Curated Action

Backboard Shots

Basketball

Backboard Shots is a reusable training action. Review its coaching notes and targets below.

Reusable training actionVideo demonstration36 sec

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Backboard Shots

Using the backboard as the target and building comfort with bank shots around the basket.

Key points

  • Feel where the defense is first, then choose the appropriate fade direction.
  • Keep your eyes on the backboard target instead of watching the flight of the ball.
  • Practice under the basket spinning the ball off the glass with both right and left hands.
  • Try different bank shots to become comfortable with the backboard.

Common mistakes

Watching the flight of the ball instead of focusing on the backboard target.

Sets: 1Rest: 1 minEst. duration: 36 sec
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