The difficulty in designing game-like shooting drills
The Magic 3 in a Row Shooting Drill (by Basketball HQ via Hoop Dirt) is a good shooting drill similar to others that I have used during my coaching and training. However, it is not a game-like drill. [continue reading…]
Attractors in free-throw shooting
Differential learning and shooting drills
When I coached in Denmark, we had an 18-year-old player who never shot the same shot twice. During shooting drills, he practiced drawing a foul on three-pointers, or he shot the ball as high as possible or as straight as possible. He appeared never to take his shooting practice seriously. Of course, Stephen Curry does the same thing: [continue reading…]
Simple solution to improve shooting performance
Game constraints and shooting drills
Last week, I used a shooting drill that my friend Safa Kamalian introduced to me. It is an easy set up: There are four offensive players and two defenders, and the offensive players pass until someone shoots. [continue reading…]
Squat test for shooting
Hypertrophy, coordination and free-throw shooting
Dwight Howard’s variable free-throw practice
Problems with free-throw practice
I found the picture above on Twitter last night. In a quick glance, three things are apparent: