Barbara Nelson, Myers Park HS, NC, Former Head Girl’s Basketball Coach
Coach Nelson retired with 804 career wins and nine state championships.
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KENTUCKY THREE-POINT SHOOTING DRILL (130 MAKES)
The team runs a five-minute three-point shooting drill with a goal of 130 team makes. Players start staggered to avoid crowding the same basket, shoot, get their own rebounds, and rotate. The drill emphasizes transition threes and requires genuine focus to hit the target. If the team falls short of the goal, they run as a consequence. The coach notes the goal is attainable but demands consistent effort — someone is always going to be shooting well, so there’s no excuse for the whole team to be off.
FULL-COURT DRIVING AND KICK DRILL
Players line up on the baseline on both sides of the court. The drill involves a player receiving a pass at half court (via a hand slap), executing a shot fake, then kicking the ball out to a corner shooter. A key coaching point is that the corner player must fade to the corner on the shot fake — staying even with the ball and the dribble penetration — not drifting too early or too late. The drill runs two to three minutes per side, with a team goal of around 12 makes for a two-minute block. Though the volume of shots isn’t high, it builds habits around full-court catching, driving, and kicking — all critical to game success.
COACHING TAKEAWAYS
Both drills work well early in practice as conditioning tools while also developing game-specific skills. The driving and kick drill can be used to emphasize different things depending on the focus of the day, and it doubles as a way to work on defensive positioning. Setting team goals with consequences keeps players dialed in and creates a competitive, purposeful practice environment.
