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How To Develop Into A Great Shooter
By Joe Haefner
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When practicing, Stephen Curry must swish 5 out of 10 free throws.
Ray Allen is the first to the arena. Then he goes through a form shooting routine and progresses to 3-point shooting.
Great shooters have routines.
I believe the following shooting routine will help you develop into a great shooter or make you an even better shooter.
It...
Maintains and develops sound shooting technique.
Develops consistency in your form.
Improves confidence
And quite simply, it just makes you a better shooter.
For youth and high school players or players looking to fix their shooting form, these progressions can be used in a shooting workout.
For advanced players, it's a great way to warm up and refine your shooting technique. That way, you stay consistent. That's why guys like Stephen Curry and Ray Allen do the "boring" form shooting drills every day.
We also want to add a shooting progression that we rarely see taught... we believe that this shooting progression will help a ton of players.
Personally, I added these unique progressions to my workouts this last year and it has dramatically improved players that I work with.
The Hop or the 1-2 Step
In the shooting progressions below, a 1-2 step is used.
Even if a shooter we train predominately hops, I still use these progressions with the 1-2 step. I found that it was the best way for me to teach the proper rhythm and coordination of the entire shot motion.
Then when we progress to drills with game shots, the player uses the hop. As a result, they have better rhythm and coordination with their shot.
The 1-Hand Form Shooting Drill
Most of you have seen this 1-hand shooting form drill. Even though it is nothing new, don't dismiss the importance of this foundational drill. This reinforces good technique of the "release" portion of your shot.
For this progression, we focus on getting our feet about shoulder width apart or slightly narrower.
You should be in a strong, balanced position.
Make sure to check your feet and develop consistency on every shot. We prefer to slightly stagger our feet or slightly turn them. The anatomy is different for every one. You need to find what works for you.
Next, make an L with your shooting arm.
Focus on pushing the ball up and out. Your elbow should finish above your eyes.
Focus on pushing the ball through your fingers. Typically, you should either finish with your index finger pointing at the hoop or with your index/middle finger pointing at the hoop. Find what works best for you.
When you properly shoot "up and out" and "push through your fingers", you will get the proper backspin on the ball.
I even recommend shooting at a wall to focus on proper mechanics. Then once you develop consistency with your feet and your follow through, move to the basket.
Summary of Emphasis Points:
Feet - Shoulder width apart.
Feet - Slightly staggered and/or turned.
Strong and stable position.
L with arm - start from this position.
Up and Out - push up and out through your fingers.
Shooting Workout - 10 wall shots and 50 shots at basket.
The 1-Hand Form Shooting Drill - 10 wall shots with good technique
Do not progress until you have shot 9 out of the last 10 wall shots with sound shooting technique. It's okay if this takes you some time. The key is sound shooting technique.
The 1-Hand Form Shooting Drill - 50 shots at basket
10 shots from 5 spots around the basket. Distance is 3 to 5 feet from the basket.
Make 8 out of 10 shots from each spot. If you do not use good technique on a shot, the shot does not count.
***VERY IMPORTANT***
You can use poor shooting technique and make shots close to the basket. As you move further from the basket, the poor shooting technique will be exposed. And you will miss more shots.
So it doesn't matter if you can make 10 out of 10 with poor technique. If you're worried about making shots, don't shoot at the basket. Technique is the most important thing here.
Once you develop good technique, then worry about making baskets.
Youth players should use proper ball size and lower goal heights for shooting drills.
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One Hand Form Shooting Drill - With Guide Hand
Next, we work on adding the guide hand to the shooting release.
Since athletes have a tendency to use their guide hand, we do not have guide hand touch the ball in this progression.
This is highly important because when you overuse the guide hand, a lot of players will miss to the right and the left. If you can eliminate shooting to the right or left, you will automatically make more shots.
Emphasis Points
Guide hand near the side of the ball. Do not place guide hand in front or behind basketball.
Fingers on guide hand pointing upwards.
Keep guide hand still.
