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.
This drill I picked up watching the Russian national team preparing for The European Championships. There are three lines of players under the baskets at each end of the floor. All fours players who are at the front of each line on the outside, two on one end of the floor and two on the opposite end have a basketball to start. Three players (one ball) start on the court, usually with a rebound outlet pass, and make a three man passing figure 8 weave, until the ball ends up in the middle man’s hands when he is within shooting distance at the other end of the floor. Of these three weaving players, one will be weaving to the left, where they will receive the ball from the player standing out of bounds (facing) the breaking team, on their side of the floor (left side or corner).
The third player of the breaking team, is weaving toward the right, where they receive a ball from the player standing out of bounds (facing) the breaking team, on their side of the floor (right side or corner).
Almost simultaneously there each of the three players of the figure 8 team will take a jump shot and move to the end of the lines out of bounds under the basket they have just shot at.
The player out of bounds under the basket, takes one basketball and initiates a figure 8 weave back in the other direction using the two players who just made the past from out of bounds, in each the right and left corner. The first two players behind each right and left corner retrieve the two extra balls and wait for the figure 8 to return, on the next trip down the court.
The new figure 8 weave team follows the same procedure, only in the opposite direction, until the man in the middle is within shooting distance, and the man cutting to the left can receive the pass from the man with a ball in the left corner, and the man cutting right can receive the pass from the man with a ball in the right corner.
Each time down the court, the break will end with three shots. However, there is only one ball moving up and down the court on the figure 8.
This is a great warm-up and conditioning drills and provides extra shooting practice under game speed conditions.
Shooters do not rebound any missed shots, so that the drill keeps moving quickly.
1/1 2000
DESIGNED FOR A GROUP OF PLAYERS TO GET AS MANY AS POSSIBLE IN THE SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME. ROYAL CAN BE USED AS A COMPETITIVE GAME SIMPLY BY COUNTING THE NUMBER OF SHOTS MADE BY EACH GROUP. ALSO, IT IS AN EXCELLENT WARM/UP DRILL.
1/1 2000
There are four positions on the floor. One at the top of the arc (TOP), one where the three-point line and foul line extended meet (OUTLET), one under the basket (BOARD) and one near where the three-point line and foul line extended meet on the other side from position 2 (SHOT).
This drill will get your players to learn the art of popping-out and shooting, leading a popping-out shooter and passing around the horn.
1/1 2000
Continuous shooting drill: 2 balls, 3 players at a time. 45 sec.- 1 minute in between whistles.(Maybe longer).
Shots taken are: spot up, shot fake 1 dribble, bank shot, 3’s, and coaches choice. Shooter will follow their shot, get rebound and pass to the open guy.
Call out names every time.
1/1 2000
Three people and two basketballs. One shooter, one rebounder, and one passer. Five shots for each setting and then rotate so each person has the oportunity to be the shooter, etc.
1/1 2000
Pressure One and One Foul Shooting on 6 baskets.
1/1 2000
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.
1/1 2000
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.
1/1 2000
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.
1/1 2000
This drill is an excellent warm-up drill that emphasizes penetration into the arc and filling the spot vacated for the three attempt.
1/1 2000
This is a shooting drill you can use when your space is restricted or for a game-day shootaround. It will work getting players to pass the ball and move for shots.
1/1 2000
All players line up at the baseline. Three players set to the free throw line to shoot one shot at a time. If all three shots are made the next three players come up to shoot free throws one at a time. If any shots are missed the whole team will run a suicide (baseline to baseline within 13 seconds. After the sprints are completed the next three players come out to shot. Any missed shots will cause the entire team to run. Every player must make a free throw before we go to the next drill.
1/1 2000
Helps to develop one’s shot off the pass with no dribble. Involves 2+ balls
1/1 2000
This drill is created to teach players where to receive the basketball on the wings and how to get shots off from those spots.
There are 2 lines, 1 top of the key (passer) and the other foul line extended.
The wing player runs a v cut and pops back to the wing. Top of the key passes and the wing shoots. Passer goes to shooter line and shooter gets the rebound and goes to passer.
After the line goes through then, the v cutter catches, squares and ball fakes with 1 dribble to the baseline. Same rotations.
The same previous move, except that the passing line runs a v cut to the other elbow and gets the pass back from the shooter who has done his fake, dribble to the baseline.
Everything’s the same but no the shooter on the elbow passes back to the passer who has faded to the corner for the 3.
Everything is the same no the 3 shooter hits the passer from the elbow who runs a basket cut for the lay up.
Everything is the same except no the cutter runs all the way through to the opposite wing for the skip pass.
The players can get a lot of shots off and keeps them working on game moves. ENJOY IT!!!!
1/1 2000
An excellent shooting drill to work catching the ball ready to shoot and also allow players to get warmed up. We do this drill every day for 10 minutes at the beginning of practice and before every game. This drill allows constant shooting for 10 minutes.
1/1 2000

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