16 to 26 inches, wherein the height of the first and second support legs is adjustable; ii) a rigid cross-member having first and second ends and extending between the upper portions of the first and second support legs, c) placing the lower portion of the first and second support legs on a floor surface suitable for dribbling the basketball; d) adjusting the height of the basketball dribble device so that the cross-member is low enough to enable the basketball to pass beneath the cross-member and be properly crossover dribbled by the user, wherein the distances between the first and second legs, and the cross-member and the floor surface is large enough to allow a dribbled basketball to pass therethrough; and e) teaching proper crossover dribbling using the basketball dribble device.