BASKETBALL

Part of Elizabethtown College First Year Seminar:

THINGS YOU MUST KNOW FOR BBALL WRITTEN AND DEMONSTRATION EXAMS

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL

SHOOTING THE JUMP SHOT

by Coach Bob Schlosser

Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Head Coach

1) B.E.E.F.

A. BALANCE -- feet butt-width apart -- bend your knees -- squat enough to engage thighs

B. ELBOW -- under the ball -- point toward the basket.

C. EYES -- focus on the target -- front of the rim, back of the rim, or the whole rim. Do not watch the ball in flight!

D. FOLLOW THROUGH -- extend arm -- snap the wrist -- fingers pointed down -- put your hand "in the basket."

Do not "pull the string."

IMPORTANT POINTS OF EMPHASIS

A. Square your shoulders to the basket.

B. "Lift" with your legs -- the power for your shot is from your legs.

C. Work on the structure of your shot -- close to basket 5 to 7 ft.

D. Guide hand must not push the ball.

E. When shooting off the pass or dribble, set your feet before you receive the ball.

F. Shoot it the same every time!

G. Be confident -- "SEE" it go in before it happens.

H. Once you have proper form, practice at game speed.

Great shooters are MADE, not born! Spend time and develop the proper habit!

Notes taken by Dr. Wunderlich while listening to Coach Schlosser:

MORE SHOOTING TIPS

Take a step forward when shooting (step with opposite foot)

Create an inverted C shape with your arm

Use balance hand to steady shot

On release, elbow should be above chin, arm extended strait up

Point toes when you jump to get more lift

1500 shots per day to develop muscle memory

A good percentage for Pro's for foul shots is 70% in a game (80% in practice)

A good percentage for Pro's for all 2-point shots in a game is 50%

A good percentage for Pro's 3-point shots ("field-goals") in a game is 33%

Say: "I am a good shooter" with every shot

LAY-UP TIPS

Aim high on backboard (i.e., upper corner of box), but if not soft enough, you'll miss no matter where you hit back board.

Jump off of opposite foot

Lift knee up on shooting side

Practice by starting at edge of paint and just taking one step,

Must shoot left handed from left side so you have right arm free to block defender (and they have more distance to ball)

DRIBBLING TIPS

Keep non-dribbling arm up to guard

Dribble with your finger-tips most of the time

Bend knees

Keep head up (don't look at ball)

Push ball in front of you when running

PASSING TIPS

Pass into the stomach of the shooter (i.e., bounce it into the pocket) -- quality of pass effects the quality of the shot

Fake pass first (high then low or low then high)

When faking pass, make a good crisp fake by acting like you are shaking water off of a ball.

If you pass over defenders shoulder (close to his ear), they will have a hard time blocking it.

When you stop to pass, make sure you are facing defender

The quality of the pass determines the quality of the shot

Look ball into you hands, jump to ball -- bent knees

FOOT-WORK TIPS

"JUMP STOP" = Plant feet shoulder width apart and either pivot-out (outside turn) or pivot in (inside turn) depending on orientation to basket

DRILLS

BALL HANDLING (with others)

Dribble out, plant, pivot, pass to next person in line.

Two people, each with a ball moving figure-8 between legs then passing to each other

Dribble against defender from baseline to half-court, facing them and close enough to touch -- switch hands often ("cross-overs"). Under 7 seconds is

good time.

Thee person pass drill "one in the middle defending"

Two lines facing each other (~30 feet apart). Pass ball, switch lines (Chest pass, then bounce pass)

"Four Corners Passing Drill"

Four lines start at edge of paint (lane) facing into paint: two at opposite sides of baseline, two at opposite sides of foul line

Call out receiver in line clockwise from you, pass it, cut in front of them and get in their line

"Dribble-Tag:" Everybody has a ball and must keep dribbling on half the court without stepping out-of-bounds. One person is "it" and must try to tag

if you get tagged (or step out, double dribble, etc.), you are "it." You are not allowed to tag the person who tagged you.

"Three man weave" up entire court (go behind person you pass it to -- call their name)

BALL HANDLING (solo)

Dribble two balls, switching hands on the bounce

Dibble two balls together, then do it up and back to half-court

"Squeezing the Banana" (repeatedly squeeze ball out of one hand to another -- over your head -- using your finger-tips)

Swing ball behind back

Hold ball between legs one-arm behind you, drop ball and quickly try to switch arms (i.e., other arm behind back) and catch ball

"Drop and Catch" Hold ball behind head, drop it, try to catch it behind your back

Dribble in figure-8 between legs (one-handed or just use one hand)

"Rhythm" Dribble in figure-8 between legs, but catching it every other cycle

Simply dribble back and forth between baselines or across court

Dribble entire court using: (1)crossover, (2)spin, (3)hessitation, (4)behind back, or (5)between legs dribble

SHOOTING

Shoot ball back and forth to a partner

Two lines starting at corners of paint, first line to make 10 lay-ups wins

Two lines starting at half court, each pointing at different baskets; one ball each line; run, make lay-up, return to end of your line and roll ball between legs of all

in your line up to the person at front of line. First group to finish wins.

