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|  | Off-Season Workouts YouTube Drills Annotated workout and drill videos, the playlist is Off-season drills. Also see At-Home Training and Driveway shooting. Shooting Challenges - 4-Minute Drill (Jordan Lawley)
- Become a JJ Redick Shooter (PGC)
- 4 minutes, 9 spots, take 10 shots from each spot (two balls, rebounder and passer).
- 3 Challenges To Help You Shoot Better (Thincpro)
- 5-spot 3-shot - from each spot make a floater, one-dribble pull-up and a 3 (see Shooting - Pro Training solo: 2-minute challenge)
- 60-second 3s.
- One-dribble pull-ups, a make is +3, miss is -2, get to +21.
- 3 Favourite Shooting Competitions (Augie Johnston)
- Partner shooting,
- first player to make 2 shots from 5 spots,
- one shooter, make 2 in a row from each spot (timed),
- first player to make 8 3s.
- See Shooting - 5star pairs spot.
- 2-Shot Series (Reid Ouse)
- Each player takes two different shots back-to-back, e.g.,
- nail floater or jumper from the wing, into a sprint-out 3 on the other wing (use a cone in each slot)
- downhill attack into a sprint-out 3 out top.
- First player to 10 makes.
Workouts - 7 Bradley Beal Shooting Drills (EGT)
- Three-step pull-ups (split stance, inside foot then outside foot forward).
- 5-spot combo - at each spot take two 3s, two pull-ups (left-right), one 3.
- Short-longs - mid-range shot and a 3 from 7 spots.
- Weave shooting - alternate elbow curls from under the basket.
- Webster 20+1 - four 3s at 5 spots plus one 3 from five feet behind the arc.
- 50 makes - make 10 3s from 5 spots, re-set to 0 on 3 misses in a row.
- Baseline drifts - start on the wing, drift for a corner 3.
- Curry Workout Off The Dribble (Coleman Ayers, By Any Means Basketball)
- Curry uses a ton of wraps.
- Continuous wrap behind shuffle (10 on each side), then in and out wrap shuffle.
- Freestyle shot fakes off the dribble – consecutive shot fakes and combos, be creative, change speeds, look at the rim.
- Glide into shot fake, explode and decelerate, shot fake again crossover (counter – shot fake, push out, finish on the other side).
- Shooting
- jab and cross stepback (one dribble)
- in and out wrap 3s (2 dribbles, with a little shuffle to set the feet)
- two-dribble inverted snatch (inverted drag)
- throw the ball out in front with one dribble, catch and shoot
- in and out wrap stepbacks (3 dribbles)
- in and out wrap inverted snatch (3 dribbles)
- behind the back glide behind the back snatch (2 dribbles).
- See Shooting - Snake pull-ups.
- Pro Scoring Progression (Thrive3)
- Double move to a drop stance:
- cradle finish (Jordan layup)
- Dirk (transition fade) or regular stepback
- freeze 3-point shot (step up)
- crossover to step-out (vs. stepback)
- punch (same-foot) stepback
- crossover to Dirk fade on the baseline.
Shooting a) Collin Castellaw (Shot Mechanics) - Baseline Sprint Shooting
- 6 shots, alternate sides, blocks, mid-range, corner 3s (see Baseline sprint 3s below)
- Filthy 45
- 9 shots x 5 spots – catch and shoot, downhill catch and shoot, backpedal catch and shoot, one-dribble pull-ups L-R, lateral shots L-R, jab-pullbacks L-R (one dribble)
- Klay Thompson Catch and Shoot
- Catch and shoot, jab right shoot, jab left shoot.
- Crack-back 3s (two balls, shot pass square up then come back for a ball off a cone or chair).
- X shooting (block to wing, shot pass, alternate sides, use reverse pivot hop, turning inside).
- Partner Shooting Drills for Attacking Closeouts
- On the closeout, a) shoot, b) shot fake, one-dribble pull-up, c) jab (at the top foot), shoot.
- See Shooting - 5star pairs spot.
- Curry Shooting Drills #2
- Transition pull-ups, bring the ball up with the inside hand on each side of the floor,
- in and out pull
- drop cross hesi
- lateral behind the back (kick step)
- push cross to lateral space
- yo-yo (cut) dribble to lateral pull-up
- wrap stepback (extra dribble or not)
- drop cross snatch back (behind the back pullback)
- drop cross pullback (cross it back, scissor step i.e. foot replacement)
- pop stop (drop cross, punch dribble, scissor feet).
