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Shooting basketball drills

More than any other skill, shooting takes practice. Lot's of practice. Fundamentals include form, timing, and mental training.

There are 260 individual basketball drills in this category.

Shoot like J.J Redick

Do 10 sets of this drill every day for a month and you\‘ll have an outstanding jumper that will AWW the deffense

Pro shooting

This drill will increase your accuracy while helping you to delvlope confidence in your shot

Improve your arc

Stand about 1 foot away from the basket then shoot making sure you follow through. If you make this 20 times a day you will have great arc and your freethrow perctange will go up.

Cougars

running and shooting

Chair Shooting

a fast paced individual drill to condition and teach player to come off screens

chair shooting

Two chairs separated by 6 feet on the wing. Player touches empty chair with two hands and grabs ball off other chair, shoots. Rebounder passes ball to shooter. Shooter places ball down on other chair, touches unoccupied chair with two hands an dgets to other chair with ball, pick up and shoot. ETC…go three minutes

Shooting tips

Scoring Tips:

Know your shooting range (See “Range Finder” drill).
Get open before you receive the ball. Movement creates opportunity.
Get the ball to the open player (you will be surprised how many times it will be YOU!)
Be on balance and take good shots. “Hoped” or hurried shots rarely go in the basket.
Take open shots that you can make with teammates in positions to rebound. Over 50% of all shots and 35% of free throws will be missed.
Passing up a good open shot is worst than taking a bad shot.
Lastly, acknowledge the passer on every assist. This will usually result in getting more and better passes.

The Layup Jumpshot drill

When miss first shoot try and get the next by doing a layup

Basketball categories

Ballhandling 160Probably the most basic of basketball skills, but sometimes the most neglected. These drills will show you how to develop ballhandling skills. Remember that weak hand!
Big man 36Perhaps more than any other position on the team, the big man needs drills to perfect inside and post-up moves.
Combination 74Drills that combine other skills, and puts emphasis on technique and fundamentals.
Conditioning 159Basketball requires all around conditioning; stamina, strength, speed, jumping ability and more. These drills show you how to improve in all those areas.
Defense 112Offense wins games, defense wins championships. Playing defense is a skill like everything else. It requires skill, understanding of the game, and dedication.
Offense 79If you want to develop a sound offensive game, this category is for you. These are drills for the individual player and for the team.
Passing 74Another fundamental skill that is often overlooked. These drills will teach you everything from individual passing drills, to team passing drills.
Rebounding 77Like defense, rebounding takes dedication. But rebounding is easier if you understand the basics of boxing out, timing, and the importance of defensive positioning.
Shooting 260More than any other skill, shooting takes practice. Lot's of practice. Fundamentals include form, timing, and mental training.
Skills 32Drills that teach other aspects of the game are collected here.
Transition 47The transition from defense to offense can be a very effective weapon. Teams that know how to run the floor and establish a set offense quickly, have a powerful weapon for scoring easy points.
Warmup 24These drills cover everything from individual to team warmup drills, both for game and practice situations.
Wheelchair 10I'd like to have a lot more drills for wheelchair basketball, so please help me add more drills to this category!
Youth 23For those just starting out playing basketball, the game should be all about having fun. These drills will show you how to make sure the kids enjoy themselves while they learn the basics of basketball.

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