Stand very close to the basket (about 60 cm). Feet aligned, knees bent. Shoot with one hand; guide hand does not push. Elbow under the ball; ball on the finger pads. Finish with proper followâthrough. Focus on perfect technique, not speed.
As your technique improves, you can move farther away from the backboard. Source: Breakthrough Basketball - 72 drills
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
Panicked passes under full-court pressure cost easy turnovers. Teach calm spacing and simple reads so your team beats the press instead of feeding it.
A ready-to-run Halloween session for junior basketball: zombie tag, ball control, a ghost rondo and a pumpkin patch shooting game.
Four players standing still make every ball handler's job harder. Teach V-cuts, L-cuts and back cuts so your team gets open and punishes defenders who overplay.
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