Do not touch the ball with the guide hand.
Shooting Workout
1-Hand Form Shooting Drill - 30 shots
Shoot 10 shots from 3 spots. You should be 3 to 5 feet from the basket. Make 8 out of 10 from each spot before progressing to next exercise.
1-Hand Form Shooting With Guide Hand - 50 Shots
Shoot 10 shots from 5 spots. You should be 3 to 5 feet from the basket. Make 8 out of 10 from each spot before progressing to the next progression.
The next shooting drills are highly important to the shooting development process.
HOWEVER, the shooting drills that teach things like rhythm, coordination, fluidity, arc, and proper shooting release are often forgotten or neglected.
They are often misused or under-emphasized.
If you want to become a great shooter, I can not emphasize the importance of the following drills enough. They could literally be the difference between being a poor shooter and a great shooter.
Rick Penny taught me these crucial shooting progressions that literally changed the way I taught shooting.
We will cover what we call Tuck, Set, and Go (or Release) and shooting progressions to teach the shot motion.
If you don't understand these terms... Tuck, Set, Go... please read this article...Get Instant Results With This Shooting Fundamental That Nobody Teaches (Stephen Curry Uses This). It goes into great detail about these concepts and the importance of them.
If you are serious about becoming a great shooter, it's absolutely vital that you read the shooting article.
This progression is called Set to Go. This focuses on the top half of the shooting motion.
As discussed in the previous shooting article, as soon as the ball reaches approximately the shoulder position, shooters extend their legs.
If you study great shooters like Stephen Curry, the ball actually starts coming up before you extend your legs.
However, if you try to consciously do this, it can screw up your rhythm and coordination.
So we use this as a progression to develop the coordination of extending your legs to shoot as the ball passes up through the shoulder position.
Set To Go Drill
The shooter starts a few feet from the basket.
In the set position, the players arm angle is approximately 90 degrees and the ball is positioned near the shoulder.
Once the shooter is ready, the player extends their legs and shoots at the same time in one fluid motion. The shot is like a free throw as there is little to no jump with this progression.
We will shoot 5 to 10 shots, then take a step back. We usually do this until we reach a step in front of the free throw line.
Also, make sure to take your time and do it right on every repetition. If you build a bad habit by being sloppy, it will take you ten times as long to fix the bad habit. So be smart and get in the right position prior for every shot.
Emphasis Points
Start from shoulder on each shot.
Extend legs and shoot at the same time.
Keep ball close to shoulder.
One fluid motion - no pauses or hitches.
Shooting Workout
1-Hand Form Shooting Drill - 20 shots
Shoot 10 shots from 2 spots.
1-Hand Form Shooting With Guide Hand - 20 Shots
Shoot 10 shots from 2 spots.
Set To Go - 40 shots
Shoot 10 shots from the distances of 3 feet, 6 feet, 9 feet, and 12 feet.
First, develop sound shooting technique. Second, as soon as you can make 28 out of 40 shots with sound shooting technique, progress to the next shooting drill.
Additional Teaching Points and Possible Errors
This is not the entire shot motion that we teach. It is just part of it.
We're building our shot from the top down.
Also, here are some errors that we see.
Rushed Shots
When skipping this Set To Go shooting progression in the past, we noticed that some players developed "rushed shots". If they jump and bring the ball up at the same time, this forces the upper-body motion of the shot to be too quick. On average, not always, this results in more shooting inconsistencies.
Ball Too Far From Shoulder and Body
You don't want the ball too far from the shoulder as that will create a catapulting motion with your shot. You want your shot motion to go up and out with little motion backwards. Watch the video below for further explanation.
(Apologize for the noise in the videos... I just moved to Florida a few weeks ago and I still need to find a new gym and video crew!)
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Shooting Off The Pass
After the shooter starts to get the proper rhythm and timing, you can start shooting from the pass just like a game.
The 15 Year Old Who Took 3 Months - Take Your Time!
