Video yourself doing any of the drills below, upload your video, and prove your skill to coaches and recruiters.
Scroll down for the demonstration videos and drill rules.
The unskilled demonstrator in the videos below simply attempts the shots from the required court shooting areas. Skilled players will be moving much faster, making their shots at far higher percentages, and completing the drills in much shorter times. Results will be ranked according to completion time. Coaches seeking players will consider combinations of completion time, size, experience, reputation and other factors.
Skillchamps' three drills:
Inside Shooting Rules
For the big people!
Take a friend to the gym with you to call out each of the 13 drill sections as you do the drill. Otherwise, with 13 drill sections, it is very easy to repeat or omit a section while doing the drill at game speed.
Watch the videos and read the rules below. The first videos is an example of the demonstrator attempting to follow the rules for the first 10 types of shots. The other three videos are each an example of a couple of the required shots for each of the final three types of shots. The demonstrator was not skilled enough to complete the final three types of shots. The rules govern the competition.
Example Video of a shooter moving slowly through the first 10 of the 13 required skills below is at http://www.veoh.com/videos/v14358354qyDdP9TB. Examples of required skills 11, 12 and 13 are below.
The drill begins when you enter the court from out of bounds beyond the baseline.
The drill ends when you have successfully made 70 baskets as specified below.
On each type of shot you must move between the starting positions. You must not make two consecutive baskets from the same starting position.
To "pass the basketball to yourself" means you hold the ball simultaneously with both hands, release the ball so that you are no longer touching it, then catch it so that both hands touch it simultaneously.
1. Drop Step Low - Taken from each of starting positions 2, 7, 9, 4 outside of the key. Start with back to basket and pass the ball to yourself. High foot is pivot foot. Drop step low foot toward basket. Maximum of one dribble allowed, but not required. Score one basket from each starting position.
2. Drop Step High - Taken from each of starting positions 2, 7, 9, 4 outside of the key. Start with back to basket and pass the ball to yourself. Low foot is pivot foot. Drop step high foot toward basket. Maximum of one dribble allowed, but not required. Score one basket from each starting position.
3. Pivot to baseline - Taken from each of starting positions 2, 7, 9, 4 outside of the key. Start with back to basket and pass the ball to yourself. Low foot is pivot foot. Pivot toward baseline. No dribble allowed. Score one basket from each starting position. On two baskets pivot only half way so your toes end up pointing toward the baseline. On two baskets pivot fully so your toes end up pointing toward the basket.
4. Pivot to baseline and drive to middle - Taken from each of starting positions 2, 7, 9, 4 outside of the key. Start with back to basket and pass the ball to yourself. Low foot is pivot foot. Pivot toward nearest sideline and baseline and touch your non-pivot foot to the floor outside of key. This is to be a full pivot so your toes end up pointing toward the basket. Next move the same foot across an imaginary line between your body and the basket. Use one dribble with the hand on the same side of your body as your pivot foot. Score with the hand farthest from the nearest baseline or farthest from the court position from which you started the move. Score one basket from each starting position.
5. Pivot to foul line - Taken from each of starting positions 2, 7, 9, 4 outside of the key. Start with back to basket and pass the ball to yourself. High foot is pivot foot. Pivot toward nearest sideline and free throw line. No dribble allowed. Score one basket from each starting position. On two baskets pivot only half way so your toes end up pointing toward the baseline. On two baskets pivot fully so your toes end up pointing toward the basket.
6. Pivot to foul line and drive to baseline - Taken from each of starting positions 2, 7, 9, 4 outside of the key. Start with back to basket and pass the ball to yourself. High foot is pivot foot. Pivot toward nearest sideline and free throw line and touch floor outside of key. This is to be a full pivot so your toes end up pointing toward the basket. Next move the same foot across an imaginary line between your body and the basket. Use one dribble with the hand on the same side of your body as your pivot foot. Score with the hand farthest from the basket or farthest from the court position from which you started the move. Score one basket from each starting position.
7. Reverse pivot to baseline and shoot - Taken from each of starting positions 2, 7, 9, 4 outside of the key. Start with back to basket and pass the ball to yourself. Low foot is pivot foot. Pull high foot toward and past basket toward base line to position outside of key and touch floor. No dribble allowed. Score one basket from each starting position.
