Basketball Drills
Comments (0) If you love watching basketball, this is the best time of the year. The NBA Finals are upon us as the Miami Heat play the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Championship.
As fun as it is to watch the greats play, it is better when you go out and try to do the things you have seen the pros done. Countless times I have counted down the clock as I took a fade away jumper for the win (ala Michael Jordan). Now fans are emulating LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Kevin Durant, and others.
There are many ways you can play basketball. You can play five on five, one on one, horse, speed, etc. In my opinion playing 3 on 3 is the best ways to practice and use the moves you’ve seen on TV. Like the Rajon Rondo fake layup turn around hook or the fake behind the back pass to layup.
You need to practice basketball drills to be like the NBA greatest players.
Dribbling Drills-To be a good basketball player you need to be able to dribble the ball. Especially because so few of us are blessed with being 7 feet tall. The shorter you are the more you have to be able to dribble. Good drills are dribbling two balls at the same time. This helps your weak hand to be as good with dribbling as your strong hand. Other important things to practice are crossovers, between the legs, and behind the back dribbling. These skills will help you get space from your defender which will allow you to drive or give you space for a jump shot.
Passing Drills-Passing is another very important part basketball. Bounce passes, chest passes, cross court passes, and lob passes are fundamental abilities that you need to know. As you master these passes you can also try more flashy passes such as behind the back, off the backboard, and no look passes.
Shooting Drills-Nothing else matters if you can’t score. You need to be able to make shots to win any basketball game. Free-throw shooting is one of the most important shots to master. Nothing is more frustrating when you miss a free shot at the basket. You should be able to make all shots such as mid range shots, three point shots, hook shots, and lay-ups. But you should practice the most with where you will get the ball. If you are a center practice hook shots more. If you are a shooting guard practice mid range and three point shots.
Team Drills- It is necessary to work well with your team. You need to know where someone will be on offense so you can pass to them. You also need to trust your teammates to help you on defense. Your team chemistry will come as you play more together and get to kn0w each others tendencies and how to best play with each other.
Basketball Conditioning- There is a lot of running in basketball. You need to be in shape to stay on your man on defense and have enough energy on offense to blow by your defender as you drive to the hoop. To improve your conditioning you should do wind sprints, run laps, push ups, and sit ups. Also, if you want to play in the post, the more body building you do the stronger you will be to back people down and score easier in the post.
Basketball is a great way to get outdoors, get exercise, and have a lot of fun. If you practice these drills you can be like the pros and dominate your competition. You will be better as you practice more, and remember you are doing this because everyone wants to be like Mike.
