Free Basketball Shooting Tips

I’ve gotten a whole bunch of requests for free basketball shooting tips over the past few days. Here’s a basketball drill that Terry sent in. Check out the conditioning tips from Shannon.

From Terry…
FOCUS: FREE THROW SHOOTING
I have my 8-10 and 10-12 girls shoot for the rim to help with shooting touch.

If the ball hits the backboard first or is an air ball they have to run laps.

Our free throw shooting has gotten better.

From Shannon…
I’ve found that the season can be quite long and demanding for the kids I coach. Naturally it can take it’s toll on them physically and you have to watch the balance between working them too hard or not hard enough.

To help with the physical demands, to build physical stamina and core strength, we do 15 minutes of core work out and calisthenics each practice–push ups, crunches, medicine ball toss and stretch, “wall sits”, duck walk, and flexibility (almost Yoga like moves). Mark Verstegen has a book called Core Performance that discusses the core routines he recommends and why. Thanks for your coaching hints and help.