One on One Closeout Drills

As a coach, you see it all the time, players working on their basketball skills in a way that is not conducive to a game. You know the drill, going out on the court and immediately chucking up three point shot after three point shot from the same spots while bouncing the ball five or six times in front of you because they are frustrated that they keep missing. This type of workout usually lasts about 15 minutes and then the player goes in the house having barely broken a sweat.

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One-on-One Basketball

At the end of each of my Elite Basketball Clinics, there is usually a segment devoted to one-on-one basketball drills. During this segment, the players are able to use the skills that they have been working on throughout the clinic in a one-on-one situation. This is done in order to teach the player to transfer the skills that they learned from the drills into a live situation

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