- See Shooting - Snake pull-ups.
- Curry Shooting Drills #1 (9:15)
- Catch and shoot (spin a pass in front).
- Jab and shoot (both sides).
- Pass fake outside, shoot.
- Baby pump fake, shoot.
- Extended jab (with dominant foot), shoot from there.
- V-dribble (push-out and crossover) shoot.
- Lateral space dribble (drop a dribble outside, kick step or cross-step to get it).
- Step-backs (cross-step, one dribble).
- See Driveway shooting.
- 5 Shooting Drills by Yourself
- Two-bounce spin-outs (start on baseline, bounce outside 3, alternate sides).
- Behind the back midrange (dribble wing to wing with outside hand, go behind the back, shoot), see Shooting - Behind-the-back pull-ups.
- Out-curl mid-range (bounce from baseline, curl outside, catch and shoot).
- One-dribble pull-up series (wings, both sides) – pull-up right-left, side-step 3 right-left.
- Baseline sprint 3s – corner to corner (long rebound, shoot where you get it).
- 5-Minute Workout
- Line shooting, free throws, hip-swivel pull-ups, drag pullbacks, jab 3s.
b) Using screens - See Shooting - Wide pin-downs, Sackmann ballscreens, Tactics - Hanlen ballscreens.
- Best Ballscreen Drill for High-School Point Guards (Mike Lee)
- Come off the screen, one-dribble pull-up (your defender goes over, drop coverage).
- Against a show attached to the screener, it's like an inside-out dribble, jab, step out, ideally the inside foot gets around to seal him (then one dribble to a floater).
- Split a separated show, sell over the top, plant and punch it through (push cross) right into a floater.
- Re-screen - your defender goes under, 180 pivot by the screener, plant and change direction. (Variation - shoot from behind).
c) Separation - See Shooting - Snake pull-ups, Angled pull-up, Multi-stop challenge.
- Stop Separation Series (Reid Ouse)
- inside-out stop (speed stop) - cross-over step drive forcing your defender to cross-step, if you haven't committed to another step, step in for a shot
- punch drag if committed to another step with the outside foot
- use an inverted drag if your defender is jumpy and immediately crosses his feet (Ouse anchors the back foot, steps back with the inside foot)
- on a hard close-out, split catch to attack and get to a speed stop, punch drag or inverted drag.
- Under Drag Progression (Jordan Lawley)
- left foot forward, catch with the left hand, go under the left leg, foot replacement (hop), shoot, continue, switch feet
- catch in an open stance, turn dribble and step with the ballside foot, drag under, touch stepback (push off the lead foot, replace the inside foot, into a step back)
- catch, one-dribble cross-step drive (two steps), under drag, foot switch (hip swivel), step up and shoot (a hesi pull).
d) Split Stance - See Shooting - Courtney Douglass, Angled pull-up, Sackmann pull-ups
- Push Cross Workout (Sackmann)
- Pound, push cross, pull it back to the pocket, push cross to a pull-up
- One dribble (right hand), drop, step L-R, push cross, pull-up
- Body Jab Workout (Sackmann, 5:03)
- on a split catch, jab hard with your upper body (not your feet) and shift the ball
- catch, body jab inside, one-dribble cross-step pull-up outside
- progression - double body jab (shimmy outside-inside)
- See Driveway shooting.
- Cross-Step Shimmy (Sackmann)
- cross-step from triple threat, shift weight to the back foot, dribble inside your frame and go
- cross-step, spin out, cross-step (sweep the ball low or take it over head), shimmy
- Sprint Through Shooting (Jared Berggren)
- Start outside the top of the key in a split stance, spin the ball to an elbow, then explode into a catch and shoot, run through the ball (footwork is outside-inside-outside).
- See Shooting - Thrive3 footwork (inside foot or hop on the move), Triangle elbows, Driveway shooting.
e) Other shooting - Russell Westbrook Downhill Series (Lawley)
- Start outside the top of the key, as a pass is coming straight out, sprint to meet it, catch and shoot with a wide base (a hop).
- Catch outside the top of the key with one hand, push it across to the other hand with one dribble, attacking into a pull-up.
- 4 Shooting Drills (Tony Watson)
- Form shooting.
- Alternating one-dribble pull-ups.
- Catch and shoot 3s.
- Back and forth 3s.
