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Use this drill with individual shooters. Break down your offense in this drill. Each spot the shooter must make a game speed move for lay-up/midrange jumper and also make a 3 point shot. If they make both shots they are a +1. If they miss one shot, they are 0. If they miss both shots, they are –1. Keep a running total. The shooter stays on until they get to +5 or end the drill when they get to –5. So the goal is to STAY POSITIVE. (good visual image drill)
As a coach, you must be the judge of the individuals GAME SHOTS, GAME SPOTS, and GAME SPEED. If it
doesn’t meet that players standard, count that particular shot as a “MISS”…
Once the player gets to +5 for that section, they make 5 FT’s. Change the cuts, screens, shots and go again.
Goal is always to STAY POSITIVE.
Will give you a few examples here… keep in mind these are from OUR actions. You MUST adapt them to
YOUR actions. This is just an idea of how to score and keep a drill competitive more than trying to copy the
drill action for action. We have about 25 different ones for variety.
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Stay Positive Shooting Drill
Coach passes to the shooter. Shooter attacks the basket off the rip to score. This can be a lay-up, a floater, or mid-range jumper. After completing that shot, the shooter simulates cutting to corner off a baseline block screen for a 3-pointer.
+5 or –5, then make 5 FTS.
Player starts with ball on wing. Simulates using a ball screen and drives it to score. After the shot, shooter cuts to the wing for a 3 point shot.
+5 or –5, then make 5 FTS.
Shooter starts at the nail. Cuts to the arc simulating a flare screen for a 3 point shot. From the spot where shot is taken, shooter receives another pass from coach. Shooter rips it through a drives it to finish. ** Be careful when you do the shorter shot 2nd in the sequence that you don’t allow them to take a NON-game type shot in effort to not be –1 if they have missed the 3 pointer.
