Stylish Basketball Moves

Over the years the game of basketball has become growingly popular worldwide

, particularly among young adults. The different moves used in basketball are really stylish and useful for getting around one's opponent to the net. As such if you are interested in playing the sport, here are a few of the moves that you should know.

Dribbling just refers to when an individual is moving while bouncing the ball continuously at the same time. The wraparound is another basketball move where the person with the ball (ball handler) is bouncing the ball with one hand and dribbles it behind his/her back to pass it to his/her opposite hand. This move is primarily used when an opponent (defender) moves in to snatch the ball from the ball handler.

Another basketball move is the spin move in which the ball handler spins his/her body to stand between the defender and the ball instead of facing the defender. This move can be performed while the ball handler is dribbling or while playing in a post position. But the abrupt spin can leave the ball handler a little disoriented but if done properly it can successfully throw off the defender.

A crossover dribble is a move in which the ball handler switches the pace at which he/she dribbles the ball to puzzle the defender. If the defender is moving in one direction and the ball handler does a crossover, it is hard for the defender to change directions so swiftly and in some instances the defender might even fall down which is called an ankle breaker.

Another move is the behind the back dribble in which the ball handler bounces the ball behind his/her back and switches it to the other hand. This move is different from the wraparound as the ball is not meant to go around the body as it is in the wraparound move. This move is most useful if your teammate is unavailable, to move nearer to the hoop with minimum space between yourself and the defender, or to outrun the defender.

In a 2 person basketball game there are some moves that are used which are not typically used in a game between 2 full teams as there is more space to run around and fewer defenders to consider. One of these is a give and go move where the ball handler passes the ball to his/her teammate and instantly moves to an open spot to get the ball. This move is normally used to bring the ball closer to the hoop while being able to move quickly to another position.

One more 2 player move is a back door play where a player gets behind the defense, gets the ball and gets an easy score. This move is often pulled off when the defenders are focused on the ball handler and are not paying attention to the other player or the open space behind them.

If you desire to learn these and other basketball moves, look at a few of the video tutorials available on the Internet.

by: Brian Jones

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