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Basketball Drills UW Sue Bird Shooting

By Brian Williams on May 19, 2014

Basketball Drills UW Sue Bird Shooting

This shooting drill is from Arkansas women’s Coach Mike Neighbors when he was at Washington. He has a great newsletter that he sends it out each week. If you are interested in being added to his list, please email me and I will pass it along to him.

The following is his description and diagrams of the drill that he saw Sue Bird using.

This is a good 1-2 step, Game Spot, Game Shot drill… Doesn’t really fit Game Speed because we aren’t on the move between shots.

Shooter starts in corner. We will attempt 10 3-point shots. If she makes 7 or more she moves to the next spot on the wing. If she makes 6 she stays at the same spot.

If she makes 5 or fewer she moves backward a spot. We shot corner-wing-top-wing-corner-wing-top-wing-corner…

 
After the last spot, the move is to the FT line… must hit 3 Free Throws in a row to complete the drill.

This is a good warm-up or cool-down drill to work into your shooting workouts.

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Shooter starts in corner. We will attempt 10 3-point shots. If she makes 7 or more she moves to the next spot on the wing. If she makes 6 she stays at the same spot.

If she makes 5 or fewer she moves backward a spot. We shot corner-wing-top-wingcorner-wing-top-win-corner…

After the last spot, the move is to the FT line… must hit 3 Free Throws in a row to complete the drill.

The 5 numbers in the diagrams are the five shooting spots, not other players.

This is a good warm-up or cool-down drill to work into your shooting workouts.

Variations:

Can change the numbers to accommodate skill level.

Shoot the seams rather than the spots.

We make it competitive if shooting head to head with first player to complete the spots. Can be total makes. Can be timed if you have good rebounders.

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  1. nicole villarreal says

    May 21, 2014 at 12:31 am

    Please send my email to be added

  2. williab83 says

    August 14, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    Will do, thank you!

  3. Greg O says

    October 19, 2014 at 7:10 am

    Please add me to Coach’s e-mail list

  4. williab83 says

    October 19, 2014 at 10:01 am

    We will pass along your info. Thanks!

  5. Garnett Givans says

    November 5, 2014 at 5:08 pm

    Please send me the emails

  6. williab83 says

    November 8, 2014 at 11:30 am

    We’ll pass along your email address to Coach Neighbors. Thanks!

  7. Charles e. long says

    January 18, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    Still another excellent set of drills (new school of carver)

  8. mike says

    April 18, 2015 at 8:07 am

    please add me to Washington women’s Coach Mike Neighbors newsletter. thanks

  9. Ben Rodriguez says

    April 18, 2015 at 8:20 am

    Please add me to Coach Neighbors newsletter!

  10. Bill Donald says

    April 18, 2015 at 8:32 am

    Great information, please pass my email onto Coach Neighbor’s list. That would be fantastic. Thanks.

  11. Jeannette Mosher says

    April 18, 2015 at 8:43 am

    I would like to be added to the newsletter—[email protected]

  12. Dulaine Harris says

    April 18, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    I would love to be added as well for the newsletter! Thank you

  13. williab83 says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:29 pm

    I will put you on my list that I send to Coach Neighbors.

  14. williab83 says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm

    You’re on the list.

  15. williab83 says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm

    I added you.

  16. williab83 says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:33 pm

    Got you added.

  17. williab83 says

    April 18, 2015 at 6:34 pm

    You’re on the list.

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    April 19, 2015 at 2:57 pm

    Please add me to coach neighbors newsletter. Thank you for being a source of knowledge!

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    April 21, 2015 at 1:46 pm

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  20. Jermaine Vaughn says

    July 8, 2015 at 11:10 pm

    Thanks for all the great info. Very interested, so please add me to Mike Neighbors newsletter distribution list. Thanks on advance

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