Basketball drills for shooting

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Player on top attacks the basket.
Passes along the baseline.
Ball to corner makes quick extra pass to wing who takes the 3 point shot.
The player at the corner runs to the basket immediately after the pass.
Where that gets the ball from the player on the wing on the opposite side works off under the hoop.
White triangle takes rebound from the 3 point shot.
Blue player takes own rebound. (Passing clockwise.)

Divide players into groups of 5.
Normally we have 2 or 3 baskets available.
For example, every 7 minutes turn over, first center explanation. (most guidance on the dribbling skills needed)
Station 1. (Basket 1)
- 3x2 play from the center line without dribbling (only passing, free running, pivoting)
Station 2. (basket 2)
- 1x1 play (substitution, attacker becomes defender, occasionally change the order to get different match-ups, 1-shot attempt or under time pressure to keep up the momentum)
Station 3. (Basket 3 - if available)
- Shooting exercise: 5 positions on edge of bucket (low, elbow, free throw line, elbow low).
- 1 player shoots, others catch and pass the ball (1 shot per position, highest score of the group)
Station 4 dribbling skills. (1-2 pawns)
- Over the pylon (do not take it with you, keep control, from left to right, 1 hand behind your back)
- Lift the pylon with the left, dribble with the right (throw the pylon, catch it with the other hand)
- Left/right and touch pylon (timer, counting) - hand that releases the ball must touch pylon (low position, defend the ball)
- 2 pawns, dribble left, touch right
- 2 cones (8 dribble with 1 hand)
Station 5 dribbling skills. (row of pawns)
- Slalom around the pawns, low dribble, back and forth (tempo)
- Variant: low dribble, feet on both sides of the pawns, cross after every pylon.
- Low dribble, always touching the according pawns.
- Stay in control, stay on the same side. (dribble left, touch pylon with right)

Have the players shoot from in front of the basket:
- Right in the basket.
- Through the board into the basket.
Have players shoot from the side:
- Right into the basket.
- Via the board into the basket.

There are still too many players who haven't mastered the two-count rhythm yet!
Right layups
- Pay attention to the 2-count rhythm. (push off with the right leg)
- Upper hand layups.
- Underhand lyups.
Left layups
- Pay attention to 2-count rhythm (right leg drop off, shoot the ball with the left (or two hands)).
- Upper hand layups.
- Underhand lyups.