Spot Shooting
A great shooting drill for young players is spot shooting. This helps players develop muscle memory from different areas of the court and as a coach it helps you learn where players are comfortable shooting from and where they have the highest percentages.
To begin the drill identify 5-10 spots on the floor and have them marked if you want to. Take groups of 3-4 players and have them start at spot 1. Player 1 shoots the ball and rebounds his own shot and passes to the next person in line. Player 1 gets in the back of the same line and the drill continues for 1 minute. Once a minute passes players change to spot 2 and continue the drill. Coaches should keep track of percentages to judge improvement over time so keep a clipboard handy and a notebook if necessary. This drill will run straight for 10 minutes and it isn’t a bad idea to run them through it more than once if they really struggle.
If you have younger players that you are coaching then have them shoot closer distances. If you want to make it a contest then split the teams up and have them start at different spots and make it a contest. I’m all for competitive games.
