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Basketball: One handed set shot

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To perfect the set shot let's start with one hand.

The hand should start cocked back, with the ball slightly in front of you.

As you shoot bend your knees, spring up and unfold your arm so that it straightens and flick your wrist to put back spin on the shot.

You should finish up on your toes.

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This shot is used when you are standing still and close to the basket. It is also the technique used for a free throw.

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Set shot technique - No basket:

To perfect the set shot let's start without the basket.

The hand should start cocked back, with the ball slightly in front of you.

As you shoot bend your knees, spring up and unfold your arm so that it straightens and flick your wrist to put back spin on the shot.

You should finish up on your toes.

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Lay up step 1 - Inner corner shooting:

This is the first step to teaching a lay -up.

Using the correct shooting teachnique players must aim to hit the top corner of the little black square on the backboard. If they are standing on the right side, this will be the right corner, on the left, the left corner.

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Lay up step 3 - Two steps:

The third step to teaching a lay up.

From the right side the player takes a step with their right foot and then continues with step 2 followed by step one.

On the left side, it should be one step with the left, then the right.

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Lay up step 2 - One step lay up:

This is the 2nd step to teaching a lay up.

From the right side (as in the example) player takes one step forward with their left foot and then drives the right knee up (as if their elbow and knee were attached with a piece of string) to finish the lay up they aim for the little black square on the backboard, as in step one.

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