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How to get to the hoop: the secrets to scoring on the dribble

I recently received an email from a coach with this question: Can you tell me what my guards should do before and during drive and how they should finish at the rim? As I prepared to answer the question, I understood what this trainer really wanted to know. Like any other skill in basketball there is a series of skills that precede the final result. Let’s take a look at the secrets to scoring in the hoop. In this article we will analyze what happens before and during the penetration to the rim.

There are many items to consider as you look at this skill. There is an art to scoring with the dribble, as opposed to the coach telling his players to just “get to the rim.”

Before

1. The first thing is to clear your defender. Of course, there are a multitude of ways to do this. 2. Knowing that you are on a clear or open side also influences players’ thinking. SEES that the shot to the basket is possible.

During

1. Once by the defender, the ball handler must quickly scan the ground. Good teams won’t let you pass and get to the edge. They will have set support levels. By survey, I mean visually scanning the floor for a path to the basket OR passing opportunities.

2. I have always taught the Stride-Stop as a way for the dribbler to be in control but at the same time strong on the ball. This is where many children get lost. They’re convinced they’re driving him to the rim, eliminating any chance of an assist. Many players, at this time, jump into the air to make a play. The stride stop is a controlled jump stop and pivot at the deepest point of penetration. It allows for control, balance, good decision making, shooting chance and passing opportunity.

3. If there is a clear path to the hoop, the ball must be brought to the hoop by the strongest method possible. Some players can take it hard with one foot. Others need to jump, stop, then go up and finish.

ending at the edge

1. Strength is the key. Protect the ball while going up with the ball. Use the term, “take the defender with you.” In other words, the key is to not let defenders make contact to STOP your drive to the rim.

2. Concentration is crucial. Most players focus on the impending contact rather than the rim. When this happens, the contact becomes the focus, not taking the shot.

3. Using a blocking dummy and dummy defenders is good because it simulates contact at the rim.

4. Terms I have used over the years:

has. Finish at the rim, which means they must shoot the ball as close to the rim as possible. It makes sense that the less the ball has to travel, the better chance it has of making it.

b. Play THROUGH contact.

counter Take the defender with you.

d. Expect Contact: How many times have you seen a player get fouled or hit hard and act like they HAD NO IDEA there was going to be contact around the basket? This is a mindset you can help your players to develop. I use the term, “Making contact.”

A key in all this is the ability of the players to make DECISIONS, why? Because passing the defender is not a license to get to the basket. It simply means that they beat the first line of defense. A layup or power shot is possible, but so is a pass or jump shot (the mid-range game). This gives players three options after beating a defender, not just one.

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