This week we take a leaf out of British Basketball's book and test your players' shooting ability with a series of shooting practices - inspired by the T16 Basketball Curriculum.
To help you assess your team and find out which of them are your sharpest shooters (and which of them could do with a little more practice) try this shooting test session with your players today!
More info - T16 Basketball Curriculum:
One of the key areas outlined for improvement in this document, which aims to help "GB teams of the future to play to a better standard", was shooting - with particular focus on:
PS. If you want to read more about the the T16 Coaching Curriculum you can download your own copy here.
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