Three people. One shooting at foul-line, two rebounding. Take turns. 3 points for swish, 1 point for basket but no swish

"Knock-out:" Two basketballs. Everyone line up behind foul-line; first person shoots, if miss try to get ball and shoot again and make it before

next person in line can (when you make it, rebound ball and pass it to next person in line); if you don't make it before next person makes theirs,

you are "Knocked out" of game -- still rebound ball and throw it to next person in line.

"Seven-position / 60 second Shooting Game"

POSITIONS: Under basket (left and right), couple feet outside paint near baseline (left and right), couple feet outside paint at foul line (left and right), foul line

Start under basket (right), move clockwise each time basket made, stop after 60 seconds

Line starting at three-point line near base-line, coach at three-point line shooting-guard position. Player runs to approximately edge of paint and turns to receive

bounce pass from coach.

AGILITIES AND STRENGTH TRAINING

Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Summer Strength Program

Do sprints together (i.e. stay together)

PLAYER POSITIONING and STRATEGY

PLAYER POSITION CLASSIFICATIONS

(1) Point Guard

(2) Shooting Guard (Jump shooter)

(3) other Guard (more versatile)

(4) Power Forward

(5) other Forward

PLAYER POSITION FORMATIONS (from key to base-line)

"1-2-2 defense" (1 ) - (3,2) - (4,5) good for:

1 pass to 2 and screen away at 3

1 pass to 2 and pick so 2 can go

1 pass and cut

4 and 5 can screen-away each other

3 and 4 can screen-away each other

2 and 5 can screen-away each other

"1-3-1 defense" (1 ) - (2,4,3) - (5) good for:

5 in middle to defend

"2-3 defense" (1,2) - (3,4,5)

STRATEGY (offense)

"Triple Threat" position is when you are able to Dribble pass, or shoot.

Offense is MAN-ORIENTED

"Flex" Offense

STRATEGY (defense)

Defense is BALL-ORIENTED (no longer tight man-on-man)

When my man has ball, position myself between ball and basket (and close enough to him to touch)

When my man doesn't have ball, position myself between ball and my man (using peripheral vision to see both)

"Zone" defense is best other team poor outside shooters, else get close to shooters to pressure them

"Zone" defense works better at home games since visiting team will be in unfamiliar territory which will adversely effect their outside jump shots

Rebounding:

67% of jump shots bounce off rim to opposite side

"Box-out" with your butt against hips (Can't use hands or forearms, Can use triceps)

SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY

Believe that you are a good athlete !

Courage + Belief = Life

Football is a "collision sport", basketball is a "contact sport"

Recommended books by Coach Schlosser:

D. Waitley, "The Psychology of Winning," Berkley, 1986 (ISBN: 978-0425099995)

R. Pitino, "Success Is a Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life," Broadway Books, 1998 (ISBN:0-7679-0132-0)

RULES

5 personal fouls and your out of game

No one can wear numbers with 6,7,8, or 9 since referee needs to be able to signal each digit with one hand

Violation to go over foul-line before it hits basket

TIMES

College games: two TWENTY-MINUTE half's

Shot-clock is 24 SECONDS for pro's, else 35 SECONDS for NCAA men, 30 SECONDS for NCAA women, see more here

The overtime period for a college basketball game is 5 MINUTES

While an offensive team has possession of the ball and not attempting a shot a player may not occupy the lane for more than 3 SECONDS.

When attempting a foul shot a player has 10 SECONDS to release the ball

When passing the ball in bounds from either the end line or the sideline a player has 5 SECONDS to successfully pass the ball

COURT DIMENSIONS

Foul-line is 15'-0" from basket

Three-point line for high school and college is 19'-9" from basket (US NCAA just adopted international distance of 20'-9")

The height of a regulation basket is 10 FEET

Typical regulation court is 84'-0" long and 50'-0" wide (94'-0" for NBA)

Miscellaneous

Etown College is in the MAC (Mid-Atlantic Conference)

Wilt Chamberlain is the only player to score 100 points in a NBA game.

Dr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball.

The U.Kansas Jayhawks won the NCAA Division 1 men's national championship in 2008

VIDEOS

Comments

Michael Jordan Jump Shot

Lebron James Jump Shot (not really)

Could this be real? Think of the physics

Ball handling Drills

CMU Graphics Lab Motion Capture Database

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USEFUL LINKS

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3D Studio Art basketball images

"Coach's Clipboard"

Basketball coaching website and Playbook

Basketball Court Dimensions

Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Summer Strength Program

Rules for Fouls shots ("Free Throws")

NBA RULES HISTORY