Good Basketball players are hard to find, are you a good player? Did you know that being a good ball handler is an essential part of being a good basketball player. If you can only dribble with one hand people can easily shut you down by forcing you to dribble with your off hand, especially if you are a guard. Some guards are crafty enough to get away with it.

I have seen many guards in college and in the NBA that weren't as effective with their left hand as you would think. One that comes to mind is Latrell Sprewell. He was a 20 point per game scorer in the NBA with out a good left hand. That is because his quickness and athletic ability made up for it. Just because Sprewell was crafty and was able to be a solid guard with a limited left hand doesn't mean you will be able to.

If you are a bigger player you may not think that you have to work on you ball handling because you will spend most of your time in the post. Well, don't count on it. Basketball is changing to the point where bigger players play on the outside just as much as the guards. Look at Webber, Dirk, and KG, those guys shoot mid range shots, they shoot threes, and they run the break. They couldn't come out of the post with out good ball handling skills.

There are many strategies available to improve your ball handling skills:

Firstly; in order to strengthen your wrists for example, is to do ball handling drills;

Secondly; another strategy is to watch professionally produced videos, one of the best videos for ball handling is from the Better Basketball series as it includes over 100 drills that players of all levels can try.

Thirdly; the internet is also a useful resource for drills and tips.

In conclusion, always remember, do not neglect your ball handling or you will not go far as a basketball player.