Basketball skill development should be an integral part of your basketball practices. At our practice we spend at least 20 minutes a practice on shooting. To become good at shooting the basketball and maintain that ability takes repetition, and this repetition should come in ways that apply to your offense. You have all heard me mention before that basketball players need to take games shots, at game spots, at game speed. This is a key to component to all aspects of basketball skill development and training at Elite Basketball Training.
Corner to Wing Shooting Drill
Rick Pitino Basketball Shooting Drill
At all of my Elite Basketball Training sessions players focus on shooting the basketball from various spots on the floor as well as off the catch and off the dribble. Shooting the basketball from game spots is essential to every basketball player’s shooting workout. So is the ability to shoot the basketball in a variety of ways.
Game Shots at Game Spots at Game Speed
Too many times, basketball players go out and work on their jump shot and the work out does not consist of anything more than bouncing the ball a few times, firing up a shot from NBA range, getting the rebound, and repeating the process over and over again. This does not in any way produce a good jump shooter and will improve the players jump shot only slightly more than if they stayed on the couch and played NBA Live. Basketball players need to take game shots at game spots at game speed.
10 Keys to a Shooting Workout
Since Kevin Eastman is one of the most well known basketball skill trainers in the world, and this site is devoted to basketball training, I thought it best to relay more information from the clinic. The following is a list of Kevin Eastman’s 10 keys to a shooting workout:
Get shots in the following ways: off quick penetration (catch the ball and go) and shot fake pentration.
The Curl Series
Learning how to come off screens and get an open shot is a very important part of the game of basketball. It requires the player to read not only where their defender is going but also where the help defender is as well. In this video, the player is running through a series of drills that are designed to get her an open jump shot curling off a screen. The type of curl she uses all depends on where the defense will be.
