1) Figure 8 Dribbling:
Dribble the ball as quickly as possible in a figure 8 through and around the legs. Use the fingers when you dribble, and dribble very low and quickly. Switch from the right to the left and back to the right. Example: start with the right hand dribbling the ball in front and then dribble through your legs with your right hand, switch to your left hand and dribble from the back, around your left side to the front and back through you legs... then switch to your right hand behind the body and around the right side. Try to go as fast as possible, and your dribbling skills will improve with daily practice.
2) Up and Downs:
Dribble the ball in front of you about waist high.
Then dribble the ball harder and harder until you're bouncing the ball above your head, without jumping. Then gradually dribble the ball lower and lower until its only bouncing one or two inches from the ground. You'll have to kneel down or bend over to dribble the ball that low. Pound the ball as quickly as possible when you're low. The key is speed.
