by Mathieu.Detiege | Jul 5, 2021 | Academy Players, Player Development, Shooting
When I watch some young players get into the gym, they immediately start shooting threes or take out of balance shots. When they miss a lot of those shots, they get bored quickly, because they don’t see the ball go through the hoop and quit, without even breaking a...
by Joerik | Jul 1, 2021 | Player Development, Shooting
I think we can all agree that shooting is the master skill of the game. Still I feel there are a lot of misconceptions about the topic: form shooting vs. game like shooting. In my experience you need to work on both to get the best transfer to the game. This is why:...
by Joerik | Jun 21, 2021 | Player Development, Shooting
In this practice I’m working with Jonas Foerts, a pro player for the Belgian 3×3 team. The focus in this session is to train shooting in situations that include a defender. Every shot that players make during the session is written down on the gym chalk...
by Joerik | Jun 1, 2021 | Off-Season, Player Development, Public, Shooting
In this article I want to share with you my thoughts and my plan for the off-season. Everyday my morning routine is watching a couple of condensed highlights of some NBA games from the night before. What I occasionally like to do, is take some stats watching the...
by Joerik | May 22, 2021 | Academy Players, Player Development, Shooting
In this game we are working on ✅ first touch decisions ✅ shooting under pressure ✅ creating an advantage Extra rules we use: ➕ if the players with the ball can do a straight line drive and finish the defensive players get -1 ➕ after the first pass the corner and wing...
by Mathieu.Detiege | Mar 16, 2021 | Academy Players, Player Development, Shooting
With determination and enough smart practice, any player can learn how to become a great shooter: you don’t have to be tall, fast, or even smart. You can identify a great shooter, when a player shoots a high percentage, while taking a high volume of shots. You can...