Being a D3 Hooper set me up for training career….
As a D3 hooper, you weren’t able to work with your coaches until October 15th. So as a player, you needed to build your own workouts and find ways to get better. This gave me the opportunity to explore different training styles and build a plan for improvement ✅
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Create your advantage by taking away the defender’s SPACE!
If you take your first step towards your defender you can use the contact as leverage to stop and create the space for an open shot.
Score more points around the rim ⬇️
To be an effective scorer around the basket you need to score with touch & be creative around the rim. For our finishing warmups WITHOUT defense, we focus on scoring from different areas with various constraints.
âś… Score with touch
âś… Improve your pickups into your finish
âś… Manipulate the basketball
This footwork option will allow you to get off the ground QUICKLY!
Once you plant inside foot, you will be able to quickly gather and get into your shot. If the defender over commits to the drive, use the inside step to go back & create space from the defender âś…
Floaters are ESSENTIAL shots for all guards to have in their 🎒
Create a simple routine to do EVERYDAY to master this area of your game and SCORE off paint touches in games âś…
This is ELITE to get your shot off over a defensive contest 🎯
When the defense is closing space quickly, you won’t have time to dip the basketball to get into your shot. If you catch the basketball high, keep it high & shoot over the contest ✅
No matter the situation, you need to be able to MAKE SHOTS..
We utilize this drill during workouts to give shooters an environment where they need to be focused on their mechanics and not worried about external factors.
No matter the contest or contact from the defense, focus on making shots 🎯