Finishing - See Layups - Euro-step, Relph cross-jab series, Floaters, One-hand pickup, YouTube drills.
- Layup Package (Tony Watson)
- from the nail, power layups (outside-inside footwork)
- first step (same hand same foot)
- inside hand (power footwork or first step)
- floaters from the top of the key - outside hand, inside hand
- Finishing Vitamins (Sackmann)
- 30 total makes
- 5 finishes - same foot same hand, Euro-step, veer, skip step (power footwork) inside hand, skip step floater (right hand)
- for each finish, start at the foul line (one dribble) then 5 more spots (corner-wing-top-wing-corner, two dribbles), bounce out to the next spot after a make, alternate hands on each shot, make a free throw, move on to the next finish
- Finish Series (Sackmann)
- same foot/hand finish - drop, two steps, outside hand and foot extension finish
- two-hand manipulation - step thru dribble, rhythm dribble, two-hand manipulation off the outside foot, bring the ball to the middle of your frame, finish away with the outside hand
- veer finish - punch drag, scissor, one dribble, pick up on the outside foot, veer (bump), jump away to finish
- skip step floater - skip off inside foot, land outside-inside, floater
- skip step inside hand extension - same footwork, inside hand extension (split a gap)
- see Layups - Cross the lane
- Detailed Finishing Warm-up (Sackmann)
- pro hops into floaters, inside-hand split finishes
- behind the back dribble into a pro hop, the ball hangs, hand on top
- see Layups - Jr. NBA finishing
- Top 5 Finishing Moves (Razooky)
- Contact under the rim (last step, veer)
- Bump evade (bump on the dribble, one more step)
- Spin move
- Euro-step (between feet, over the top)
- Pro hop (on two).
- Kyrie Irving Finishing Workout (Ayers)
- Mikans - inside hand, wide hooks, cradles
- Cuff and overhead dribbles
- Two-foot change of direction (extension finish), cradles, inside hand, off-foot (outside hand and foot), all weak-hand.
- Finish Strong at the Rim (Razooky)
- Veer step - slam ball and inside foot at the same time, pick up, ball on shoulder, one step forward, step into your defender (contact on the pickup), don't rock the ball.
- Pound evasion (contact on the dribble) - pound and step inside at the same time, hit your defender, take one step (can take two) and finish (see Dribble-jab Euro above).
- Jump stop - sideways into your defender, tuck the ball to your side.
- Contact in the air - outside-inside power finish.
- Jump on top of your defender - gather outside-inside, elevate diagonally, show the ball with both hands, bring it back to the shoulder and finish with the outside hand.
- Also see Dribbling - Coach Rock cones, Layups -
- Four Finishes (DJ Sackmann)
- Veer action - Euro-step right-left, jump laterally right with extension, finish with the right hand on the right side of the rim; repeat other side (step left-right, finish left).
- Gather on the left foot, reach for space with the right foot, finish.
- Euro-step - attack middle with the left hand, step left-right, finish; repeat other side.
- Slow heavy step - gather on the right foot, slow down on the left foot (heavy step, let the defender pass you), fade off the left foot.
- 6 Reverse Layups (Lawley)
- Show the ball with the outside hand off the outside foot, one more step, finish with the same hand on the other side.
- Same show and step, finish with the inside hand.
- Up and under - outside-inside power stop, show the ball in both hands, bring it down, finish with the inside hand (with no extra step).
- Same power stop and up and under, outside-hand finish.
- Show the ball with the outside hand off the inside foot, switch hands to finish on the other side (no extra step).
- Dribble thru, finish with the outside hand off the outside foot [Nash].
- Undersized Guards- Learn how to finish better at the rim (Lawley)
- Floaters - dominant-hand only, for a rightie going right step outside-inside (power floater), going left finish off the left foot (cross-body).
- First step - off the outside foot with the inside hand, or outside hand side-arm, scoop, dribble-thru reverse.
- With contact - in the air (e.g. help defender in the restricted area), or on the ground with the dribble (nudge on the first step) or on the second step with a veer finish.
- Midline Finishing Series (Berggren)
- Side jab (baseline), one dribble middle and skip off inside foot, outside-inside finish.
- Same except skip to land on two (jump stop), can step thru, reverse pivot.
- Skip, land inside-outside, transition fadeaway.
