Basketball Coaching 101
Drill at a glance
- Ages
- 6+
- Players
- Pairs
- Minutes
- 5-8
- Equipment
- 1 ball per pair
- Skills
- Shooting form
Why it works: Shooting at an imaginary basket above a partner lets players work on technique without worrying about the rim.
Set-up. Pair up players and spread out about
ten feet from each other as shown in the diagram. Each pair
has one basketball.
The Activity - Players
work on thier shooting technique by shooting at an imaginary
basket above thier partner. Once the partner catches the basketball,
he/she does the same , and takes a practice shot back
to thier partner. Repeat for 10 to 50 times.
Coaching Point- Great opportunity for coaches to walk
up and down the lines giving points on how to shoot better.
Another variation if teaching the beef method, would be to have
the players take 10 shots focusing on balance, then ten shots
focusing on keepeing elbow in, etc.