8. Reverse pivot to baseline and drive to middle - Taken from each of starting positions 2, 7, 9, 4 outside of the key. Start with back to basket and pass the ball to yourself. Low foot is pivot foot. Pull high foot toward and past basket toward baseline to position outside of key and touch floor. Then move same foot across an imaginary line between your body and the basket. Use one dribble with the hand on the same side of your body as your pivot foot. Score with the hand farthest from the nearest baseline or farthest from the court position from which you started the move. Score one basket from each starting position.
9. Reverse pivot to foul line and shoot - Taken from each of starting positions 2, 7, 9, 4 outside of the key. Start with back to basket and pass the ball to yourself. High foot is pivot foot. Pull low foot toward and past basket toward free throw line to position outside of key and touch floor. No dribble allowed. Score one basket from each starting position.
10. Reverse pivot to foul line and drive to baseline - Taken from each of starting positions 2, 7, 9, 4 outside of the key. Start with back to basket and pass the ball to yourself. High foot is pivot foot. Pull low foot toward and past basket toward free throw line to position outside of key and touch floor. Move same foot across an imaginary line between your body and the basket. Use one dribble with the hand on the same side of your body as your pivot foot. Score one basket from each starting position. On left side of basket, score with left hand. On right side of basket, score with right hand.
11. Lateral Put Back - (Example video below) Start with both your feet clearly on one side of the court and facing the backboard. This means you are not to stand with either foot under the basket. Both of your feet are to be to one side of the court from the basket. Use the hand closest to the basket to bounce the ball above the rim and off of the backboard to the other side of the basket. For example, if you begin on the left side of the basket, use your right hand to bounce the ball off of the backboard and if you begin on the right side of the basket, use your left hand to bounce the ball off of the backboard. Move to the other side of the basket. Get the rebound. Jump up and touch the ball onto the backboard while holding it in both of your hands. If you can't do that, then do it while holding the ball in one hand. If you can't do that, then touch the ball to the net. While in the air, either on that jump or, if necessary, a second one, use your hand farthest from the basket to bank the ball off of the backboard and into the basket. For example, if you are on the right side of the basket, use your right hand to bank the ball off of the backboard and into the basket and if you are on the left side of the basket, use your left hand to bank the ball off of the backboard and into the basket. Recover the ball. Repeat the drill this time beginning with the ball on the side you did not begin with for the previous attempt. If you miss a shot, begin the sequence for that shot again. Repeat until you have made 10 baskets from each side.
Lateral Put Back example video (Because of the limited skill of the demonstrator, the demonstrator does not jump up and touch the ball to the board or net prior to scoring. Also, rather than show 10 baskets from each side, it shows only a few baskets from each side. You should of course include the jumps and make 10 baskets from each side.)
12. Tap Ins (example video below) - Start on one side of the basket. Bounce the ball off of the backboard to the side of the basket. Using the hand farthest from the basket, tap the ball into the basket, either directly or off of the backboard. If you are able, you may, but are not required to, jump and while in the air in a single jump, bounce off of the backboard and tap it in before returning to the floor. Some players will be able to both bounce the ball off of the board and tap it in while airborne on a single jump. Many players, like the demonstrator, will have to toss the ball up to the board while on the floor and prior to jumping up to tap the ball in. You must not be touching the floor when you tap the ball. Recover the ball. Move to the other side of the basket. Repeat the sequence using your other hand to tap the ball into the basket. Repeat until you have made 10 baskets from each side.
Tap ins example video (Because of the limited skill of the demonstrator, rather than show 10 baskets from each side, it shows only one basket from each side and the demonstrator tosses the ball to the board while still on the floor. You should of course make 10 baskets from each side.):
13. Alternating hands (example video below) - Start under the basket. Make one basket with one hand followed by making the next basket with your other hand. Continue until you have made 10 baskets with each hand.
Alternating Hands example video (Because of the limited skill of the demonstrator, rather than show 10 baskets from each side, it may show different numbers of baskets. You should of course make 10 baskets from each side.):
Only you may touch the basketball during the drill.
You, the basket, and the basketball must stay inside the video's frame at all times. The video may not be edited. The camera must be positioned above court level sufficiently for viewers to see clearly the entire three point line in both the three point shooting and mid-range shooting drills. The camera must be positioned above court level sufficiently for viewers to see clearly the entire key in the inside shooting drill. Look through the viewer when you set up the camera to make certain the coaches watching the video will be able to see the three point and key lines and the position of your feet relative to those lines. Place pylons or chairs or some other visible objects at the corners of the relevant shooting areas. See the sample videos for an example of the placement of the pylons.
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