Three steps to great shooting: Ball handling/Fundamentals/Practice Plan

I. FUNDAMENTALS
A. FEET/LEGS
-YOUR LEGS ARE YOUR BASE. KEEP THEM STRONG, IN SHAPE AND 
FLEXIBLE
B. ARMS
- HAVE THEM RELAXED AND THEY WILL FALL NATURALLY INTO THE SIDE OF YOUR BODY
C. FINGERS
-USE YOUR WHOLE FINGER TO FOLLOW THROUGH AND GET GOOD 
ROTATION
D. HEAD
- NEVER WATCH FLIGHT OF BALL
II. DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHOOTING
A. SCORING SHOOTING
- MAKING THE 15 FOOT JUMP SHOT
- DEVELOP THE SHOOTING SKILL
B. STAND STILL SHOT
- CAN GET THROUGH THE TENTH GRADE
III. BALL HANDLING- MOST IMPORTSANT PART OF SHOOTING
A. MASTER THE LITTLE DRILLS
B. PLAY WITH YOUR HEAD UP
- CREATES CONFIDENCE IN YOUR GAME
- DEVELOP TOUCH/FEEL FOR BALL
C. KNOW THE BALL
- MAKE SURE IT FEELS GOOD IN YOUR HAND
IV. FUNDAMENTALS
RHYTHM (ESTABLISH A RHYTHM)
- CLOSE TO THE BASKET
- SHOOT THE BALL THE SAME WAY FROM 4 FEET AS YOU DO FROM 20
A. BE SQUARE TO THE BASKET
1. FEET AND CHEST POINTED AND FACING THE GOAL
- WILL HELP YOU SHOOT A STRAIGHT BALL EVERYTIME
- MISSING LEFT AND RIGHT HURTS. YOU CAN’T BOUNCE THE 
BALL IN
2. ARMS
- ELBOWS INTO THE SIDE OF THE BODY
- CENTER THE BALL IN THE CENTER OF YOUR BODY
3. HANDS
- NOT TOO MUCH – USE FINGERTIPS – NO PALMS
- HANDS SPREAD WIDE
- CREATE A BASKET EFFECT WITH HAND
- INDEX FINGER ON CENTER OF THE BALL
- CATCH THE BALL WITH YOUR SHOOTING WRIST BACK
• PLACE THE HAND UNDER THE BALL
• CREATE GOOD WRIST SNAP – MORE POWER
• GETTING UNDER THE BALL EARLY CREATES MORE ARC
- RELEASE POINT
• ABOVE YOUR HEAD- TOP OF FOREHEAD- INVERTED “V” TO SEE GOAL. ALLOWS YOU TO CONTROL ARC
• NOT AT CHEST LEVEL, SIDE OF HEAD OR BEHIND HEAD
4. HEAD
- WHERE IS YOUR FOCUS
* SHOOT UP AND OVER THE RIM—THE PRONGS WHERE 
THE NET ATTACHES
* ALOWS TIRED SHOOTERS TO GET UP AND OVER THE 
RIM
* FULL CONCENTRATION
5. FOLLOW THROUGH
- CONNECTED WITH UPAND OVER
- HAVE HAND FOLLOW THE BALL IN THE BASKET
SUCCESS IS A MASTER OF CONSISTENT PRACTICE
V. PRACTICE PLANNING
A. STAND STILL SHOOTING
- 10 SPOT SHOOTING—15’ FROM GOAL – PERFECT FORM
HAVE A GOAL FROM EACH SPOT (70-80%)
THE DIME EFFECT – JUMP AND LAND ON A DIME EVERY TIME
B. SHADOW SHOOTING
- DOWN LOW – CATCH AND SHOOT—NO BALL
- DEVELOP A ROUTINE – ELIMINATE A WASTED MOTION
C. DOOMSDAY SHOOTING
- FORCES SHOOTING FUNDAMENTALS
- PLACE BALL ON ELBOW
- RUN TO BASELINE—BACK TO ELBOW/PICK UP BALL/ SQUARE AND SHOOT
D. SHOOTING UP AND OVER
- PASSING LINE ON BASELINE
- RECEIVING LINE AT ELBOW
- PASS TO ELBOW
- STEP TO RECEIVE PASS – GO UP AND OVER DEFENDER
- PASSER REBOUNDS
VI. GAME SHOOTING
DEVELOP COMPLEX DRILLS BEYOND FUNDAMENTALS
A. 2/3 SPOT SHOOTING 
- OFF THE DRIBBLE
- TAKES 2 DRIBBLES FROM SPOT- GO RIGHT AND LEFT
- STOPPING YOUR MOVE- TURN INSIDE FOOT SQUARE AND SHOOT OR JUMP STOP INTO 
- SQUARE POSITION- MAKE SURE LOST DRIBBLES IN FRONT- DON’T SWAY ON SHOT
B. SELF PASS
- FLIP IN FRONT 
- CATCH AND SHOOT
C. FOOT FAKE JAB INTO SHOT
- JAB AND SHOOT
- JAB, DRIBBLE AND SHOOT
D. QUICK DRIBBLE AND SHOOT
E. SPACE MAKER
- JAB – DRIBBLE, CROSSOVER AND SHOOT
- 5 SHOTS EACH DIRECTION
F. BEHIND BACK DRIBBLE AND SHOOT
- NOT FOR GAME
- STRENGTHENS FEEL FOR THE BALL AND ABILITY TO GRAB AND SHOOT
G. TRIANGLE SHOOTING
- DRIBBLE OUT TO THREE POINT LINE
- TURN AND SHOOT
H. CIRCUS SHOOTING
- MAKE AT LEAST 3 OUT OF 5
- FLIP /CATCH /SQUARE / SHOOT
VII. THREE POINT SHOOTING
- KEY IS PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED FOOTWORK
- POWER LEG FORWARD – STEP INTO SHOT – COMING INTO THE LINE
- DO NOT STAND RIGHT OUT OF THE LINE – YOU LOSE RHYTHM / POWER / MOMENTUM
- DO SAME DRILLS
SELF PASS INTO THE LINE
OFF DRIBBLE – FIRST FOOT TO LINE OR JUMP STOP
BEHIND THE BACK
VIII. FOUL SHOOTING
- BRING THE SAME MECHANICS TO THE FOUL LINE
- WHY CHANGE THE SHOT? DON’T!!
- PRACTICE THE SAME FUNDAMENTALS
- MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF THE LINE
IX. BIG BALL
- IT WEIGHS THE SAME
- EVERYTHING IS IDENTICAL EXCEPT SIZE
- HELPS ELIMINATE THE MENTAL GAME
- CHANGE UP IN PRACTICE
* MUST MAKE 2 IN A ROW – 10 IN A ROW OR BANK EVERY 5TH
DEVELOP THE PROGRAM TO WORK HARD AND ESTABLISH MENTAL TOUGHNESS, WORK AT ALL TIMES, YOU CAN ONLY GET OUT OF SOMETHING WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT. PRACTICE WITH A PURPOSE.