How to Shoot the Basketball for Beginners [Coaches MUST Watch!]
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- If you're a youth basketball coach or working with young basketball players on how to shoot the basketball, this video is for you.
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I'm Tyler Coston of SAVI Basketball and I'm here to help.
Today, we're covering the Four L's to shooting the basketball for beginners. - กีฬา
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Tyler, great advice for parents, youth leagues, youth coaches….but also older kids! Been coaching high school girls for over 25 years and your simplicity is fantastic! Side note: my oldest daughter was one of your dad’s golf students and I can see the energy and enthusiasm is hereditary!!!! Keep up the great work!
I've been teaching the BEEF to beginners for years, this is awesome, so well communicated. Will be using this from now on for my u10/12 beginner fundamental players. Thanks for sharing.
That was some good information. I just started coaching 3rd and 4th graders. I have been looking for ways to teach them the mechanics of shooting. Thanks for making that video.
Thank you for the advice. This is my 3rd year coaching youth basketball and I definitely give too much advice and try to focus on perfect technique. I'll definitely keep your tips in mind as I'm coaching this season. My kids are just 4th and 5th graders so this is very helpful for me .
Awesome !!! keep it coming, learning so much
Absutely informative and valuable will definately use it in practice
Great stuff Tyler. I would say for my fifth and 6th graders, laces and lift are the two most important, and two items I probably haven’t focused enough on
Thank you I am from Australia and Coach a boys under 12 Team. I have a player no taller than 4.3 to 4.4 Feet who had no power to even get the ball above height ring. . By the end of my training session he was shooting with accuracy just shy of 1 Centimetre of going in. Wish I had of seen this video 2 years ago. Tyler thank you so much for breaking down the shooting technique it made me look like a Pro Coach. Also it felt so good to help this boy achieve. I will be telling their parents to watch your you tube. Absolutely amazing Mate
great video and great suggestions. thank you!
....finally got the concepts of " breaking the string" by watching this. Ive heard it many years ago but it didnt quite click, this is key for younger okayers do they learn how to generate power and get the ball over the hoop! 💪🏀
I love the shorter rim, smaller ball, smaller key, shorter ft & 3 pt line. Getting low, hand position & lift are great teaching points. Nice job.
Not that crazy about ignoring form to generate power. I have seen too many players go through life with broken jumpers because they shot thousands of shots with bad form and could never break the habit.
Totally agree. Load and lift are super important but you have to create good form when they're young or they create bad habits that they will have to correct later, and there's nothing more frustrating than that. Also, good form helps you make shots not hinders. His comment that "it's not fun to miss shots", I totally agree with, but good form helps that. Been playing and coaching for years and I see tons of kids with screwed up form, which ultimately causes them to miss more as they grow. Lastly, totally agree with not offering feedback on every shot. They need to be encouraged
All sports finally figuring out that your need games and equipment proportional to a child’s size. Ever seen video of adults playing on a soccer field that would be proportionate to 8 year olds playing on an adult field? 300 yard field and gigantic goals and ball is huge. That perspective shows that finally all sports are figuring that out that will allow kids to have more fun.
I like this lesson, and the size of the player helping evolve their shot is fascinating; the Laces step isn't something i want for a Middle/High schooler but does seem to pair with Load nicely.
Working with my 6 year old daughter, power hasn't been a problem. We've got a similar simple list of steps, and she can get plenty of power when she gets her feet under her and loads the ball correctly.
She does often forget during a game (this is her first season ever), and reverts to 2-handed. Balancing making shots (fun) and shooting 1-handed has been a mental exercise. She's quite competitive, so "winning" and getting better still has her very motivated.
Good luck with your teams and videos!
Thank you these are great teaching tools!
This is extremely helpful. I've played basketball for years and I'm a great shooter, but this is my first year coaching kids and I was at a complete loss for how to solve the "power" problem and reconciling that with the form I was taught. My form if heavily dependent on being able to jump high. This was awesome.
So glad! Thanks for giving back to the youth.
First 4 minutes. Great video. Keep going with your content
Good stuff Tyler👍
Great lesson. Really like this, been looking for a better way to teach our girls
great stuff coach!
Thank you for the advice for beginning shooters. This is perfect for my third and fourth grade girls. Any chance you have advice for offensive development for a team at young age groups?
