Foul Shooting Fundamentals
The foul shot or free throw is the one shot in the game of basketball when you are able to take your time and think about the shot. You need to understand the great benefits...
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Video: “Iverson” Shooting & Ball Handling Drill
Learning to “play low” is an invaluable skill for players to master early. Today’s video has some great drills that will get your players playing down low...
Watch & Learn the Three-Spot Warm-Up Drill
Today, I’m going to share with you a great drill to do during basketball practice, before a game, or that you can have your players do at home. This drill can be done as...
Principles & Drills to Improve Your Three-Point Shooting
Today, we’re going to discuss some basketball practice principles and drills that will help improve your 3-point shooting performance. Short Shot Principle Use the short...
Video: Triangle Shooting and Screening Drill
During basketball practice, you want to spend a good amount of time on shooting drills. The above video displays one of these types of drills. The better screen the player...
Two-Ball Shooting Drill for Motion Offense
The above video walks you through a youth basketball drill that helps your offensive players realize how best to react during gametime. The coach works with several players...
Four 3-Point Drills to Improve Your Players’ Shooting
Today we’re going to talk about some basketball drills for kids that will help to get them ready to perfect their 3-point shooting. Off Footwork Drill We’re going...
Shooting Drills Help Your Players Get Their 3-Point License
The 3-point shot has become a great asset to any basketball team, as it does a great job of stretching the defense. Being consistent from the 3-point line is important to your...
How to Make the Most of Your Practice Time
Learning how to make efficient use of your time is one of the most important aspects of practice – it doesn’t matter if you practice four hours a day if someone...
Starting the Fastbreak – Basketball Offense
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngJSHNxtSko[/youtube] One of the most underrated aspects of running a good fastbreak is the start of it – getting the ball out on...
Shooting Drills – Using the Pump Fake
One incredibly effective move, used by scoring aficionados from Paul Pierce to Kobe Bryant, is the pump fake. A good pump fake will not only free you up from the defense when...
How To Improve Post Skills – 11
Having post players who can affect the game in multiple ways is a huge asset for any team. Most teams have big men who are either fast and mobile, strong and physical, or...
Shooting Guard Skills : Using The Downscreen
Ray Allen. Kobe Bryant. Michael Jordan. Those are just some of the names that come to mind when you think of shooting guards, and they all have one thing in common – the...
Fun Basketball Drills – 3 Point Killer
I have one shooting drill that the boys on all my high school teams love playing. We call it 3 Point Killer.
Basketball Shooting Drills – Knock-out!
The competitive drill, Knock-Out, works on pressure free throws, following your shot, and quick under the basket shots. The second drill works on improving layup skills. It...
Basketball Warmup Drills – 175 Shots Drill
I always do this drill before a contest or during a warming up. It is called the 175 Shots Drill. It's a good drill for a relaxed warm up; even before a game!
Basketball Shooting Drill – Free Throw Practice Plans
As you know free throw shooting plays a big part in most games. So in practice we shoot & record 10 free throws 4 times a practice.
Conditioning Drills for Basketball – Free Throw Leader Drill
Here is a conditioning/free throw drill that we used last year. It works well and the players like it. It is a great conditioning drill. It makes the players communicate...