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.
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.
As a player, you really do not realize how important the position of the shoulders are in your jump shot. In the case of this player, her shoulders were back on every shot and that caused all of her shots to be short. Generally speaking your shoulders need to be forward, but not so far forward that you fall over, just enough so that they sit over the center of your feet. This position, I like to call it an “athletic stance,” is imperative for not only shooting the basketball but for any other athletic activity that you take on.
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.
Basketball strength training goes far beyond just improving your overall physical attributes. A solid basketball strength training workout will not only increase your size, strength, and speed but also add valuable inches (or even feet) onto your vertical jump. However, there is something that basketball strength training can do for you as well that I am relatively sure that you have not even thought of.
