Question: What can I do for a high school player to improve their ball handling?
Answer: Ball handling is a skill that is developed and honed with practice. Regardless of age, there are countless drills that can be executed daily to develop ball-handling skills. It is important that the players challenge themselves during ball handling drills and get out of their comfort zone. It is good to work on stationary ball control drills, stationary dribbling drills, and progress to moving ball handling drills. For high school age players it is helpful to put them in real situations in which they handle the ball with a real defender guarding them. You may also want to mix in creative drills such as using two balls.