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Below are some teaching points of emphasis for teaching shooting off the dribble.
- Sight the rim before you start the shot.
- Be quick from the dribble into the shot.
- Bring the ball through the set point, but do not set the ball.
o The shot should be one smooth action from the dribble to the shooting [...]
Thu, May 13 2010 » Shooting, Shooting School » No Comments
The positioning and grip of the Shooting Hand has been a common problem among our junior players, especially in the girls program.
Players should adopt a relaxed and comfortable grip on the basketball with the fingers and thumb spread and relaxed.
The Shooting Fingers and thumb are spread to provide lateral control/stability. The purpose of [...]
Fri, July 24 2009 » Shooting, Shooting School » No Comments
The “Shot Path” is the path the ball follows from the set point to the follow through. The shot path is generally not an issue as long as a shooter starts the shot in the set point and finishes with a consistent follow through and release point.
In the diagram to the right you will see [...]
Tue, June 16 2009 » Shooting, Shooting School » No Comments
Defensive Notes from Coach K, Self, Knight, Huggins, Dunlap, Izzo, Donovan, Daly, Karl, Majerus added to Facebook page: http://tiny.cc/XNhzX #
Defender must make contact with his man before the screen makes contact with him or his man will be able to control the cut. - KEVIN EASTMAN #
You can’t play any defense if the other team [...]
Tue, June 9 2009 » Shooting School, Twitter Updates » No Comments
There is a right and a wrong way to do things, you can practice shooting 8 hours a day, but if your TECHNIQUE is wrong, all you will become is very good at shooting very bad.
- Michael Jordan
Tue, April 28 2009 » Shooting, Shooting School » No Comments
Coaches,
I would like to take the opportunity to let you know about the two great resources available to help you create your teaching of shooting philosophy…
Swish & Swish 2 by Tom Norland
http://www.swish22.com/
Better Shooting & Better Shooting 2 by Better Basketball
http://www.betterbasketball.com/
Both have helped me greatly in my development as a coach and are both DVD sets [...]
Thu, April 23 2009 » Coaching Resources, Shooting, Shooting School » No Comments
Last week we finished up our shooting camps for U12 boys and girls. The camp is focused purely on the Process of Shooting, ie. we are more concerned with how you shoot the ball and will you’re mechanics enable you to be the best shooter you can be. It may not happen this week, or [...]
Thu, April 23 2009 » Player Development, Shooting, Shooting School » No Comments
I recently posted a blog on teaching players to use an “All Out Shooting Action.”‘ We have felt for some time now that using an all out action is critical to developing a simple, repeatable and consistent shooting action.
Yesterday I found some scientific evidence to back up the importance of shooting in one motion with [...]
Fri, April 10 2009 » Books, Shooting, Shooting School » No Comments
Shooting with an “All out action” is one of the keys to the Junior Blues Shooting Philosophy.
To shoot with an all out action means to:
Shoot on the way up - This ensures that you are using your legs as the main power source not the wrist or upper body. We ask the players to [...]
Fri, March 6 2009 » Player Development, Shooting, Shooting School » No Comments
The “Release Point” is the term we give to the position the shooting arm finishes after releasing the shot.
The Release Point is important as it will play a role in determining the flight of the basketball to the hoop.
There are many theories on what angle the ball should approach the hoop [...]
Mon, February 2 2009 » Player Development, Shooting, Shooting School » No Comments
