Best 8 Tips To Play Basketball Like a Star

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There are many concrete steps a young basketball player can take to improve his skills. Whether he is working on ball control or developing endurance, improving skills will elevate his game and put him in the best position to win the game.8 ways to improve your basketball skillsAs you implement the following tips into your training routine, remember that hard work and consistency are the keys to getting results in your game.* Step: 1 Give priority to ball control.* Developing a better dribbling technique is the easiest way to become a better basketball player. To work on this skill, start with a centered athletic posture: keep your nose behind your toes and your hips loaded without leaning your body forward. The key is you should handle the ball and make a good balance : keep your body static and move carefully the ball around your body. When handling the ball, dribble aggressively and laterally with your foot, maintaining a heel height that is between your knee and hip. Dribbling in this area keeps the ball close to the shooting pocket, allowing you to be a more efficient shooter.The greater the power of each dribble, the greater the control of the ball. Practice two-handed dribbling in your daily practice sessions. You should also master three basic ball-handling moves: the cross, the between-the-legs pass, and the behind-the-back pass. Once you have a solid foundation with these moves, create combination dribbles to use in matches. You can use your new dribbling skills to get past defenders and create open shots.* Step 2. Identify and improve your weaknesses.* To become a good player, you need to focus on improving your weaknesses and increasing your skills. For example, if you are struggling at the free throw line, spend more time in practice sessions to improve your free throw percentage. Are you comfortable dribbling with your weak hand? If not, use dribbling tips to improve your skills with the ball handling with this hand. To become an elite player, you must identify and eliminate your flaws to become a complete player in all aspects of the game.* Step 3. Train for game speed.* Any player can be in good shape when dribbling or shooting, but it can be difficult to maintain that shape during a game when the pressure is on and the fans are cheering in the stands. If you excel in your daily practice sessions, but dribble and shoot poorly in a real game, you are likely not practicing at game speed.When practicing basketball alone, pretend that defenders are watching you to help you simulate the pace of the game. Defenders will not give you several seconds to plant your feet and slowly follow your shooting motion, so when you are practicing shooting (or any other drill), move at the pace of the game. Otherwise, all the hours spent practicing will not translate into playing time.* Step 4: Improve physical fitness.* Basketball players need good stamina to run up and down the court for an entire game. Even if you have learned basic basketball skills, you will not be able to use them to help your team if you struggle to keep up after five minutes of play. To develop endurance on the court, you need to run little, do strength exercises to build muscle and perform sprint drills daily.By incorporating these endurance exercises into your daily routine, you will increase your stamina on the field. The extra muscle mass will enable you to become a more aggressive player and take your game to the next level* Step: 5. Work on your down body shooting mechanics.* A great shooter depends on solid mechanics, and every part of the body must work together to form the foundation of his shots. Every good shot starts with the lower body. Start by pointing your toes in the same direction, placing them first in the center of the circle, and then practice to find the most natural position for your body. Your legs give you strength and consistency, so load your lower body by pressing the arch into the ground.Keeping your knees behind your toes, concentrate on getting the strength and energy flowing from your feet to your hips and buttocks. Position your toes, knees and shoulders and remember to bend your legs with each stroke. To train lower body mechanics, stand in front of a mirror without a ball. Focus on foot position and lower body alignment, bringing the hips in, raising the shooting hand above the forehead in a clean line and releasing with the elbow above the eye and a gooseneck finish.* Step 6:Practice hand alignment with the ball.* Hand position is essential to becoming a consistent shooter: it affects feel, proper spin, connection and release control. To find the correct hand position, place the index finger of your dominant hand on the air valve of the ball. Perform a few shaped presses to get used to the centered feel of this position. Always hold the ball with your fingers, leaving a breathing space between the ball and your palm. When you line up the shot, direct your gaze to the two or three hooks on the hoop in front of you and remember to drop the ball just above the front of the hoop.A higher release point makes it more difficult for a defender to interfere with the shot. When you release the ball, keep your elbow and wrist in line with the hoop, fully extending your arm so that your elbow ends above your eye at the release point. To practice hand alignment, place the index finger of your shooting hand on the air valve of the basketball and let the ball rest on your hand to feel the center of the ball. Standing a few feet away from the basket, make 10 shots, finding the air valve first. Then take another 10 shots, finding the center of the ball with your hand, without looking for the air valve.* Step 7: Watch more college basketball games.* The NBA is exciting and fun to watch, but kids who watch it in hopes of learning more about basketball will find little to apply to their team’s play. The NBA uses a short 24-second clock that provides little time to make offensive plays, and players rely more on their individual athleticism than on teamwork.College basketball, on the other hand, has a longer shot clock and mimics the more traditional style of play used by high school and youth teams. If you want to study the fundamentals of teamwork, look at how college basketball teams move the ball around the court and create scoring opportunities.* Step 8: Working to create space from the defender.* Scoring against a defender means forcing them to make a decision, then reacting to that decision. Pay attention to your defender’s feet, hands, and nose – their position can tell you how to handle the ball and give you the opportunity to create space using jabs, stomps, and crosses. Use your shoulder against the defender’s chest to gain space, making your body a shield between the defender and the ball.The shuffle dribble is a simple tool to get defenders to react so you can read and counter them. If you dribble the ball and the defender isn’t paying enough attention, you can use a plyo step to get past him. If the defender sets it up, you can get back into space to shoot. If the defender tries too hard, you can counter and beat him in the opposite direction. When creating space from a tight defender, focus on these three goals: breaking the balance, protecting the ball, and creating a lane to the basket.