Recently, I worked with a 15 year old boy. We used these exact same progressions. It literally took us over three months to get to the point where he was consistently using the correct form in game settings and making a high percentage of shots.
And he worked on his shot 4 to 5 times a week.
Also, do not rush through the progressions and give them too much to think about!
This is one of the biggest mistakes I made when I was in my 20s. I would give them too much information. At times, it would create paralysis analysis. I still have to check myself on this.
Give them bite-sized chunks of info. Focus on fixing one thing at a time. That's why we organized this in progressions. Focus on one progression. Perfect that progression. Create the proper shooting habit, so they don't even have to think about it, then move on to the next progression.
I also would limit playing games while you're developing the form. It's not that your form can't be developed during the season or while playing games. It's just more difficult and takes more time as they are more likely to go back to their old shooting form.
For a 10 year old, this could take two years to develop.
For a committed player with good shooting technique, it might take a few weeks.
Just be patient and take your time.
Beginner Workout
1-Hand Form Shooting Drill - 20 shots
1-Hand Form Shooting With Guide Hand - 20 Shots
Set To Go - 40 shots - 3 feet, 6 feet, 9 feet, and 12 feet
Tuck To Set Drill - 20 reps each leg
Tuck To Go - Start With Ball - 30 Shots Each Leg - Start At 10 Feet
Shooting Off The Pass - 30 Shots Each Leg - Start At 10 Feet
Intermediate Shooting Warm Up
For the intermediate and advanced players, we use a condensed version of this to warm up. It also hones the proper shooting technique. When I've neglected this warm up, players can get sloppy with their technique and miss more shots. This is why we do this at the beginning of every shooting workout.
Think of it as sharpening the tool prior to using it. Here, we are sharpening the shooting technique prior to shooting game shots.
This will probably only take 5 to 10 minutes at the beginning of every workout.
1-Hand Form Shooting Drill - 10 shots
1-Hand Form Shooting With Guide Hand - 10 Shots
Set To Go - 20 shots - 3 feet, 6 feet, 9 feet, and 12 feet
Tuck To Set Drill - 10 reps each leg
Tuck To Go - Start With Ball - 20 Shots Each Leg - Start At 10 Feet
Shooting Off The Pass - 20 Shots Each Leg - Start At 10 Feet
Advanced Shooting Warm Up
1-Hand Form Shooting With Guide Hand - 10 Shots
Set To Go - 20 shots - 3 feet, 6 feet, 9 feet, and 12 feet
Tuck To Set Drill - 5 reps each leg
Tuck To Go - Start With Ball - 10 Shots Each Leg - Start At 15 Feet
Shooting Off The Pass - 20 Shots Each Leg - Start At 15 to 18 Feet
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Basketball Tip
For those of us who love basketball so much that taking a day off is out of the question, you don’t always need a court or team to improve your game. There are plenty of things you can do at home and by yourself to help you get better. Check out these three drills you can do at home by yourself to help improve your game.
Improve your Shooting
The best shooters in the game are successful because they have done the work and repetitions that help build muscle memory. Muscle memory allows you to not think about the movements you are doing because it is natural for your body after so many repetitions. One way to build muscle memory is by laying on your back and going through your shooting motion.
To start, lay down on your back, raise your arms into a shooting position, and shoot the ball straight up in the air. You want to focus on your follow-through from your elbow all the way up through the tips of your fingers. Flick your wrist and allow the ball to roll off the tips of the fingers on your shooting hand. Your off-hand should only be there to guide the ball and not to shoot it. The goal is to shoot the ball with good backspin and so it lands right back in your hands. If you do not have a basketball, that is ok. You can improvise with a tennis ball, pillow, roll of toilet paper, or just your imagination. The important thing is to go through this shooting motion so it becomes natural for your body.
Work on ball handling
There is such a wide variety of options when it comes to improving your ball handling. We challenge you to get creative and have fun while thinking of your own drills to practice your ball-handling skills. A few examples of activities you can do at home include playing with a tennis ball, dribbling with a plastic bag over the ball, and juggling.
