Skillchamps' drill rules:

Mid-Range Pull-up Shooting Rules

The current record is 10 minutes and 58 seconds. Can you complete the drill in less time?

This drill tests the ability to shoot after pulling up between the three point line and the key.

Summary: (Example videos and detailed rules are below.) Going around the horn and back 3 times you make 42 baskets from 7 mid-range shooting areas one dribble inside the 3 point line. You make 14 dribbling, 14 after a jab and dribble drive move, and 14 after a jab, cross-over, and dribble drive move. Only you may touch the basketball during the drill. The shortest completion time earns the best ranking.

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Example video explaining rules:

Skillchamps mid-range basketball shooting drill from Cory Lewis on Vimeo.

You must make 42 baskets as specified below.

You must make fourteen baskets after dribbling driving into the shooting area.

Dribble entry footwork demonstration video:

Make one basket from each of areas M1 through M7, in ascending order, while dribbling the ball with only your left hand. Make one basket from each of areas M7 through M1, in descending order, while dribbling the ball with only your right hand.

Your entering the shooting area: You must enter the mid-range shooting area from the matching long three point shooting area. For example, while moving from area 1 through area 7, to shoot from mid 2 area, you must enter from long 2 area. Each foot and the ball must touch the floor of the matching long area at least once. For example, before shooting from mid area 2, each foot and the ball must touch the floor at least once in long area 2 before entering mid area 2. You must enter the matching long area from the long area matching the mid area from which you made your most recent basket. For example, before shooting from mid area 2, you must enter long area 2 from long area 1.

The ball entering the shooting area: The ball must be dribbled into the mid shooting area.

Within the shooting area: Each foot and the ball must touch the floor once and only once within the mid shooting area before shooting.

Exiting the shooting area: After the shot each foot must touch the floor within the mid shooting area at least once before touching the floor outside of the mid shooting area.

You must make fourteen baskets after jab stepping and driving into the shooting area.

Jab and drive entry footwork demonstration video:

Make one basket from each of areas M1 through M7, in ascending order, while jabbing with only your left foot. Make one basket from each of areas M7 through M1, in descending order, while jabbing with only your right foot.

Your entering the shooting area: First, You must enter the mid shooting area from the matching long area. For example, to shoot from mid 2 area, you must enter from the long 2 area.

Second, You must enter the matching long area from the long area matching the mid area from which you made your most recent basket. For example, before shooting from mid area 2, you must enter long area 2 from long area 1.

Third, without touching the three point line, both feet must touch the floor of the matching long area at the same time that both hands touch the ball.

Fourth, without crossing an imaginary line running directly from your body to the basket, your jabbing foot must touch the three point line.

Fifth, without crossing an imaginary line running directly from your body to the basket, your jabbing foot must step into the mid shooting area and you must dribble the ball into the mid shooting area with the hand on the same side of your body as your jabbing foot. For example, if your jabbing foot is your left foot, then you must dribble the ball with your left hand.

The ball entering the shooting area: The ball must be dribbled into the mid shooting area.

Within the shooting area: Each foot and the ball must touch the floor once and only once within the mid shooting area before shooting.

Exiting the shooting area: After the shot each foot must touch the floor within the mid shooting area at least once before touching the floor outside of the mid shooting area.

You must make fourteen baskets after jabbing and crossing over and driving into the shooting area.

The same rules as for the Jab to line and drive except in the rules for "Your entering the shooting area", the Fifth rule is replaced by the following rule:

Fifth, while crossing an imaginary line running directly from your body to the basket, your jabbing foot must step into the mid shooting area and you must dribble the ball into the mid shooting area with the hand on the opposite side of your body as your jabbing foot. For example, if your jabbing foot is your left foot, then you must dribble the ball with your right hand.

Demonstration video for footwork rules for jabbing, crossing over your foot, and dribbling:

Warning video regarding shooting from areas M3 and M4:

Drill demonstration video:

Additional Rules

Because on your first shot attempt there are no areas from which you will have made your most recent basket a special rule is required. You begin each trip through the seven court areas from the starting position. The starting position is simultaneously holding the ball with both hands and standing with both feet simultaneously touching the baseline and the long court area with the same number as that of the floor area from which you will be taking your first shot. For example, if your first shot attempt will be from either long area 1 or mid area 1, then both feet must simultaneously touch the baseline and long area 1 prior to starting the drill. The drill begins at the earliest of either hand leaving the ball or either foot leaving the baseline. From the starting position, if you are attempting a long area shot, then you move into the shooting long area and if you are attempting a mid area shot, then you move into the matching long area. Both move you into the same long court area 1 regardless of whether your shot attempt will be from long area 1 or mid area 1. For example, if the starting position requires your feet to touch the baseline and long area 1, then you would move into long area 1 regardless of whether your four shot attempt will be from long area 1 or mid area 1.

The drill ends when you have successfully made the number of baskets required by the drill.

If you miss a shot or break the footwork or area rules, repeat the shot attempt.

Once you attempt one shot attempt from a particular shot area, you must continue to attempt shots from that area until you have made all of the required baskets from that area. Only after making the required number of baskets from a single shot area may you attempt a shot from another shot area.

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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