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EFFECTIVE SHOOTING DRILLS
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"Effective Shooting Drills"^© is an 8 panel brochure featuring
23 important catching drills.
The drills compliment the catching mechanics found in
HowToPlay.com's "Effective Shooting Mechanics".
Here are 2 of those Drills as they appear in
"EFFECTIVE SHOOTING DRILLS"^© !!!

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One of the 23 important drills
featured in
"EFFECTIVE SHOOTING DRILLS" ^©
needed to develop
excellent basketball skills and
the incredible results that follow!!!

Blind Shot Drill
Goal: Teach the player to feel the shot, give the player more confidence and make the transition to good shooting mechanics... Description: Ask the players to feel their shooting mechanics realizing they are using the same motion and tempo for all their successful shots. After the players have made 5 to 6 shots in a row, ask them to close their eyes to make the shoot. The coach and other players make a really big deal out of the players making any shots with their eyes closed ... Equipment: Ball, basket"

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Another one of the 23 important drills featured in
"EFFECTIVE SHOOTING DRILLS" ^©
needed to develop
excellent basketball skills and
the incredible results that follow!!!

"Tempo Drill
Goal: Teach players to use the same shooting tempo. Let the shot be blocked, but always use the same tempo... Description: With a defensive player in place to force the shooter to rush the shot, the player takes their shots. The coach looks for the player to maintain their regular tempo, to not rush the shot. When the player rushes the shot, the coach reminds the player that "it's O.K." that the shot is blocked as long as the player uses the same tempo... Equipment: Basketball, basket.

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Good shooters always...

practice a compact motion with few moving parts,

learn properly align with the target
(* this mechanic is presented above)

become skilled using a balanced stance,

discover a proper shooting grip,

understand their range and shot selection,

drill using consistent shooting habits.

"EFFECTIVE SHOOTING DRILLS" presents the detailed drills to accomplish these skills and more!

"EFFECTIVE SHOOTING DRILLS" teaches Basketball Parents, New Coaches and Self-Coached Players the exact drills to teach proper shooting habits. This Copyrighted brochure presents the shooting drills used to improve a player's scoring potential.

With "EFFECTIVE SHOOTING DRILLS," Basketball Parents, New Coaches and Self-Coached Players receive a step-by-step process to teach proper shooting, learn drills to develop a shooting routine, build lay-up skills, improve shooting angles and polish regular shots.

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