How to Play Basketball: Power Dribble

Learn how to use the power dribble, allowing you to keep your head up and not look down at the ball when playing basketball.

Video Transcription

Okay, again, a little bit faster now. Pick it up a little bit. Keep your head up. Make sure we keep our head up the whole time. The purpose for using the power dribble is, so we do not have to look down at the basketball. Okay, now, a lot of coaches are going to say, we do not want to use the dribble. If you do not have to use it, please do not use it. If your coach want you to not use the dribble—obviously, we are not going to do that. But for now, for tempo and to just get used to it, I want you to use the dribble. This next move is the same move, but without the dribble. Here, fake, step, go through off our right foot, outside pivot, left foot, crossover, layup or baby hook. Good move. Again, we are keeping our head up. That is fine. That is fine. Perfectly legal move.