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.

Bank shot

Stand under basket as far as you can and still shoot a bank shot. Do 50 to 100 reps.

This is one of the most under rated drills because its so simple. It promotes proper form while strengthing the arm. The number of reps also promotes instintive ablity to square up properly and shoot with good form.

Also the speed at which you can rebound and go back up allows you to do this drill in a short amount of time. You can also do several sets of 50-100 reps as you advance and still finish ibn a short period of time.The key to this drill is to stand as far under the basket as you can and still bank the shot.

1/1 2000

PIVOT SHOT DRILL

  • The passer (either a coach or another player) has the ball and stands on the perimeter. player 2 stands outside of the three-second area. player 1 is the defensive player and stands between player 2 and the baseline. The other players form a line behind player 3 behind the baseline.
  • player 2 posts up, raises her ballside hand, and receives the ball. She pivots on her outside foot away from player 1.
  • player 2 then squares up and shoots a jump shot.
  • If player 1 moves in front of player 2, player 2 steps to her non-pivot foot, sealing off player 1. player 2 then takes one dribble and makes a power layup to the basket.
  • The players then repeat the drill after rotating positions clockwise. Remember to include the passer in the rotation if she is a player.
  • The players continue to rotate positions and repeat the drill until each player has played each position three times.

1/1 2000

POWER UP SHOT DRILL

  • The passer (either a coach or another player) has the ball and stands on the perimeter. player 1 is the defensive player and stands in the three-second area. player 2 stands outside of the three-second area so that player 1 is directly behind her. The other players form a line behind player 3 behind the baseline.
  • player 2 posts up, raises her hand and receives the ball.
  • player 2 executes a drop step by hooking her defensive leg.
  • player 2 then dribbles, leaning into the basket, and makes a power layup with an optional head or pump fake.
  • The players then repeat the drill after rotating positions clockwise. Remember to include the passer in the rotation if she is a player.
  • The players continue to rotate positions and repeat the drill until each player has played each position three times.

1/1 2000

THE DEBUSSCHERE DRILL

  • player 1 stands out of bounds and player 2 stands at half court. player 1 has the ball.
  • player 1 passes the ball to player 2.
  • player 1 sprints up court as player 2 rolls the ball up court.
  • player 1 must catch the ball before it goes out of bounds. She then gathers herself an shoots the ball.
  • player 1 gets her own rebound and both player 1 and player 2 cross to the other side of the court.
  • Steps 1-4 are repeated on the opposite side of the court with one change: when player 1 catches the ball after the roll she must make an offensive move and take one dribble before shooting.
  • The players reverse roles and repeat the drill.

1/1 2000

SPOT SHOOTING DRILL

  • The player stands in the perimeter region.
  • The player flips the ball, underhanded with some backspin, to one step right or left of where she is standing.
  • The player picks up the ball, stands in a ready position, shoots, and gets her own rebound.
  • The player takes the ball back out on the perimeter and repeats steps 1-3.

1/1 2000

BASKETBALL GOLF DRILL

  • The player stands at position A.
  • The player advances to each position on the court (B-I), remaining at a position until the shot is made, and advancing to the next position after completing the shot.

1/1 2000

Young Player’s Shooting Practice

This drill is designed to build concentration, consistency and confidence in young players while teaching them the feel of the most common shooting spots.

A shooter is required to make consecutive shots from different spots to complete this drill.

1/1 2000

Wire Catch Shooting

You Split the players up into 3. A third of the player’s line up under the basket, another third at the free throw line and another third at the half court line.

You give the ball to the people at the free throw line then they pass it to the person in the half court line while the person at the half court line is on the move toward the 3 point line, he shoots it.

The 1st person in the line under the basket stands in front of the basket and gets the rebound, turns and faces and passes out to the free throw line. After the person in the free throw line passes it he goes to the shooting line. After the shooter shoots he goes to the rebound line. After the rebounder rebounds he goes to the passing line.

1/1 2000

Wayans drill

this drill will help you learn to shoot better, to drive the ball through the lane, and to complete fast pace lay-ups.

1/1 2000

U drill

Players run in a U pattern from baseline under basket on one side, to the foul line, then to the block on other side of basket and receive a short pass. They do a jump stop, square up, and shoot the ball off the glass.

1/1 2000

Two Ball Shooting

Line you team up as you were doing two line layups, Execpt you are going to shoot 3 shots from the block, 3 from the baseline, and 3 from the elbow.

1/1 2000

Turn out

This drill can be used for warm up before game or in practice. To get their eye in before hitting the floor.

1/1 2000

Triangle Warm-Up

A good drill to warm up.

1/1 2000

Triangle Lay-up Drill

This is a passing, cutting and lay-up drill tied to an out-let and fast break lay-up drill that stresses the fundamentals of the jump-stop, catch and pivot, entry and lead passes, and the running and fast-break lay-up.

Players move from spot to spot to practice all the skills, and the ball keeps moving the entire time to stress timing, quickness and speed.

1/1 2000

Three-spot-game

Every player shoots from three different spots on the court. He starts out with a shot from about 3 feet outside the zone, continues with a lay-up and finishes with a freethrow.

1/1 2000

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