Teaching a player how to shoot the basketball is a complex process.

SHOOTING DRILLS & MAIN POINTS

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B ALANCE                                       TOE TO TARGET
E LBOW                                           FORMS AN “L”, ELBOW ABOVE EYEBROW
E YES                                                ON RIM NOT THE BALL
F OLLOWTHROUGH                   FREEZE THE FOLLOW THROUGH & GOOD BACK SPIN
1. BARROS DRILL – Start in very close to the basket. Make 20 shots from one spot. These shot do not have to be in a row. Then make 5 in a row from the same spot. Take a step back and repeat the drill (20 makes, 5 makes in a row from same spot). Continue until you cannot hit 5 in a row. When completing this drill use only ONE HAND one day, then the next day use TWO HANDS.
2. 7/7 – Pick two spots to shoot from (i.e. the elbows). Spin the ball to yourself and square to the basket and take the shot. The game starts at zero. If the shot goes in the player adds ONE point. If the player misses the shot he subtracts TWO points. The game ends when a player either reaches plus seven (in which case he wins) or minus seven (in which case he loses).
3. Lying down shooting rotations flip – A player should lay on his back and practice the proper backspin for his shot, (TAKE 100 SHOTS BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP).

BALL HANDLING DRILLS

1. AROUND THE HEAD                              13. RICOCHET/WINDMILL
2. AROUND THE WAIST                            14. DOUBLE RICOCHET
3. AROUND THE KNEES                            15. DOUBLE LEG SINGLE LEG
4. HEAD, WAIST, KNEE – CORKSCREW  16. FINGER TIP SPINS
5. FlNGER TIP FIGURE EIGHT                  17. BEHIND BACK CATCH
6. FIGURE EIGHT NO BOUNCE                18. KNEELING BETWEEN LEGS BOUNCE
7. ONE BOUNCE FIGURE EIGHT                         19. DRIBBLE WALK (between the legs)
8. TWO BOUNCE FIGURE EIGHT                        20. FIGURE EIGHT (run in place)
9. SPEED FIGURE EIGHT                           21. SCISSORS DRIBBLE
10. FLIP                                                          22. TOM TOM DRUM
11. FLOP                                                        23. FINGER TIPS (10 EACH)
12. SPIDER DRILL                                       24. TYPE WRITER
 

TWO  BALL DRILLS

1. Together                  3. Crossover                            5. Behind the back       7. Balancing two balls
2. Alternating               4. Windshield wipers              6. Between the legs      8. Two ball juggle