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Basketball: Banana cut

Great tool for bringing focus to practices. Began using it last year...

Eric, Coach

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Start underneath and beside key near the block.

Toss the ball into a spin back into a point between the elbow and the free throw line and the three-point line.

Jab, step into the key and simulate a cut off a pick being set off a block cutting to catch the ball about 15 feet out this is a banana cut.

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Beat the chair:

Players start out in the corner on either side of the court.

Set up 2 cones in front of the players. The 1st cone 15 ft away. The 2nd cone 30 ft away. There will also be a chair 18-20 ft away from the basket.

Players dribble to the 1st cone and perform a change of direction dribble.

Player then dribbles around the 2nd cone and then dribbles at speed towards the chair.

When they reach the chair they should quickly change direction, move and attack the basket where they will finish with a lay-up.

Shooting

Beat the chair - Reverse angle:

Players start out in the corner on either side of the court.

Set up 2 cones in front of the players. The 1st cone 15 ft away. The 2nd cone 30 ft away. There will also be a chair 18-20 ft away from the basket.

Players dribble to the 1st cone and perform a change of direction dribble.

Player then dribbles around the 2nd cone and then dribbles at speed towards the chair.

When they reach the chair they should quickly change direction, move and attack the basket where they will finish with a lay-up.

Shooting

Carolina Shooting with Pressure:

Player 1 shoots, collects own rebound and passes to Player 2

Player 1 cuts out to a different shooting spot following their pass and adding a bit of pressure (but not blocking) to their partner's shot

Player 2 shoots, collects their own rebound and finds Player 1 with a good pass

Before cutting to a different shooting spot

Follow their pass and add some pressure to their partner's shot.

Shooting

both side shooting drill:

Both Players outside the 3 point line start dribbling with the ball towards the outside court.

Players . 2 and 4 run towarsds each other on meeting they both run of the pretend screen/defender and make them selves available to recieve the ball ( keeping receiving hand up as a target)

Player dribbling looks up and as soon as the player is available passes the ball. Receiving playersd take a shot and sollect the rebound to pass the ball back to the next two player by the 3 point line.

Shooting

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