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 drill teaches snappy passes, quick movement, lay-ups and emphasizes good communication. Because of the rapid pace and quick ball movement, failure to communicate will cause all types of havoc in the lane.
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Each player will throw a baseball pass, catch a baseball pass, shoot a lay-up (or jumper) and work on their speed dribble. If done correctly and with intensity conditioning will also take place.
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This drill works on passing accuracy, catching while on the move, full speed lay-ups, and conditioning.
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This drill teaches players how to:
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3 players, one shooter, one rebounder and one defender. Players rotate on each shot. The person not rebounding or shooting closes out on the shot. If the shooter fakes and drives, he goes two on one, with 3 dribbles.
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Improve shooting within a fun and competitive atmosphere.
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This drill is very popular with my 1st through 4th graders. It teaches quick shooting, rebounding your own shot, shooting under pressure. My third grader had to work hard to teach me the drill. Once learned, the kids love it.
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You need 3 players for this drill. 1 player at half-court, and 2 players (1 under each basket). Each of the players under each basket should have a ball. When each player completes the drill rotate around.
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This drill is a series of various shooting competitions against the clock. What makes this drill different and a great motivator for teams is that you attempt to set a record for your team. This record then becomes a target goal for competition against another team not your own. You can do this within a team, but it’s fun to see where you stand against other teams that can even be several hundred miles away. We fax these results to other teams and each week can see if a team or team(s) have bettered our record.
We have 21 different shooting drills that we attempt to set a new record in either a given amount of time, or a set number of baskets which are timed. We record these ‘team bests’ and post them on a board for the team to see. We also send these ‘records’ to other teams or clubs to see where they stand and if they can beat our ‘records’. The instructions lists a few of the shooting drills we use. Try these or make up your own.
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This drill is mainly to improve shooting under pressure. The nature of the drill will however also mean that the players are tired while shooting, thus increasing the need for concentration. It’ll teach the player to shoot from his legs, to follow his shot, and to shoot under pressure.
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To improve players shooting on the run and making passes down the floor without the dribble. Helps improve teamwork, basic fundamentals needed to run the break and keeps everyone involved.
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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.
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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.
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