I recently searched the web for 'basketball team shooting drills.'

There were a lot of results.

As I looked through them, 1 thing stood out:

It seems that the qualification for a team shooting drill is that it involves a lot of players. Most of the drills showed players standing in lines, passing to each other, and shooting.

I suppose that's okay. But shouldn't a team shooting drill actually involve players working as a team like they will in a game?

There would be a couple of obvious benefits to this:

1. Players are working on actions they'll use in games
2. Players are shooting the shots they'll actually get in games

Enter Snap Shot Shooting. These drills from Coach Nick LoGalbo truly are team shooting drills. Your players are working together, executing game actions, and taking game shots.

You can tailor your drills to your offense. As Coach LoGalbo shows in our NEW YouTube video: 3 Team Shooting Drills For Better Offense - Snap Shot Shooting, you can use these drills to simulate actions out of your:

• Primary break
• Secondary break
• Half court offense

Snap Shot Shooting

Secondary Break Action: Drag Ball Screen With A Hard Roll

Ball screens are a part of many offenses. While the ball screen itself features 2 players (the handler and the roller), the success of the action depends upon other players as well.

Often, the defender guarding the player in the corner (x2), is responsible for tagging the roller - slowing down the roll until x5 can recover.

If 2 stays in the corner, x2 can help on 5's roll and recover to a skip pass to 2 in the corner.

By lifting, 2 puts x2 in a no-win situation. If x2 stays low, 1 can throw the ball back to 2 for an open 3.

If x2 stays with 2 as they lift, 5 will be open on the roll.

That's the situation this Snap Shot drill recreates.

Setup

1. Start with 3 lines at half court.
2. Your ball handler is in the middle.
3. Your wing is on the right side.
4. Your screener (a big) starts to the left of the circle.
5. The passing line (3 & 4 below) are on the left wing.

Instructions

1. Player 2 sprints to the corner.
2. Player 5 sets a drag ball screen for player 1.
3. Player 1 dribbles down and then uses 5's screen.



4. Player 5 rolls hard and receives a pass from 1 for a shot at the rim.
5. Player 2 lifts up to the wing or slot and receives a pass from 3 for a shot.

Coaching Tips

1. This drill is a "double" in Coach LoGalbo's terminology, meaning 2 players shoot. You could make it a triple by having 1 space to the left corner after passing and receiving a pass from 4 for a shot.
2. If you want to add a read to the drill, put a defender on 2. As 5 rolls, that defender can help on the roll or stick with 2 on the lift. 1 must make the appropriate pass based on the defender's action.
3. To make 5's shot more challenging, put a defender at the rim to contest their shot.
4. Consider having 3 close out on 2 after passing to make that shot more game-like.
5. Stress that player 1 make a game-like pass. This might be a hook pass or pocket pass.
6. The drill shows the ball screen out of transition, but it applies to any ball screen situation. Vary where you position your players based on where you run your ball screens.

How to Get Game-Shots From Game-Spots

We recently talked about building your offense through 3v3. Snap Shot Shooting Drills are a great complement to that.

First, get your players reps of the action you run through Snap Shot Drills. Your players will get a lot of game-like shots running the exact actions they run in games. This will give them comfort and confidence with your offense.

Then, run those actions live 3v3. This allows your players to apply what they've worked on in the shooting drills. It's a great way to develop your offense.

Finally, cycle back to your Snap Shot Drills as your prep for games. So much of shooting is mental. Players will feel good heading into competition knowing they've been practicing shots out of the exact actions they'll run in games.

Snap Shooting captures the essence of what a team shooting drill should be. Players working together just like they'll have to in a game. Check them out and see your offense go to the next level!

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