Ballhandling & Dribbling See Dribbling Series, Nepean Blue Devils At-Home Indoor Drills, Dribbling - Hanlen stationary, Jason Kidd fullcourt, Duke two-ball. - Work on Handles Without Dribbling (Damin Altizer)
- Maravich ballhandling e.g. if dribbling is not an option
- finger taps
- wrap right leg waist left leg waist right leg (change direction)
- corkscrew (wrap legs waist head), change direction
- wrap one leg two legs, change direction
- ball slams
- hikes
- both hands front back
- alternate one hand in front, one behind
- lunge position toss-catch, change sides
- Daily 5-Minute Routine (Tony Watson)
- Ball slaps, finger tips.
- Around head, waist, both legs, one leg, other leg, figure-8s, 1-leg 2-legs (reverse all of the these).
- Dribbling - low (calf), pounds (waist), around each leg with one hand, quick-dribble figure-8s.
- Windshield wipers (v-dribbles, both hands), walking the dog (both sides), dog wipers (front then side v-dribble).
- Crossovers, between and under (double takes), figure-8s (two dribbles), behind the back.
- Double moves - between-cross each way, between-behind each way
- Another 5-Minute Daily Routine (Watson)
- Head-waist-legs, figure-8s, 1-leg 2-legs.
- Pound cross, pound between, pound behind.
- Triple moves - cross cross between pound, between between cross pound, cross between behind pound.
- Between between resets (rise up, hang), switch hands.
- 3-Minute Ballhandling Warm-up (Jordan Lawley)
- Pounds, front v-dribble, inside-out, leg wraps (one dribble), crossover (small, big), between, between and under (double take), behind (small, big).
- Combo moves - between cross, between behind, cross between behind.
- Figure-8 Drill with Johnny Taylor
- in-and-out, cross, between, behind
- the in-and-out is a v-dribble (or use an inside-out)
- variation - inside-out instead of v-dribble
- see Hanlen stationary
- Hang the Ball (DJ Sackmann)
- pound, behind the back, shuffle (hang the ball wide)
- (progression - inside-out behind, see below)
- see Ballerbootcamp cones (lateral double crossovers)
- Cross-Between-Behind Progression (Lawley)
- cross-cross-cross-between-behind
- cross-between-between-between-behind
- cross-between-behind-behind-behind
- 20 seconds each
- Pro Ballhandling Secrets (Phil Handy)
- have a wide base, chest up
- one-hand cross (v-dribble) into
- crossover
- double cross, switch hands
- triple cross
- double cross double between (scissors), switch hands
- pound cross
- pickups - dribble between the legs, pick it up with the other hand, continue, switch sides
- chops - continuous scissors
- Intense At-Home Dribbling (Handy)
- between cross (switch hands)
- between cross between cross cross
- between cross cross cross (switch)
- between behind (switch)
- between behind cross cross between cross (switch)
- Stationary Ballhandling with DJ Sackmann
- v-dribble right to left (shift weight left) and back, hang it, continue, switch sides
- add regular v-dribble first
- v-dribble right to left and back and left and shift, wrap the right leg, continue
- v-dribble right to left, shift weight, wrap the right leg, R-L behind the back, repeat other side
- Speed & Height Changes At-Home Ballhandling (Ayers)
- 5 high pounds, 5 low pounds.
- Tap crosses, double-tap crosses.
- 4 high 4 low crossovers, then between the legs, and behind the back.
- In-and-out behind the back, rise up, show shot.
- Triple combo, rise up, show shot.
- Combo retreats - two retreat dribbles, rise up, triple combo, explode forward on the last move.
- Rhythm double crosses - cross-step with a slow, high dribble, step back into a hard low double-cross, continue, change sides; progression - between the legs, cross.
- Wrap, snatch-back (behind the back pullback), between the legs.
- In-and-out reverse between the legs snatch (under pullback), behind the back, continue, switch legs.
- 5 high 5 low freestyle.
- See At-Home Training.
- Rhythm & Speeds At-Home Ballhandling Workout (Ayers)
- Cuff dribbles, cuff to pocket, add cross-between-behind triple combo.
- Scissors between the legs, rise up and bring feet together between dribbles.
- Two scissors, rise up.
- Continuous scissors.
- Two high dribbles behind the back, then two low dribbles.
- Freestyle - any moves, two high, two low.
- Double move to snatch - two between the legs, explode to an inverted drag pullback.
- Lateral in-and-out wraps, add a triple combo.
- Double wrap to snatch - behind-wrap to a cross drag pullback.
