Shooting

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.

5 ball shooting

5 balls are used as players work on 3-player weave resulting in a lay-up, and shots for other 2 players. This is a continuous drill that can be timed or played to a specific amount of made shots. Skills develop in passing, spreading court on fast break, good shot selection and lay-up at high speed.

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6 Hoop Continuous Shooting

6 hoop shooting working on catching and shooting the ball quickly, as well as getting some endurance work, without even knowing they are benefitting.

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Around the World Free Throws

This drill gets players significant free throw practice with excellent results. The object of the drill is to make 2 free throws at each of 6 baskets.

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Forty-fives

This drill helps players shoot from all areas of the floor. It can be done as a group, but it is also a very good way for a player to practice by himself/herself. The stations used in this drill are:

  • the baseline opposite your shooting hand
  • halfway between the baseline and a line dividing the lane in half, opposite your shooting hand
  • straight out from the basket
  • halfway between the baseline and a line dividing the lane in half, near your shooting hand
  • the baseline near your shooting hand
  • the same as station #5
  • the same as station #4
  • the same as station #3
  • the same as station #2
  • the same as station #1

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Foul Shooting Drill

The drill is designed to add an element of game-like pressure to shooting foul shots in practice. It forces players to concentrate at the foul line instead of just ‘going through the motions’.

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Free Throw 16

Place a team at each end of the floor lined up around the free throw lane with one ball. For example, A team vs. B team, 1st vs. 2nd, JV vs. varsity.

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Northstar Builder

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.

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One Basket Shooting

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.

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Power 3’s

This drill is an excellent warm-up drill that emphasizes penetration into the arc and filling the spot vacated for the three attempt.

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Shot from Perimeter and Triangle Rebound

To shoot from perimeter and rebound.

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Speed Layups

Form two lines at the half court stripe, both facing the basket. Each has a ball. At the coaches signal, the first players in the respective lines dribble ‘race’ toward the same basket. Both attempt to make their layup, one on the left, the other on the right. Penalize the losing player with laps or pushups, and double penalize them if they don’t make their layup!

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Spot Shooting Drill

In order to improve shoting skills, a player must train their muscles to shoot correctly when making realistic game shots. This drill requires the player to mave randomly to various key shot positions around the basket, sqare up, and take their shot.

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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.

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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

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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

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