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Home | Shooting Drills

Shooting Drills

Browse these basketball shooting drills which are designed to help improve team and individual basketball shooting. If you desire to have a better team or become a better player, it is imperative to improve shooting percentages. Chance are if you can't score, you won't win many games!

3 C's for Improved Free Throw Shooting
By: TJ Jones
How can players learn to shoot free throws at a better percentage? Here are 3 tips and 2 free throw shooting drills. . . . Keep Reading

In-Season Competitive Skill Development Drills
By: TJ Jones
Continue to develop skills during the season with these drills that focus on ball handling, shooting, and finishing. These competitive basketball drills are short, intense and designed to challenge players. . . . Keep Reading

Intensity Shooting Drill

Teach players intensity and effort in this shooting drill by having them attempt to make as many shots as possible in one minute. . . . Keep Reading

Roll-Out Jump Shot Series
An individual and/or team shooting drill series that helps to develop jump shot skills by learning to shoot game-type shots. Also helps to develop the ability to create open space and to shoot off the dribble. . . . Keep Reading

Michigan State 3-Point Shooting Drill
By: Jeff Osterman
Have your team work on and further develop 3-point shooting skills in practice with this competitive shooting drill. . . . Keep Reading

Close Out Shooting Drill
A partner shooting drill that forces the shooter to concentrate at a high level. . . . Keep Reading

1-and-1 and Run Free Throw Drill
Practice free throw shooting in a pressure situation. This is a team free throw drill that puts pressure on the shooter by causing pressure just as they would feel in a game. . . . Keep Reading

5 Make 30 Shooting Drill
Teach players to be more effective in their shooting and shot preparation. This team shooting drill will also develop passing, receiving, and communication skills as well as the ability to shoot under pressure if made into a competitive drill. . . . Keep Reading

2-Line Competitive Shooting Drill
Work on receiving a pass and shooting the basketball in a competitive situation. Also helps the passer work on making good passes to a shooter. . . . Keep Reading

Bump Drill
Teach players to concentrate on their shot, even while they are being 'bumped' or fouled during the act of shooting. . . . Keep Reading

One Dribble Shooting Drill
Develop the skill of shooting off of one hard, quick dribble. A great shooting drill to get off a lot of shots in a short timeframe. . . . Keep Reading

Mikan Drill Variation

This variation of the ever-popular Mikan Drill adds rebounding and finishing strong rather than just shooting left and right side layups. . . . Keep Reading

10 Spot Post Shot Drill
Improve a post player's jump shooting ability by working on game shots from game spots. Also a great drill for youth basketball players. . . . Keep Reading

3-2-1 Shooting Drill

Improve shooting technique and confidence through a competitive shooting drill. The competition and pressure in this partner shooting drill will help the shooter become more poised and confident. . . . Keep Reading

Power Layup Drill
Develop the drop step, pump fake, and power layup. . . . Keep Reading

Dribble, Stop and Jump Shot Drill
Work on shooting the jump shot off the dribble. Develop the skill of executing the pull-up as a help defender is closing in. . . . Keep Reading

Conditioning Free Throw Drill

A great free throw shooting drill that makes each free throw a 'pressure' shot. . . . Keep Reading

Go Up Strong Drill
This drill helps instill the habit of strong ball control on layups. Many players lose the ball and/or lose control if they are bumped even just slightly on the shot. They must learn to go up strong near the basket. . . . Keep Reading

Sprint Shooting Drill
Practice shooting a jump shot in a fast break situation at game speed. A good team shooting drill that also builds conditioning and shooting under the pressure of trying to reach a goal. . . . Keep Reading

56 Made Competitive Shooting Drill
Have players shoot from a wide range of spots on the basketball floor in a competitive situation. . . . Keep Reading

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