{"id":571,"date":"2016-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/basketball-tips-the-jab-step\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:48:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:48:02","slug":"basketball-tips-the-jab-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/basketball-tips-the-jab-step","title":{"rendered":"Basketball Tips: The Jab Step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is important to learn the fundamental techniques which will help you greatly on the court. Jordan Fliegel, former professional forward and CoachUp coach, demonstrates the jab step to help you improve your technique.<\/p>\n<p><span contenteditable=\"false\" data-mce-object=\"iframe\" class=\"mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe\" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-p-frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-p-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RyziTFvChUY\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RyziTFvChUY\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><span class=\"mce-shim\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hi I\u2019m Jordan Fliegel, former pro forward and CoachUp coach. And this is the jab step. When you face up your defender, you need to use the jab to create space for your drive or your shot. 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