Referred to as the Dead Touch because the first touch of the ball across the body deadens the defender as they move their weight in the direction opposite to where you want to dribble.
The Dead Touch is performed with a hop (take off and land on the same foot). The ball is brought with the hop, rather than the ball being rolled or touched across the body. The leg which touches the ball hangs down, and it is the hop that moves the ball. Should attempt to keep the ball outside of the hip all of the time instead of having it roll across the body where the dribbler has to reach across the body to make the second contact.
Once landing after the hop, the player pauses and then pushes with the outside of the foot. Finish the technique by taking a touch in behind the defender to seal their path back to you.
The fake is more effective if on the hop, the player stands up tall and brings their arms up as well. Upon landing from the hop, the player should drop the hips again in order to push off in the other direction.
Build Up Exercises
