Get Better at Coaching Shooting & Gain Credibility With Your Players Tuesday, March 06, 2007
There is definitely a problem today with the quality of basketball shooting skills in our great game. All you have to do is attend a high school game or flip on ESPN and watch the "pros" clunk their shots all over the court.
It gets down-right ridiculous at times, if you ask us. So what's the problem? We feel the main reason our youth isn't learning basketball shooting skills properly is because most youth coaches just aren't experts at it.
This isn't an indictment on the coaches out there. Many coaches are parents or concerned adults who would like to lend a helping hand and make a difference. And all of you who fit this category should be commended for this.
Some other coaches are former players who just never had their own basketball shooting skills down pat. So, many coaches read a good basketball fundamentals book or the fundamentals on a site like ours and try to do the best they can in teaching and coaching their players.
However, the fundamentals (how to hold the ball, how to "square up", the follow-through, etc.) are a good beginning in developing superior basketball shooting skills. But if the process just ends there, players are going to struggle.
And as we've mentioned, the proof's in the pudding - The games we all watch!
Coaches - take this idea seriously. How do you think your players really feel if their coach can't get them to "expert" status when it comes to their shot?
If you already do have a way to get them there, ignore what we're saying.
But if you know in your heart you need to improve your own basketball shooting skills in order to make a difference for your kids - If you know in your heart you just don't know how to teach them these skills properly -Listen Up!
Players need a system that works after they have the basic fundamentals down. It's no secret we feel that system has already been developed by Tom Nordland.
If you're a coach looking to gain more credibility by showing your team you really do know how to teach them basketball shooting skills, or you're a player looking to introduce your coach to this idea, check out Tom's "Swish Videos":
By the way, Tom Nordland believes there are 7 other major reasons why basketball shooting skills today are in the shape they are:
- It's Not Cool
- Wrong Players Shooting the Ball
- Power Game
- The Rise of AAU Programs
- Poor Technique
- Poor Facilities
- Better Defenses
If you'd like Tom's specific ideas on these topics, just check it all out: Swish -- A Guide to Great Basketball Shooting
We agree with these issues, but really feel that if coaches would take the time to better their own basketball shooting skills by using the "Swish Video" system, kids would benefit, the game would benefit, and everyone trying to enjoy this great game we all love would benefit from more enjoyable action.
Learn this art. Teach your players real success when it comes to their basketball shooting skills. Help them reap the benefits. See the joy in their eyes as they transform themselves from beginners to winners in a very short time.
Gain their confidence...
posted by Brandon Schenz @ 5:34 AM,
