Basketball Shooting Drills – Backboard Shots

I feel that this is one of the best basketball shooting drills to use with players from all age groups. This particular shot should be considered one of the highest percentage shots in the game of basketball because of its distance.

Shooting Drill
Objective : To improve percentage of the high-percentage shot

Drill : Each player shoots from either block using the backboard (5-6 feet away from basket). 10 shots are taken at either block before rotating to shoot from the opposite block. Each player retrieves their own basketball.
Time :

This basketball drill should last at least 10-15 minutes each practice.  However, it is actually in my opinion one shot that is missed the most by all players, even good shooters. I attribute the high percentage of misses to the lack of time that is given to this shot in basketball practice.

Most players go in the gym to practice on free-throws, 3-pt shots and then more free throws. Therefore, their percentages for these shots are a little higher than they would be for the closer shot.

To make this shot, using the backboard, has become an art. In my opinion it is a lost art in the game of basketball.