Alex Maroko – Creator Of Effective Ball Handling

So I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the creator of the Effective Ball Handling Program – Alex Maroko. People are asking me if he’s legit or a scammer, what his story is, why he’s credible, etc. So I figured I’d make this post to clear it all up.

I can tell you with absolute certainty that Alex Maroko is most assuredly NOT a scammer. While his marketing may come off as “aggressive” to some, he ultimately believes very strongly in his program (as he has seen the results it has gotten his 1000′s of customers) and knows that if people actually use it and follow it, they will get great results.

So let me just conclude that train of thought once and for all — Alex is not a scammer, he has a great product, and firmly believes in it. Anyone who truly believed in their product or service would push just as hard as him to get it in as many peoples hands as possible.

So with that out of the way, let’s talk about Alex and his backstory. Alex used to be your AFC (average frustrated chump, for those who are unfamiliar with that term) back in high school. He was a pretty good basketball player — he could handle, shoot, and was smart with the ball, but his biggest problem was that he was incredibly slow.

I mean I’m pretty slow myself – I get beat in the 40 yard dash by offensive linemen who’ve got 150 pounds on me – and Alex was only a TEENY bit faster than me. Like 5.0 40 yard dash times.

Alex really, really wanted to play college basketball (in fact, on one of his websites, he talks about how when he was playing in high school, one of the scouts that was there looked at him and mouthed “too slow” while he was dribbling down the court. Talk about motivating!), and he knew that he had to be faster to be able to play, so he started doing his research and sought out the best speed, explosiveness, and vertical jump expert he knew — Kelly Baggett.

Kelly is often called “the mad scientist” through his training protocols – he is a 5’7” guy who is able to dunk at will, and while he is a little older now, there are few people his age who can jump as high as him.

So Kelly pointed Alex in the right direction – he showed him what books to read, what articles and forums to read, and so on. And Alex’s skill progressed because of this. He wasn’t just training himself, but he was training athletes at the same time, and getting them pretty killer results.

While he was getting good results for himself, he still didn’t think it was enough to get himself onto a college basketball team.

Fortunately, Alex is a smart guy and was able to take a step back and look at his training – and he had a realization – something was missing from his training. Alex added this “something” (which I’m sure you find out about in The Effective Ball Handling Program) and he applied this “something” to his training.

Needless to say, his realization lead to fruitful results. In 3 weeks, Alex was able to go from your average basketball player to the fastest and quickest basketball player in his area. They even called him “The King Of Quickness”.

To make a long story short, this transformation led him to be able to walk on to a Division 2 basketball team and start as a point guard. From his experience training himself, athletes, and playing at a college level, Alex has taken his knowledge and put it all into his flagship program — Effective Ball Handling.

Also, if you haven’t seen Alex dribble on video, he’s pretty good. Check this out:

Good stuff.


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5 Tips For Better Ball Handling

We all know that coaches and scouts will agree that there is almost nothing more important to them in recruiting than a player having tight handles.

If you can’t handle the basketball — then you’re in trouble. You will seriously hurt your chances of getting recruited.

And as a player myself who used to have terrible handles, I’ll tell you that they translate into other aspects of the game. For example, I would not be able to get off the best shots because I wasn’t able to get myself into position. I couldn’t easily drive to the basket — which would force me to take covered jump shots (which, of course, is not ideal).

It would make me a “pass first” player – and I don’t mean the good kind of passing, I mean panicked passes because I knew that I couldn’t do anything with the ball.

However, with the Effective Ball Handling Program, Alex showed me exactly what I needed to do to become a better ball handler, and on this page he showed me the 5 “hidden killers” that mess up most basketball players handles.

5 “Hidden Killers” that mess up your handles

 


Hidden Killer #1: Only Working on One Facet Of Ball Handling
Alex claims that there are way more than one or two ways to work on your handles — and that the key to getting better is to take a multi faceted approach. This will make it easier for you to adapt your handles to the majority of game time situations, instead of only being able to dribble in a few.

Hidden Killer #2: Using Bad Drills & Exercises
The saying goes “Practice Makes Perfect” – but that is not true. If you practice incorrectly, all you’re doing is setting yourself up for failure. You’ll end up mastering skills incorrectly, or even worse, mastering useless skills. The thing is, if there’s a DVD that says there are “101 drills” for you to master – that’s ridiculous. You don’t need to learn 101 drills, you just need a few that WORK. In the effective ball handling program, Alex took a huge list of drills and narrowed it down to an elite, select few drills that actually work and can provide the best results in the least amount of time. With EBH, you don’t need to figure out what works. Alex has already done the work for you.

Hidden Killer #3: Ignoring Training Progression
The most important factor in all training is progression. Meaning — increasing the difficulty, or making dynamic changes, to your workouts (be it vertical jump, gaining muscle, losing fat, etc.) over time. Instead of just jumping to the most advanced drills & exercises, which is counterproductive, you work your way up and are able to actually master skills MUCH faster.

Hidden Killer #4: You’re Working Too Hard
The truth is, your training is all about QUALITY, not quantity. You don’t need to spend 8 hours in the gym to get results. You just need to spend 60 minutes or less of doing high quality work. All you do when you spend hours and hours in the gym is set yourself up for overtraining — it’s not natural and your body will punish you for this. And again, we want to be as efficient with our time as possible – getting the best results in the least amount of time.

Hidden Killer #5: You’re Great in Practice, But Bad in Games
How many times do you hear about guys who always light people up in practice, but when it comes time to play an actual game, they flopped? It happens all the time, and it has to do with the WAY you practice. And fortunately, Alex shows you exactly how to avoid this problem of being a game-time flop with a simple trick in his program.

If you ignore these factors, you will be setting yourself up for a HUGE disappointment when you play next. It’s important to address all of these factors, and you can do so with Alex’s effective ball handling program. I highly recommend you check it out.

Buy The Effective Ball Handling Program Here


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Effective Ball Handling Review – How You Can Dribble Like The Pro’s

September 14, 2011

Welcome to EffectiveBallHandling2.com — as I’m sure you can see from the websites title, this website is devoted to reviewing Alex Maroko’s ball handling program — “Effective Ball Handling”. Actually – it’s no longer just “Effective Ball Handling” anymore — it is now in it’s 2.0 version. So, if you’re here, you’re probably wondering what [...]

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