Training tips for basketball

You can write or type up you workout plan and print it. It's good to have a physical copy so you can make sure you go through all of it. You can type it on a doc and use the table function or do it on a spreadsheet.

Here are 5 quick reasons why tracking shots will make you a great shooter:

1. You cannot improve what you don't measure.
2. It makes every single shot important.
3. Players can set shooting goals and commitments.
4. Players will see improvements.
5. Players will find out their weak shooting areas.

Get a little notebook and a pencil and you can do form shot's out of ten and track to see when you can make ten out of ten.

Shooting is one of the vital skills in basketball. It's important to develop a consistent form and repeatable shot.

Here are the 10 steps players must follow:

1. Shot preparation
2. Hand placement on the ball
3. Balanced base
4. Feet direction (the turn)
5. Consistent shot pocket
6. Eyes on target
7. Wrinkle the wrist
8. Elbow under the basketball
9. Balance hand
10. Rhythm shot + follow through

Start close to the rim and go through the five spots around the rim. Get into a rhythm of shooting the basketball with good technique first and then gradually extend the range of your shot. The absolute worst thing you can do is step into the gym and immediately start throwing up shots from behind the three-point line.

Workout quality is more important than workout quantity

You might hear those stories about someone shooting thousands of shots for 10 hours in the gym. This is unnecessary (and can often be harmful. You could do more giving it your all in 1 hour VS someone who was carelessly chucking the ball up like hot garbage for 10 hours. By having a pre-planned workout and then getting in the gym with a determined mind you executing the workout at game speed and with 100% focus.