These four shooting drills are used by former DeMatha Catholic High School Basketball Performance Coach Alan Stein to develop balance in
There is no arguing that developing better balance while shooting will develop better shooters.
You might not like the fact that players are traveling in some of the drills.
You will have to make the decision on what you believe about the exact drills, but as always I hope these are some food for thought to develop your own drills that will improve your players’ balance while shooting
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1 Leg Balance Shooting
On all of these drills, make sure to work both left and right sides.
Forward Lunge Shooting Drill
I have a great deal of respect for Alan, so I know that he has put a lot of thought into these drills. If you don’t like the idea of the players traveling while doing the lunges, you could have them do one leg only per shot and then make sure that they get reps with both left and right legs.
Forward Jump Shooting Drill
You could experiment with a coach or player handing the ball to the shooter when they are ready to shoot or having them dribble.
1 Legged Hop Balance Shooting Drill
Make sure players are getting the same reps right and left.