Each of these examples is not necessarily working on dribbling, but they are great for building hand-eye coordination. Ultimately, your ball handling on the court will improve if you are intentional about working on your hand-eye coordination. Passing a tennis ball back and forth in your hands, moving it around your body and through your legs, or dribbling it will improve your skills. Putting a basketball inside a plastic bag will make the ball slippery and the knot where the bag is tied will cause unpredictable bounces which tests your reflexes. Juggling is not directly related to ball handling, but it is a fun way to challenge yourself while practicing hand-eye coordination. Think outside the box to create your own drills!
Visualize yourself playing
A very useful training method you can practice at home is visualization. Any chance you get to put yourself in a game like situation is going to be beneficial even if it is just thinking about it. The goal of visualization is to put yourself in a situation so when you face that situation in real life, you have already gone over it. You don’t have to be sitting still with your eyes closed to visualize. You can be in your driveway and pretend that there are three seconds left in a game and you have the last shot. You could also be in your kitchen and pretend to shoot a half-court shot into the recycling bin with an empty bottle. Just make sure your parents won’t be too upset if you start shooting things inside the house. Visualization will take practice just like any other part of your game but will be very helpful throughout your basketball career.
These are just a few examples of ways to improve your game at home. Although going to the court for practice is important, it is not necessary to grow as a basketball athlete. Come share your awesome at-home training ideas at Nike Basketball Camps this summer!
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10 exercises for developing attacking skills of basketball players
Hello, dear visitors of basketball-training. org.ua! Today I want to tell you about a few basic exercises, by regularly performing which you can reach the next level, becoming a really good attacking player.
Yes, many articles have already been written about this and many videos have been shot. Yes, we all know a few dozen exercises that promise to make you at least the next Michael Jordan. I will not reinvent the wheel, but will tell you about a series of exercises that just a year ago helped me a lot to improve in the attacking aspects of the game. Let's start the story.
Basketball drills
Mikan Drill
This drill gets its name from the first really big guy in the NBA, George Mikan. Begin to perform the exercise, located on the right side of the basketball basket (a meter and a half from the ring). Take two steps to the left, parallel to the endline, and throw a half hook on the other side of the hoop using your left hand. Without letting the ball fall to the ground, pick it up and take 2 steps to the right (again parallel to the base line) and again throw the ball into the ring with a half hook using your right hand. Try to get into the rhythm and hit 10-20 in a row.
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This exercise will teach you how to attack with a weak hand and turn it into a formidable weapon. Personally, while doing this exercise, already on the second day I began to complete the passages with my left hand. And after a couple of weeks, the effectiveness of the attacks doubled: now the defender had to hold both sides, and I could always attack with the hand farthest from him.
Superman Drill
This exercise is very similar to the previous one. Position yourself almost on the border of the three-second zone (you always want to call it a “trapeze”, but with the change in the rules of basketball, it has lost its usual shape). We perform a throw on the ring with one single difference: do not try to hit the ring! On the contrary, raise the trajectory higher so that the ball, bouncing off the backboard, falls on the other side of the ring. This is where you need to catch him, not allowing him to fall to the floor. Important: try to take no more than three steps to overcome the distance from one side of the ring to the other. Follow the rhythm: let the entire exercise be performed in the same rhythm. Do 10 to 20 repetitions of this exercise.
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Beat the Pro
Imagine that you are playing 1 on 1 against your favorite player. You just need to beat him by being the first to score 21 points. Perform game throws (with deviation, after strides, after crossovers and sudden stops). Be clear about your opponent, how he defends against you, how he tries to cover your every throw, how he waits for the slightest mistake in order to intercept. For each roll you make, you get 1 point. For each miss, the opponent receives 2 points. When you reach 20 points (if you haven't lost before) - you need to make a "buzzer beater" and it needs to be scored. How will you do it: with an incredible deflection after a fabulous dribbling or just hitting the ball with 9meters. Try to beat the best players in your imagination. Important: be realistic when playing against Shaquille, it is foolish to push him with your back or try to shoot the ball while in close contact. Also, it would be wrong to try to overtake Rose or Jordan. In general: adequately evaluate the opponent and try to complicate your life as much as possible.
