Same routine, every shot
Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot
Shooting drill
Free-Throw Routine
Build a repeatable routine: shoot in sets of two, partner rebounds and records.
- Time
- 5 min
- Players
- 2+
- Ages
- All ages
- Level
- All levels
Equipment: 1 ball per basket
How to run the drill
- 1Every player builds the same routine: feet, dribbles, breath, shot.
- 2Shoot 10 sets of two; partner rebounds and records makes.
- 3Shooters must make both to 'win' a set.
Coaching points
- Same routine every time
- Elbow under the ball, hold the follow-through
- Legs drive the shot
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