A high schooler I work with had a really clean catch and shoot stroke. Practiced it constantly. Rebounder feeding him, same spot, same setup, feet always set. In practice the guy was a problem. You could not leave him open. Then he got into games and suddenly nothing felt right. The pass was a little […]
Every Shot Is Going to Feel Different. That’s Not the Problem. Read More »
Most shooting coaches will tell you to square up. Get your feet set. Get your body organized. And they’re not wrong, in a perfect world where every pass is perfect, every dribble ends exactly where you want it, and defenders stand politely while you get ready. That’s not basketball. The gather is the moment between
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I had a high school boy who did everything right. Square to the basket every time he caught it. Ball up and held tight. Pivots textbook clean. He’d been coached well and he’d listened to every word of it. On paper he looked like a good player. On the court he looked like someone doing
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I had a high school girl who was one of the better shooters on her team. Tall, long, way bigger than most defenders she faced. For a while that covered everything. She could catch, take her time, pause at the top of her shot, and still get it off because nobody could reach it anyway.
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