Shoot the Shot
Do you remember the good old game "Around the World"? Sometimes it is called "Points", but that's not the point. Now we will try to add a hit percentage to this game. Also, we will add a couple of new points to it, the so-called "elbow spot".
In order to advance to the next point, you must make at least 3 out of 5 rolls. Naturally, if the level of your game (and especially your sniping skills) allows you to regularly shoot with a percentage higher than 60%, then increase the number of goals scored to 4 out of 5 from each point. Or up to 5 out of 5 from medium and 4 out of 5 from long range. Total: you have 18 points, 90 throws of which at least 54 must reach the goal. Challenge accepted?
Ball slaps and squeeze
Throw the ball up as if it had bounced off the ring after a bad throw. Jump up, grab the rebound and squeeze the ball as hard as you can with your hands. Imagine that you had difficulty getting this rebound and now they are trying to knock it out from you. Immediately after the rebound, rotate the ball around the body (at different heights): around the head, back, knees and calves. Repeat this exercise 10-20 times.
Figure 8's - with dribble and without dribble
Eight, the famous eight is back, now with dribbling. Do you remember how Petya Maravich taught us how to handle the ball? So, now we are doing the same thing, but using dribbling. For those who find it difficult to perform such dribbling - try to perform the exercise without it.
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Quick hands
This is a cool exercise that is sure to be performed at every training session for young basketball players. Starting position: one hand in front, the second - behind, the ball is between the legs. After releasing the ball, you need to change the location of the hands: if the right one was in front and the left one was behind, then now the ball needs to be grabbed with the right one from behind, and the left one in front. Diversify the exercise: both hands in front, the ball between the legs. We release the ball and catch it with our hands, but from behind. Important: regular performance of this exercise will allow you to develop hand speed, which is very important for performing high-quality and fast feints.
How to do it: 30 seconds first option, 30 seconds second option. Write down how many times you managed to do the first time, and then compare with the results after a week.
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Tom-Tom dribble
This movement is also familiar to many of us. Stand with your legs slightly apart so that you can easily transfer the ball between them. We start with the right hand. We transfer the ball in front of us from the right hand to the left; then from the left hand, transfer under the foot to the right hand. Now with the right hand we transfer the ball behind the back - it turns out to be in the left hand and we send it back (also behind the back) to the right. This is 1 repetition. Repeat 10 times and change hands (i.e. mirror).
Drum dribble
The point is to learn how to quickly and comfortably change the pace of dribbling and its pitch. For example, right after a screen or a run, you may find yourself kicking the ball out from behind (even though you already think your opponent is offside). The most elementary countermeasure is to sharply reduce the height of the dribbling. So, the exercise is that you need to knock the ball on the floor alternately with your right and left hand. Start from a normal static position (legs and back straight) and go down, increasing the intensity of the knocks on the floor. As soon as there is a space between your hands and the floor, a little more than a ball, begin to rise up. Make several series (for example, 5). For advanced players, try this exercise without looking at the ball, or by hitting it with 1 finger of your right hand and 1 finger of your left hand.
Summary
Here is a set of exercises I suggest you do every time you enter the court. Believe me, the results will shock you! Of course, if you are a professional player, then these exercises will be familiar to you and will be given easily. However, who, if not you, should know about their usefulness. Join our VKontakte group: https://vk.com/uroki_basketbola - there are a lot of useful and interesting things.
And this is the end of the article, I wish you successful training and look forward to visiting this site!
Shooting exercises
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Basketball is a great team game, the team consists of players whose skill is achieved with great effort. The only person who can understand that you are working hard is yourself. Remember, you only get out of the game what you put into it. Give yourself to her without a trace.
Jump shot
In basketball, an outstanding sniper is a piece item. If you want to be a great sniper, all you need to do is just want to be one.
