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Distinguishing Between Speed Dribble & Penetration

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on May 29, 2009 – 8:13 PM (1 Comment)

Q: My girls varsity team is having trouble distinguishing between a speed dribble and penetration dribble, especially if the ball handler is trying to penetrate and goes somewhat North-South, but ends up tailing or quickly going East-West. Is there a definite read on how to distinguish between the two?
A: I have a couple of [...]

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Wing to Corner Speed Dribble

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on February 20, 2009 – 10:35 PM (5 Comments)

Q: My question deals with an E-W speed dribble from the wing towards the corner. On this rule, circle movement indicates that the corner man should cut along the baseline to the other side. We are finding that this tends to be a wasted cut as the lane is often too congested due to help [...]

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