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Basketball: Change direction shooting

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Have a chair set up about 18-20 feet away from the basket.

You can set the chair up on either side of the court.

The purpose of the drill is to teach players to go at speed, beat their defender with a dribble move then go into a shot.

COACHING POINTS

Maintain a low dribble and keep your head up.

Make sure your players go as fast as they can - we want everyone playing at Game Speed!

Finish with a quick release jump shot, we don't want players to dip the ball down, or waste any time with their shot.

Progression:

You can vary the move at the chair and you can also change the type of shot depending on what you want to work on.

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Beat the chair

Players start out in the corner on either side of the court.

Set up 2 cones in front of the players. The 1st cone 15 ft away. The 2nd cone 30 ft away. There will also be a chair 18-20 ft away from the basket.

Players dribble to the 1st cone and perform a change of direction dribble.

Player then dribbles around the 2nd cone and then dribbles at speed towards the chair.

When they reach the chair they should quickly change direction, move and attack the basket where they will finish with a lay-up.

Shooting

Beat the chair - Reverse angle

Players start out in the corner on either side of the court.

Set up 2 cones in front of the players. The 1st cone 15 ft away. The 2nd cone 30 ft away. There will also be a chair 18-20 ft away from the basket.

Players dribble to the 1st cone and perform a change of direction dribble.

Player then dribbles around the 2nd cone and then dribbles at speed towards the chair.

When they reach the chair they should quickly change direction, move and attack the basket where they will finish with a lay-up.

Shooting

Close Out- Box Out Drill

Players set up as shown in video clip. The line of players under the basket will each have a basketball.

A pass will be made from the line on the baseline to the line at the top.
Once the pass has been received that player will take a shot. The passer of the ball will run out and do a close out with their hand up to contest the shot.
After the shot has been released they will turn and box out to get the rebound.

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Carolina Shooting Drill

2 players work with 1 basketball. Players must catch and shoot on the move.

Once a player has shot they should catch their own rebound and pass to the other players.

Once the player has passed the ball, they should make a run/cut and then get ready to shoot the ball.

Shooting

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