Shooting

More than any other skill, shooting takes practice. Lot's of practice. Fundamentals include form, timing, and mental training.

There are 236 basketball drills in this category, and the newest ones are listed first.

Shooting Mania

This drill teaches to shoot one place which is the back board.

27/2 2002

Free Throw Drill

Free Throw & conditioning.

18/2 2002

Range Increaser Drill

Drill to increase a players shooting range.

2/1 2002

Mental scoring

Think of shootig in your dreams and it will come true

7/12 2001

5-Minute Shooting

Try and make as many shots as possible in 5 minutes

27/11 2001

3 Point Jump Shot

Work on speed and three pointers at same time.

8/11 2001

Gotcha

This drill will increase concentration on free throws, and aggressive rebounding of missed free throw shots. We tell our players over and over that the shooter knows best which way the ball will bounce off of the basket. This drill shows that exactly.

1/1 2000

Winded Free Throw

Increasing Free Throw Percentage

1/1 2000

Roll, fake, and layup

  • PLAYER STANDS W/ BALL AT FOUL LINE
  • HE/SHE ROLLS THE BALL TOWARD THE HOOP
  • HE/SHE PICKS UP THE BALL NEAR RIM
  • THE PLR PUMP FAKES AND HEADS FAKES THEN SHOTS APPROP. LAY UP(RIGHT OR LEFT HAND)
  • REPEAT 10 X’S EACH HAND

1/1 2000

Spot shooting

  • teams 4/5/6 players each, 2 balls a team
  • Divide them at the baskets
  • Line up at the low post, facing the basket
  • 4 spots, low post right, elbow right, elbow left, low post left.
  • 10 shots + 10 lay ups have to be made at each spot.
  • Loser gets push-ups, winner encourage the loser.

As the eason continues you can get the players to step back a few steps. 3-point range.
2/3 shooting drills each practice. You can use a code word to start the drill. So you can look at their reaction time!

1/1 2000

LAY-UP KNOCKOUT

This is just a variation of knock-out that I came up with. Every player has a ball. Use the full-court. Start at any corner. Coach starts a player by yelling ‘GO’. Once first player has crossed the half-court, start another. Works just like knockout. If player behin makes the layup then person in front is out. First shot MUST be lay-up attempt or they’re out. Follow ups can be any shot. Once made then they proceed to the ext basket a th end hey started from. This is a GREAT conditioning drill as well. Teaches kids to shoot lay-ups under pressure. I’ve don this drill with boys and girls and they both love it!

1/1 2000

Shooting war

Five person or more with ball, and u have five diffrent pos,. On very pos u gott make two goal, and than u get to a diffrent pos. When u have come back there u beagan u have wone.

I hope u while anderstand: I am living in Sweden!
Love Pooja

1/1 2000

Elbow to elbow

You get a partner, that is standing near the goal. You move to either elbow and your partner feeds you the ball. You then square up and shoot. Right after you have released you turn and run and touch half court and come back to the other key. Then your partner feeds you the ball again and you repeat. – concentrate on hustling back and forth between shots(this will simulate getting tired in a game) – also focus on your form and don’t let it collapse after you start to get tired

1/1 2000

Bank shot

2 peolpe or more needed. Number 1 player takes the ball and from the 3 point line he drives in he banks it off the backboard to the other side and the number 2 player does the same and so on for at least 5 minutes and there feet cant touch the ground when they jump to get the ball and bank it off the backboard again and again

1/1 2000

BEAT LARRY BIRD

  • THINK OF A PLAYER.
  • CHOOSE A SPOT TO SHOOT FROM ON THE FLOOR.
  • IF YOU YOU HIT ALL NET,YOU GET TWO POINTS.
  • IF YOU MAKE IT AND HIT THE RIM,YOU GET ONE POINT.
  • IF YOU MISS YOUR PLAYER YOU THOUGHT OF GETS 3 POINTS.
  • USUALLY PLAYED TO 11.

1/1 2000

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