Step 1/3Make it and the next shooter is under pressure
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Shooting drill
Pressure Free Throws
One line, one ball. Every make puts pressure on the next shooter: miss while the pressure is on and you're out.
- Time
- 6 min
- Players
- 4+
- Ages
- 10+
- Level
- All levels
Equipment: 1 ball
How to run the drill
- 1Everyone lines up behind the free-throw line with one ball.
- 2The first player shoots. If they score, the next shooter is “under pressure”.
- 3A player under pressure who misses is out. If they score, the pressure passes on to the next shooter.
- 4Any miss takes the pressure off the next shooter. Last player left wins.
- 5Players who are out can shoot at another basket, or play short rounds so nobody sits for long.
Coaching points
- Same routine every time
- Breathe out before you shoot
- Enjoy the pressure, it's what a game feels like
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