This week's individual player session has been designed to improve your aspiring shooting guards' skill and shooting percentage (to be used as a supplement to game practice).
Shooting Guard position - Core duties:
A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team (shooting guards typically average 35-40% of shots from three-point range). For this reason shooting guards need to be:
Use this session with your shooting guards to help them improve their game today!
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