Basketball - Shooting Drills

Improve your shooting technique with our 8 Basketball Shooting Drills. Each drill has a video demonstration, organisational instructions and coaching points.

	Lay Back and Relax A player starts by lying on their back on the floor, holding the ball above their shooting shoulder. Then the player shoots the ball into the air.
	Here, There and Everywhere A player starts at one of the cones and shoots for the basket using the one-hand set shot.
	Roll, Retrieve and Shoot This drill is designed to improve shooting technique and recovering and converting loose balls.
	Lay Up Rotation When attempting the lay up make sure the non-shooting hand is under the ball, and the shooting hand is on top.

	The Hook Shot The player should use their right hand for the first shot. Start by facing the right sideline, standing underneath the basket.
	Machine Gun Shoot Out Player 3 has to shoot using either the one-hand set shot, or the jump shot. Player 3 has 1 minute to score as many baskets as possible.
	Under Pressure The aim of this drill is to improve the set shot, and jump shot technique under pressure.
	Left to Right Player 2 runs to the opposite corner of the key (right elbow), and then receives a pass from player 1. Player 2 must then get into a shooting position and release a shot.