First, you must improve your skills.
This includes having a good coach and years of training. Secondly, you must improve in game mode.
This means that you must perform throwing drills at the same intensity as in the game. It's far better to hit 100 shots in play than 500 sloppy shots that a good defender would never let you make in a game. Finally, you must understand that working on a roll is like investing in a bank. If you don't deposit anything into your account, you won't receive dividends when you need them.
The sniper must have "throw school". When throwing after a dribble, one of the main features is the last hit of the ball on the court, which must be fast and strong so that it bounces higher, right into your hands - this will help you not waste time handling the ball.
Individual Shooting Exercises
Exercise 1 Attention Concentration
Start from a distance close to the ring.
Throw with one hand. Follow correct technique.
Make five from each position. Take a step back and repeat (Fig. 1).
Exercise 2 7 throwing positions and rebound (4 meters)
Jump shot from position 1.
Pick up the ball, dribble quickly to position 7, shoot.
Pick-up, fast with lead back to position 1.
Make 10 rolls.
Repeat the same steps using positions 6 and 2, 5 and 3, 4 (Fig. 2).
Exercise 3 7 shooting positions and a rebound (from behind the three-point line)
1. Repeat the same steps as in exercise 2 (fig. 3).
Exercise 4 Throw after stop
Start from position 1, toss the ball to position
Pick it up, while you have to run around the ball so that you are facing the ring.
Make 10 rolls, then advance to the next position.
Ex.5 Shooting from five positions after a fake move (from four meters or from behind the three-point line)
Start from any position.
On bent knees and with your head up, you do a throwing feint, hit the ball one or two with your right hand, stop and jump.
Get back into position, throw feint, hit the ball one or two with the left hand, stop, throw.
At each position, 5 attempts (Fig. 5).
Exercise 6 Jump shots after dribbling
Start the exercise from the center of the field, move towards the hoop with dribbling at game speed, after stopping quickly shoot.
The shot must be taken from a middle distance or from behind a three-point arc. Perform the exercise, both on the right and on the left and in the middle of the site.
Use different types of dribbles: fast dribbles, broken tempos, pivots, etc.
Make 5 attempts in each direction (Fig. 6).
Exercise 7 Playing with a virtual opponent
Make a free throw. If you have implemented it, you get one point. If not, then your "opponent" is three.
You make subsequent throws from any position except the three-second zone, imitating the rhythm of the game. Work on different moves and throws. Each of your successful attempts is estimated at the bottom of the point, unsuccessful at two for the "opponent". The game goes to 11 points.
This is a very good exercise to reinforce what you have learned. Try! Improve! (Fig. 7).
Double shots
Dr. 8 2 players, shot and rebound (4 meters or from behind the three-point line)
The drill starts with a good, clear pass. The player who made the pass from under the basket goes to the place of the thrower.
The player in position 1 catches the ball and shoots.
After the shot, the player runs to the rebound and then passes the ball 1 position and so on.
Each player must make five throws. The exercise is performed at a fast pace, but the throws should not be sloppy.
Then move to another position and everything is the same (Fig. 8).
Exercise 9 Two players, throw and rebound (per result)
The exercise is performed as described above.
The player who made the pass tries to interfere with the shot, but does not block.
Game up to 5 hits.
Then we move to another position, and so on. (Fig. 9).
Exercise 10 Two players, throw and rebound, throw feint
The exercise is performed in the same way as the previous one.
The defender who made the pass tries to interfere with the player in position 1, but does not block the shot.
The attacker makes a throw feint and beats the defender.
Performs a short dribble, stops and throws.
Do 5 times each and change position (Fig. 10).
Ex. 11 2 players, shot after a stoppage (from four meters or from behind the three-point line)
The attacker is in position 1, ready to receive the pass.
The player under the basket passes.
After the throw, the attacker waits for the rebound to be made.
The player receives a pass by making a stop, but already in position 2. Then back.
