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.
Rick Pitino Basketball Shooting Drill
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.
Shooter’s Touch
This year’s Elite Basketball Shooting Camp had a wide variety of skill levels from a little second grader and his father who were just starting out, to experienced, soon-to- be high school varsity basketball players. For the beginners, it was a great time to learn the basics of jump shooting, and for the the more experienced players, they were able to pick up new drills that will help them improve their game. Either way, the basketball training made a difference in their game.