- Between-cross, drop low on the crossover.
- Freestyle.
- See At-Home Training.
- Cross Jab Series (Shane Hennen)
- Drop cross, jab opposite.
- Cross jab, one-dribble speed stop exchange, bounce back, repeat; change sides.
- Cross jab cross, stop exchange, bounce back, alternate sides.
- Cross Between Wrap Drag (Kyle Travis)
- Cross, between, wrap, crossover drag pullback, repeat for 30 seconds, switch sides
- variations (see above)
- behind, wrap, cross pullback
- between, wrap, behind pullback
- Spin Moves (Sackmann)
- continuous spin seal (a reverse dribble), spin back, repeat other side
- Foot Switch (Travis)
- Ballhandling Workout at Home (Reid Ouse)
- Punch (pound) dribble, punch-punch-pocket, punch-pocket-cross, punch-pocket-between
- Punch-between (feet stationary)
- Split to square series
- split (scissor) between, square up, punch
- same footwork, no punch dribbles, split between, float the ball, square up
- Scissor burn-out - punch-scissor-scissor
- Progressions - see #NoBasketNeeded playlist, At-Home Training.
- Attacks and stops (Ouse)
- split stance and split catch to speed stop, speed-stop exchange
- Hand-to-hand exchanges (Ouse)
- drop-move lateral crossovers
- drop thru to stop exchange, step-in (shot)
- drop split to scissor between
- between-behind continuous (scissor feet)
- hip rotation to speed stop, stop exchange
- Keeping & claiming space (Ouse)
- push step between-behind, between-behind under drag pullback
- two-dribble thru-under, thru-under drop and go, thru-under to drop-move cross, thru-under to drop thru
- split catch to stop exchange, go, stop exchange
- Playing off the catch (Ouse)
- side jab to speed stop, stop exchange, stop low cross, inverted drag, inverted drag drop and go
- middle jab to side jab to speed stop
- 3 Daily Dribbling Drills (EGT)
- rhythm east-west shifting
- nail one foot to the floor, cross and shift, cross back, inverted step and pound, step back, repeat (see Speed & height changes, above)
- double cross to inverted drag, repeat going side to side
- "salsa" dribbling - slow to fast, high to low
- cross-between series
- between-under (double take)
- between-cross (low on between, rise up)
- alternate between-under, between-cross [progression - add between-behind]
- cross between under
- Killer 5-Minute Ballhandling Workout (PGC)
- Circle dibbles (2-dribble reverse leg wraps).
- Tappers (between tap behind tap under).
- Kobe kicks (scissors).
- Get-backs (behind the back retreat).
- Crafty Ballhandling (Johnston)
- Mastering the Crossover (Castellaw)
- Develop Elite Ball Quickness (Thrive3)
- 5 tight zig-zag cones, down and back two times,
- cross pound
- between pound
- behind pound (under the butt, not a wrap)
- cross-cross-between pound
- cross-cross-wrap (no pound rhythm dribble)
- cross-between-wrap
- between-behind-wrap
- See Dribbling - KP series, Speed course.
- 500 dribble moves
- 50 pound dribbles with each hand
- pound inside-out, 25 with each hand
- inside-out, 25 with each hand
- pound cross, 50 times
- 50 crossovers
- pound between (scissor), 50 times
- 50 scissors
- pound (in front) behind the back, 50 times
- behind the back 50 times
- Also see Dribbling - 3-cone crossover, Shooting - Thrive3 footwork.
- Weave Drill (Johnston)
- Weave through 4 cones in a tight line out top (with a cone on each elbow) finish with a pull-up shot, progression
- pound-pound-cross (any change of direction move)
- pound-cross
- repeat (continuous) cross.
- See Dribbling - Tony Watson series (Chris Paul fullcourt)
- Hip Swivel Moves (Johnston)
- Load-up move - skip hesitation into a blow-by position (split or drop stance).
- Hip-swivel - out of a triple threat or live dribble closed stance, pound dribble into the pocket, swivel the hips into the load-up position.
- Counter - crossover.
- See Hip Switch, Shooting - Drop series.
- 4 Moves to Protect the Ball (Johnston)
- Attack an elbow from the top of the key, retreat dribble back, hip switch, attack the elbow again, continue, switch elbows.
- Scissors Ladder (Johnston)
- 10 scissor dribbles, stand up and hesitate, repeat with 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 dribbles.
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