DRILL FOR TEACHING MEN TO LEAVE FLOOR ON
SHORT SHOTS

The coach should obtain some short twigs about four feet long and just
large enough in diameter to be rigid. The coach or a manager holds these
at a height of about twenty-four inches from the floor and at the position
of the greatest height of the feet of the man shooting. The proper place
to hold it for each man may easily be determined after a short experi-
ence.

This drill is used in some cases by having the man clear a low hurdle
or jump over a chair. There is a great element of danger in this method,
and the twigs may be safely used in a more effective manner and the men
will bear in mind the presence of the twig, but will attend primarily to the
shot. With the hurdle or chair, the element of fear will attract their at-
tention to the obstacle and distract their attention from the basket. This
is a splendid drill in the early stages of practice.

JUMP HOOK SHOT DRILL

A passes to the pivot man B and
then cuts by, receives the ball again
and takes a one-handed hook shot. In
the variation shown in the diagram, A
passes to the pivot man B and then
swings wide past the pivot allowing
the imaginary guard to go through
with him, then cuts back across the
pivot for the ball and takes a left-
handed hook shot with the pivot man
rebounding and throwing out to the
line to continue.

In either case the center or pivot
man may fake the pass and spin for
the shot himself.

 

 

 

 

 

SPIN SHOT DRILL

The players take a position under the basket with the coach out in front
about the foul circle. The coach passes the ball to the man and he feints
the spin one way and comes back the other direction for the shot. As the
drill progresses add a defensive man playing behind the pivot man and
allow him to try to guard the shot. It is now necessary for him to add
cleverness and footwork to evade the guard. A further variation is to
have the coach’s place taken by a player. The player passes to the pivot
man and cuts by him. The pivot man may feint to pass to the cutting player.
and spin or he may pass to that player. This is valuable in teaching the
proper timing on the spin shot.

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