Shooting
Billy Donovan workouts
| Billy Donovan
8 shooting workouts for perimeter players. |
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| 2) Halfcourt dribble moves
Go hard, make a move, go past coach body-to-body to the rim, make the same move coming out on the other side, repeat from there. Experiment with different moves - hesitation, crossover, inside-out, inside-out crossover, make up your own.
Progression - pull-up jump shots, 15-footers or 3's.
See Dribbling - Kevin O'Neill moves, Layups - Villanova, Primary-secondary moves. |
| 3) Rip-thru pull-ups
V-cut to the top of the key, catch, rip-thru opposite for a pull-up. Do the same thing on both sides.
Progression - catch, rip-thru opposite, make a change-of-direction dribble move for a pull-up jump shot (crossover, between the legs, behind the back).
See Shooting - Tom Crean fill cuts, 5star on the move, Continuous. |
| 4) Dribble moves and shooting on the move
Make a dribble move from halfcourt, shoot a 3, cut to the top of the key for a pass and another 3, alternate sides.
Challenge yourself, e.g. make 7 out of 10 or it does not count.
Progressions
- catch at the top, rip-thru opposite for a pull-up
- catch, rip-thru opposite, make a change of direction move for a pull-up.
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| 5)
a) Spot shooting
Shoot from one spot at a time, e.g., for one minute, or make 10, or whatever you want. Set goals and keep track.
Progression - at each spot,
- ball fake, go right for a pull-up jump shot
- ball fake, go left for a pull-up
- ball fake, go right, get to the rim
- ball fake, go left to the rim.
See Shooting - Billy Donovan solo and partner, 5star pairs spot, Triano 7-spot workout. |
| b) 21 shooting game
3's are worth 3, ball-fake pull-ups are worth 2, layups are worth one, move all around the perimeter, you can't shoot the same shot or from the same spot twice in a row, get to 21 points. (Variations) - solo shooting drill, no rebounder or passer - work in pairs, alternate shots. Taylor Allan - Allan Houston drill - solo shooting, how many 3s (or 2s) can you make in one minute. |
| 6) Transition shooting
Sprint from 3/4-court for a pass, catch and shoot, alternate sides.
Progressions
- take a dribble
- ball fake, one dribble right, pull-up
- ball fake, one dribble left, pull-up.
See Shooting - 5star transition, Duke transition, Memphis guards.
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| b)
Use two chairs at the elbows extended, curl off a chair for a catch and shoot, go to the opposite short corner, curl off the other chair, continue until you make your goal, e.g., 8 out of 10 or 6 in a row.
Progressions
- 3-point shots
- bump and fade (your defender goes under the screen).
See Shooting - Eastman elbow pickups.
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| 8) Spin out and catch
Spin a pass anywhere on the perimeter (15 feet, behind the arc, the use whole court), use a variety of set-ups - catch and lift, shot fake, jab, catch and rip. Be a quick decision-make, in a game you will shoot off the catch, make a quick move, or pass. Take 25 shots for each set and 10 foul shots after each set, progressions
- catch and shoot
- one dribble with the right hand (shoot)
- two dribbles with the right hand
- one dribble with the left hand
- two dribbles with the left hand
Three-dribble sequence, alternate the starting hand
- one dribble, crossover, one dribble
- dribble, inside-out, dribble
- dribble, between the legs, dribble
- change of pace or step-back move, vary the timing. |
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