Make 7 throws, two free throws and switch (fig. 11).
Ex. 12 Moving shots (from four meters or from behind a three-point arc)
The attacker moves around the perimeter at game speed.
A player passes to the hand farthest from the ring.
The attacker must stop, catch the ball and throw.
Make seven throws, two free throws and change (fig. 12).
Note: The previous exercise has three options.
A) Receive the ball and throw it.
B) After receiving, throwing feint, dribbling in the same direction, throwing.
B) Receives a pass, throw feint, dribbling to the ring in the other direction, stop, throw.
Ex.13 Various dribbling options and a jump shot
The attacker starts from the center of the field and, dribbling at game speed, moves towards the ring, stops and takes a jump shot.
The player under the basket picks up the ball, the attacker runs to the center of the field, and receives the ball on the opposite flank. Moves with dribbling to the ring, stop, jump shot.
On the right side, dribbling with the right hand, on the left - with the left (Fig. 13)
Note: Use speed dribbling, change of pace, transitions, pivots.
Three players, two balls
Exercise 14 Warm-up exercise
One player throws, another passes, a third rebounds.
Thrower becomes rebounder after seven tries.
Passer - thrower. Picking up - passing (Fig. 14).
Note: different options are possible
1) From seven positions (four meters)
2) From seven positions (from behind the three-point arc)
3) From five points with feints to shoot
4) Throw after stoppage
5) Throw and rebound (constant rotation around the circle)
Double shots: using screens
To use the screen effectively, you must read the defender correctly. You must always see the player with the ball and how the defender defends against you. A player who moves well off the ball and knows how to use screens correctly is very useful offensively. When you watch a match that has good players, notice how well they move off the ball. The hardest thing to defend against is a well-moving attacker.
Exercise 15 Back screen and snatch
The player imitates opening and screening behind his back, makes a dash to the corner of the court.
Throw to near hand.
Attacker catches the ball and shoots.
The attacker picks up his shot, passes to a partner and returns to his original position.
Make seven attempts and change (Fig. 15)
Note: do not back up when dashing, turn around and run, but do not lose sight of the ball.
Exercise 16 Screening behind the back, "false" screening
1. Attacker starts on the base of the trapezoid and moves up to simulate a screening.
2. After the imaginary breakout runs, the screening attacker rises to the ball and prepares to receive the pass.
3. Having caught the pass, he immediately makes a throw.
4. Make seven attempts and change (Fig. 16).
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An attacker imitates a defender aiming for a screen and quickly rises to the ball.
The player must be ready to receive the ball.
The attacker catches the ball and makes a quick throw.
Make seven attempts and change (Fig. 17)
Exercise 18 Screening the ball carrier, moving away from the ring
The attacker screens the ball carrier.
The ball carrier passes through the screen aggressively.
Instead of pulling back to the basket (deuce), the screening attacker moves away from the basket and prepares to receive the pass.
Having caught the ball, he immediately makes a throw.
Make seven attempts, then switch.
Exercise 19 Barrier at the base of the trapezoid - opening to the flank
The attacker takes the player under the basket, breaks shoulder to shoulder through the barrier and makes a dash to the flank.
When catching the ball, the player must turn to the ring.
Use different shooting options: just a throw, and dribbling to the right or left after a throw feint. Change after five attempts (Fig. 19).
Exercise 20 Screen at the base of the trapezoid - opening into the corner of the court
The attacker leads the player into the three-second zone, pretends that he will break through to the flank through the screen, the defender starts running around the screener through the three-second zone.
An attacker rushes into the corner of the court and the defender hits the screen.
Next, the same as in the previous exercise (Fig. 20).
Exercise 21 Screen at the base of the trapezoid - dash inward
The defender is chasing you, not falling behind until the very screen.
Then you run through the screen as close to the screener as possible and break into the three-second zone or foul line area.
Receive the ball by turning towards the hoop and throw it.
Also work out various options for continuing after receiving the ball. After five attempts, change (Fig. 21).
