I do not live very close to a court, so I have a basket set up in my backyard. I don’t have much room. I just have a little patio with the basket there. I pretty much only have room for close range shooting. I have a decent sized backyard that I could use for running and stuff like that. I need a plan that I can stick to that won’t be too difficult because I work and don’t have all day to practice. I need shooting drills, ball handling, defense, conditioning, and anything else somebody might think I need. If you have any ideas for me please tell me. I am going to be a junior next year.
Thanks.
That’s the thing. When I go to practice, I find myself just shooting around and not really trying to get better at things. So I think if I had a routine to follow it would be easier.
Shooting: First things first. Build your shot. Start about 2 feet from the basket, with only your dominant hand on the ball and work on a straight and consistent follow-through. Very slowly, work your way back, until its about a mid-ranged shot. Then do the same, but with both hands (non-dominant hand only for support, not for the shot) and practice your jumpers, again, slowly working back.
Another thing I would suggest self passes and quick shots. Have yourself set up before you get the ball and as soon as it comes to your hands, you’re ready to release. Another thing is turn around shots. You don’t need to fade away, or at least not yet, but you can work on it.
Ball Handling: Work on quick steps (sudden burst forward) and basic crossovers (no need for Allen Iverson style, you’re going for speed, not size and looks). Practice this with both hands. Another very important thing is being able to quickly stop running and pulling up for a jump shot from pretty much anywhere (stopping with very little time for control, so work on your grip of the ball). Make sure you’re doing all of this with your head up. You don’t need to practice moves, but just speed and consistency. Also, try to imagine a defender and keep the ball a certain distance from "them".
Defense: You’ll mostly need someone to play with for this, so that you can learn the best way to watch for moves and learning how to play against different types of players. Something to work on though is shuffling. You can work on that anywhere, as long as you’re even for both sides again.
Conditioning: Depending on how devoted you are, you can do more laps of this, but what you should do is run as far as you can on your road/sidewalk (try to imagine someone running with you, so that you can push yourself harder <don’t cheat yourself and give it your all>), then rest for a little while, but not to where your breathing is normal again. Then, walk back towards your start until your breathing is close to normal. Start running again until you reach your start. If your breathing isn’t as heavy as it was when you stopped running the first time, that just means you had too long of a break, or you walked too far. You can repeat this as many times as you allow yourself to.
Two other things that are very important are to set goals for yourself and to make sure you’re practicing on surfaces that are as close to regulation as possible. You don’t want to get your body used to softer surfaces, such as grass, gravel, etc., because you won’t have the same coordination once you are playing on regulation courts.
Hope this helps!
~Jamie

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Chris(RIP Michael Jackson)
941 days ago
Just practice.
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Cubs Fan
941 days ago
you can go to a court once a week and practice as much as u can or go to your friends house who has lots of room to practice
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Jamie
941 days ago
Shooting: First things first. Build your shot. Start about 2 feet from the basket, with only your dominant hand on the ball and work on a straight and consistent follow-through. Very slowly, work your way back, until its about a mid-ranged shot. Then do the same, but with both hands (non-dominant hand only for support, not for the shot) and practice your jumpers, again, slowly working back.
Another thing I would suggest self passes and quick shots. Have yourself set up before you get the ball and as soon as it comes to your hands, you’re ready to release. Another thing is turn around shots. You don’t need to fade away, or at least not yet, but you can work on it.
Ball Handling: Work on quick steps (sudden burst forward) and basic crossovers (no need for Allen Iverson style, you’re going for speed, not size and looks). Practice this with both hands. Another very important thing is being able to quickly stop running and pulling up for a jump shot from pretty much anywhere (stopping with very little time for control, so work on your grip of the ball). Make sure you’re doing all of this with your head up. You don’t need to practice moves, but just speed and consistency. Also, try to imagine a defender and keep the ball a certain distance from "them".
Defense: You’ll mostly need someone to play with for this, so that you can learn the best way to watch for moves and learning how to play against different types of players. Something to work on though is shuffling. You can work on that anywhere, as long as you’re even for both sides again.
Conditioning: Depending on how devoted you are, you can do more laps of this, but what you should do is run as far as you can on your road/sidewalk (try to imagine someone running with you, so that you can push yourself harder <don’t cheat yourself and give it your all>), then rest for a little while, but not to where your breathing is normal again. Then, walk back towards your start until your breathing is close to normal. Start running again until you reach your start. If your breathing isn’t as heavy as it was when you stopped running the first time, that just means you had too long of a break, or you walked too far. You can repeat this as many times as you allow yourself to.
Two other things that are very important are to set goals for yourself and to make sure you’re practicing on surfaces that are as close to regulation as possible. You don’t want to get your body used to softer surfaces, such as grass, gravel, etc., because you won’t have the same coordination once you are playing on regulation courts.
Hope this helps!
~Jamie
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N0RMZ
941 days ago
to be real i say just do a daily run or something so you can condition. then after that do some shooting around. maybe the mikan drill? 3s? and free throws? stuff like that. then defensive slides wouldnt hurt lol….then ball handling on the side
dont stress it.
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