does anyone here play basketall? if so please give me some help/advice
alrite so i just had my first basketball game this season, and i pretty much sat on the bench the hole game, and before the game started i knew that was gonna happen and i didnt think it wuld bother me, but it did , sitting on the bench for 98% of the game sucks, so im gonna start practicing alot harder and im gonna go to the local gym and play basketball for an hour or 2 after practice everyday,
but i went online and tried looking for some advice/tips but i culdnt find any for free, but i cant find any, all i culd find was some that cost money and i wanna get good but i dont have the money to spend, my goal is to be a starter by the end of the year, and thats not a unrealalistic goal, i dont go to that big of a skool, we dont even have tryouts or anything, if you wanna play the chances are your gonna get on, so does anyone got any advice
I used to play…
It will take time, all i can say is get a ball, a hoop and go and practice!
Not really any tips that can be given on this topic - just need to build up co-ordination and speed.
Practice running around boucing a ball, if you go for a walk take a ball and just bounce it… if your not too near a busy road that is.
Just give it your all and show your coach that you are committed. I played football for the first time in grade 12 and was told since I was green and they couldn’t develop me for next year I would probably just be a backup player. after a month I was starting in the safety position and starting for all the special teams. Did I do anything special? not really I tried hard in practice and gained about 20lbs muscle from the training they had us do. (which I have since lost)
Once you feel yourself get tired that is when you start gaining endurance and muscle memory.
I don’t think it matters what sport you are playing if you commit to doing your best you will get better and get noticed.
i play basketball and streetball. The thing to do is practise everyday for a couple of hours like you have already said. A good tip is practise getting your shots swish so they dont hit the backboard. Because all backboards are different on nets. On my net at home i can score 3’s everytime off the backboard but at school i find it alot harder because the backboard is metal. Just stick to it, and work on lay ups with both arms because that is a vital skill. hope this helped.
first of all i dant play basket ball at all but i don’t know if you’ve ever heard of speed stacks but the old world champion, Emily Fox, said it increased her hand eye coordination for basket ball. plus its really fun if just a little nerdy.
Like unicycling, getting better at basketball is just a matter of practicing the specific skills you want to improve. Depending on what type of player you are (or hope to be), focus on the skills that make you stand out. For example, if you’re a big person, focus on being able to post up and pass or shoot the close shot. If you’re smaller, practice moving fast, dribbling well, and making longer shots. Et cetera, et cetera.
Do you have IO the cable program? By clicking the middle button, going to free on demand, and going to sportschool, Bill Walton Gives basketball tips and tutorials, that actually got me off the bench last year.
If you Have IO, its totally worth checking out.
Sportschool is great for other things as well, such as soccer, tennis, football, and any other sport you can think of including snowboarding, BMX, and skateboarding… I just wish unicycling could be in there.
Start with the basics. Shoot free-throws for 5 minutes, do lay ups from the right and from the left for 5 minutes, practice rebounding for 5 minutes, etc. etc. Do 'em until you’re dead tired… hopefully your body will learn to perform even when you’re pooped.
If you can find a buddy to do drills with then you can practice a lot more… passing, more rebounding, patterns, juke moves, etc.
If you need some more ideas for drills, check out a book from the library, or your local bookstore.
Another thing I’ve heard coaches do is make their players dribble a ball. Everywhere they go. From the walk to school, between classes, anytime you’ve got a free hand. Dribble. Supposedly it’ll improve your handling skills and coordination.