Throws in pairs: pass and discount
Exercise 22 Pass and discount - starting from the center of the field flank.
The receiving player is opened for the transfer.
Player receives a pass and shoots.
The player who made the pass picks up the ball and gives it to the thrower.
Players change roles.
Everyone makes ten throws (fig.22).
Exercise 23 Pass and discount - start from the flank
Variation of exercise 22 (fig. 23)
Exercise 24 Pass and discount - start from the corner of the site one more
Typically, you should either finish with your index finger pointing at the hoop or with your index/middle finger pointing at the hoop. Find what works best for you.
It's okay if this takes you some time. The key is sound shooting technique.
Do not place guide hand in front or behind basketball.
This focuses on the top half of the shooting motion.
The shot is like a free throw as there is little to no jump with this progression.
You want your shot motion to go up and out with little motion backwards. Watch the video below for further explanation.
We used these exact same progressions. It literally took us over three months to get to the point where he was consistently using the correct form in game settings and making a high percentage of shots.
It's just more difficult and takes more time as they are more likely to go back to their old shooting form.
This is why we do this at the beginning of every shooting workout.
One way to build muscle memory is by laying on your back and going through your shooting motion. 
A few examples of activities you can do at home include playing with a tennis ball, dribbling with a plastic bag over the ball, and juggling.
Any chance you get to put yourself in a game like situation is going to be beneficial even if it is just thinking about it. The goal of visualization is to put yourself in a situation so when you face that situation in real life, you have already gone over it. You don’t have to be sitting still with your eyes closed to visualize. You can be in your driveway and pretend that there are three seconds left in a game and you have the last shot. You could also be in your kitchen and pretend to shoot a half-court shot into the recycling bin with an empty bottle. Just make sure your parents won’t be too upset if you start shooting things inside the house. Visualization will take practice just like any other part of your game but will be very helpful throughout your basketball career. 
org.ua! Today I want to tell you about a few basic exercises, by regularly performing which you can reach the next level, becoming a really good attacking player. 
Try to get into the rhythm and hit 10-20 in a row. 
Important: try to take no more than three steps to overcome the distance from one side of the ring to the other. Follow the rhythm: let the entire exercise be performed in the same rhythm. Do 10 to 20 repetitions of this exercise. 
Try to beat the best players in your imagination. Important: be realistic when playing against Shaquille, it is foolish to push him with your back or try to shoot the ball while in close contact. Also, it would be wrong to try to overtake Rose or Jordan. In general: adequately evaluate the opponent and try to complicate your life as much as possible. 
Total: you have 18 points, 90 throws of which at least 54 must reach the goal. Challenge accepted? 
Starting position: one hand in front, the second - behind, the ball is between the legs. After releasing the ball, you need to change the location of the hands: if the right one was in front and the left one was behind, then now the ball needs to be grabbed with the right one from behind, and the left one in front. Diversify the exercise: both hands in front, the ball between the legs. We release the ball and catch it with our hands, but from behind. Important: regular performance of this exercise will allow you to develop hand speed, which is very important for performing high-quality and fast feints. 
We start with the right hand. We transfer the ball in front of us from the right hand to the left; then from the left hand, transfer under the foot to the right hand. Now with the right hand we transfer the ball behind the back - it turns out to be in the left hand and we send it back (also behind the back) to the right. This is 1 repetition. Repeat 10 times and change hands (i.e. mirror). 
As soon as there is a space between your hands and the floor, a little more than a ball, begin to rise up. Make several series (for example, 5). For advanced players, try this exercise without looking at the ball, or by hitting it with 1 finger of your right hand and 1 finger of your left hand. 
The only person who can understand that you are working hard is yourself. Remember, you only get out of the game what you put into it. Give yourself to her without a trace. 
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You must always see the player with the ball and how the defender defends against you. A player who moves well off the ball and knows how to use screens correctly is very useful offensively. When you watch a match that has good players, notice how well they move off the ball. The hardest thing to defend against is a well-moving attacker. 
