Dribble high

Dribbling the ball high generally occurs in two situations:

• If the ball is undefended, from the backcourt to the frontcourt. Because this can also happen walking, we also call this a walking dribble.
• During a speed dribble, for example, when the ball handler suddenly gets free and dribbles at full speed to the basket or, for example, during a fast break situation.

Walking dribble

During the walking dribble the ball is dribbled to about hip height. Often the protective arm is not even necessary if there is no defender in the area.

Speed dribble

With a speed dribble, the ball is dribbled forward at high speed. There is dribbling between hip and chest height. The ball then comes to the ground for the player.