More than any other skill, shooting takes practice. Lot's of practice. Fundamentals include form, timing, and mental training.
There are 205 basketball drills in this category, and the newest ones are listed first.
This shooting drill concentrates on player balance and control of the basketball. This drill has been taught for years by Lenny Wilkens and is also promoted by Stanford and Ex-USA Olympic Coach Tara VanDerVeer.
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Spot shooting/following shot drill that you can work in ball handling and conditioning.
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The original biathlon is a combination of cross-country skiing and shooting (with a rifle). Basketball biathlon is a combination of dribbling and shooting (with a ball). In the original biathlon athletes use two shooting positions (standing up and lying down), we use bank shots and free throws.
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You will need to find a board such as a 2×4 that is about two feet long. I have used an old wooden ore before. You then need to hammer nails down the length of the board about two to three inches apart.Make sure you have a nail for each player. You then need to make tags with each players name on it and punch a hole in each one. Hang each players tag at random on each nail.
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Give all players a basketball, and use all the baskets in your gym. We have 6 baskets. Place 2 players at each basket, or make sure your entire team is spread out to each basket 2 deep.
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Player’s pair up and go to a hoop. Each player must shoot a bonus pair of free throws (1+1). Both player shoot. Everyone must wait until all players have shot the 1+1. If a player misses their FIRST, they get no second shot and will run baseline to baseline on the main court (once everyone has shot). If they miss their SECOND (assuming they made their first), they will run FT line to FT line on the main court (once everyone has shot). If they make both, they go to the sideline (usually at mid court) and will not run. MAKE SURE ALL PLAYERS WAIT UNTIL EVERYONE HAS SHOT. Once all players have finished this round of shooting, they run (if they missed one of the two shots) or CHEER ENCOURAGEMENT for their teammates if both shots were made. All groups rotate to the next hoop and repeat.
The goal is to get a designated number of players to the sideline (we aim for 10 of the 12 athletes). If that happens anytime in the three minutes, the drill ends and kids get a drink and rest. If they don’t get 10 of 12 players to the sideline, all players must run a ‘17’ (17 sideline touches in a minute) at the end of the three minutes, before they get a drink and rest.
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This is a drill that I use with my team to provide some incentive for make free throws and to see who can shoot under pressure.
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Use two lines at half court – one player dribbles to start the drill. The trail player must rebound the ball before it hits the floor (made or missed).
The shooter, after shooting, must sprint outside the 3-pt. line; the rebounder passes to the previous shooter.
Two players take off from the other line – the last shooter passes to the first person, the trailer is the rebounder.
From this point on, the drill continues with the second rebounder passing to the second shooter outside the 3-pt line.
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Depending on the number of baskets available, place a ball at each basket and divide the team as evenly as possible at each basket. Players shoot one and one foul shots at each basket with a time limit.
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Have one player on the free throw line. The other players are all lined up one behind the other on the sideline. The rest of the team begins to make laps around the court (usually timed). The person at the free throw line must make three free throws in a row, if he misses the team takes another lap. This continues until the shooter makes three in a row. Then the next person in line goes to the free throw line and the drill starts over again until everyone shoots free throws.
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Pressure Situation Foul Shots
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This drill requires two players and one manager or coach. This drill provide players with not only great conditioning work, but also it will simulate game-like shots, cutting without the ball, boxing out, and rebounding.
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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
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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!
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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!
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