help in basketball?

Question

what kind of excersises can i do when i am not playing basketball or near a basketball court.. to help my left hand (im right handed, shoot with left hand, and dribble best with right hand) become better at shooting,dribbbling,layups, etc....also how can i improve ball handling skills on both and/or left and right hands?

Answer 1

For dribbling, make it a point to dribble most of the time or at least give equal time to dribbling with your weak hand. Work at dribbling the ball in figure 8's around your legs. Dribble around cones, dribble baselines at a run getting your speed down pat. Then dribble backing up against a defender or driving to the hoop against a defender. If you are driving on the left side of the basket it is best to use your left hand if you can, that way your body is between the defender and the ball. Same goes for the right side, on the right side dribble with your right hand to keep your body between the defender and the ball. Another good thing to do when dribbling against a defender is to watch their waist, not their feet. The waist is where the person's center of balance is. Where their waist goes, that is where their body is going to go. You don't necessarily have to keep your eyes on the person's waist. You can use your free hand as your eyes. Use your free hand to feel where the person is. Feel whether they are moving left or moving right by placing your free hand against their waist. Just make sure you don't use your free hand to hold them by wrapping it around them or to push off.

Don't keep your eye on the basketball, keep your eyes looking around you and on your defender. You should be able to dribble the ball without looking at it. So keep your head up.

To help improve your dribbling more, some coaches will have a player wear thick clumbsy gloves. If you can get good with thick gloves on, then it makes it all that much easier when you take the gloves off. Coaches will also use gloves for training players to catch and pass the ball.

As far as shooting, watch how much arch you give the ball. The more arch you give the ball the better chance you have of it going in, especially if you are farther out. Make sure to bring the ball to eye level before you shoot and keep your eyes focused on the hoop even after you let go of the ball. When you release the ball, you want both hands to fall down like a wet limp rag. This helps ensure that the ball doesn't stray left or right.

I like to do a drill where I start out at the base of the basket 1-2 ft away and work my way out to the 3 point line. I'll take a shot from the left side, then take a shot from the right side or work my way around the hoop in a semicircle then work my way away from the hoop. I try taking the shots somewhat fast because you aren't going to have a lot of time to shoot them in a game. Also this keeps you running building endurance at the same time. By moving from short shots to long shots it helps improve both your short shots and long shots. It also helps you gauge how much power you have to put behind your shot to hit the long shots. If you notice you are falling short on your long shots move in a little closer if you are tired or if you aren't tired, put a little more mmph behind them. If you are overshooting move back a little or reduce the amount of power you give it.

I mentioned earlier about arch increasing your percentage of making a basket. There is such a thing as giving too much arch to a ball. By that I mean, the more arch you give to a ball, the more energy it requires from you to shoot it which can tire you out over the length of a game. To accomodate that, you have to find a good middle ground for the amount of arch you give the ball. Enough so you make the shot most the time, but not so much that it makes you tired and miss or the ball falls short.

Also, dont' be afraid to drive to the hoop, if you see the opening, go for it. You have to be confident in your abilities. At the same time, don't be a ball hog. Make sure you pass the ball to players you see that could have an open shot or an open lane to drive to the hoop. Basketball is a team sport and Bobby Knight didn't have his teams pass it 4-5 times before shooting for nothing. Although I'm one more for if you see an opening go for it and if there isn't an opening create one by using something like a pick. More of a Rick Patino style of play.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I'd have to start with saying dont practice the spider dribble.... that wont do anything for you. Ask your coach what he/she prefers... ask about camps and things like that. For dribbling-do it on a daily basis. Try dribbling around cones and when you get that, go on to harder stuff.... But definately talk to your coach and practice. Also, you could aso stay in decent shape and rin and all that good stuff.

Answer 4

Don't look at the ball when you dribble. I became good because I always do what Nash did back when he was in college. I dribble tennis balls around my house and try not to look at them while i dribble them.

Answer 5

I have heard of many people who wore gloves while practicing to improve their "feel" for the ball. As for your shooting with your "off" hand, well, that is simply a matter of practice.

Answer 6

basic hand eye coordinaton never hurt anybody. bounce a tennis ball off the wall and catch it 100 times with each hand, then go from one hand to the other. just make sure you find a brick wall, or your neighbors arent home....

Answer 7

for ball handling - practice the "spider dribble"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJFT2PUYJlw

here's another good site to enhance your ball handling skills:
http://www.degerstrom.com/basketball/drills/ballhandling/

Answer 8

sit on couch watch tv?