Watching grade school kids at any court firmly entrenched behind the 3 point line throwing the ball at the hoop with two hands is excruciating to watch. They usually don't have the strength to shoot the ball. On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, a 10 year old and 14 year old told me that learning good form wasn't important because it's all about 3 pointers. Thank you for the video. Let's hope that youth and high school coaches see this and learn from it.
love the video coach! for the laces , should I use a black marker and just mark the spots for finger placement?
Yes that’s what I do.
I like the load and lift aspect of it
I'm 39 year old, been playing basketball since I was 13. Even though this video is for beginners, it help me got more accurate. I just tried it a few hours ago.
Yes, same for me - it's the cheat code for any shooter.
thanks! will teach these to my daughter
I appreciate any teaching process intended to help kids improve and love the game. Innovative approaches are welcomed. I've been coaching kids longer than most. I've observed the kids who are willing and able to practice shooting on their own tend to be the best shooters. As a coach of beginners, I feel can only redirect what a child wants to do on his or her own. I plan to listen to your podcast about 20 ways to improve youth basketball. In my area we get one hour of gym space per week for the beginner teams. What would you prescribe I spend my one hour per week teaching?
Well said! Shooting and games based teaching for spacing. Fiba 3x3 is a great start.
I love the video. Question. What about players that catch with their shooting hand on top of the ball to find laces? I am seeing it makes a slower catch and shoot, and teaches them to hold the ball weakly when pressure comes.
Agreed train shifting hand faster on load and lift.
Very nice, I like this way of teaching/coaching. Although you're not forcing form, I feel like this would allow the beginner (really anyone with no fundamental knowledge or experience with shooting a basketball) to discover Form in a more natural way. Then, when you do get to the Form, the beginner will already have some of the fundamentals, understood.
I can relate this to my own experience with teaching people how to skateboard. You can't force them to learn and you want them to have fun/enjoy their time but also learn the fundamentals. It is similar in the sense that you have to Line, Load, Lift, Level out, Land to do most skateboard maneuvers. You don't always start out, "getting it" and it's not fun to be drilled and critiqued, so, it requires finesse on the part of the teacher to guide the student. I always emphasize the fun of it. You're either going to get really good, quickly, or maybe it takes a while but you can have fun with the basics and the freedom to have fun . It's a healthy escape from the rest of life - like a lot of athletic endeavors, when done in a responsible way.
Thanks for this - I’m a former D1 player who wants to train his young daughter now - very different from how I did it. BUT will use your approach. Thanks
Enjoyed this thanks for the breakdown. Load seems the biggest issues I’ve seen with our teams
Glad it helped
Yea I hate the feet face the basket. Shooting is really about comfort and rotation. Great video
Line ... seem to be a problem for me since i have a thing called carry angle at the elbow that mean when i fully stretch my arm it won't create a straight line but more like a boomerang.
Been coaching for 20 years I agree with some of this but not that off hand placement.
And I did it myself behind closed doors and I was like "yeah wow and crikey " I nailed it great work mate great work!!!!!!!
Awesome so glad it served!
I needed this. I’m going to try this technique with my son!!
Please do!
My daughter isnt strong enough to shoot with one hand. Is there a different 2 handed form or is it just a case of getting stronger?
How do you feel about B.E.E.F. acronym. Balance, elbow, eye , follow through. The ball is balanced on hand (after you load)... elbow lifts up and not tucked down, eyes on the target and follow through with the hand after shooting?
I feel it’s an incomplete static process. For a dynamic motion sequence and principles help them find their own solutions to power generation and shooting straight.
I think all four will help my nephew and I'm going to show him this good looking out
Thank you
Hi Tyler, what about the “ follow through”? No mentioned? And right foot toes pointing the center of the rim?
I don’t worry about follow through until we can shoot with power. That comes when we eliminate left right misses. For feet, all shooters are different but it’s more about shoulders than feet for me.
This is definitely unique and a quick way to get a makeable shot, which i agree has the benefit of being fun quick. The negative is you will have to completely change your shot by the time you hit high school because your load is too low and shooting from the waist is slow. We teach kids more traditional form which is slower to be successful but develops a quicker, more repeatable, forever shot.
I disagree. Nearly all great shooters dip the ball off the catch and dribble below their chest. The traditional belief that dipping, which I call loading, is bad is a myth. I’ll do a breakdown for you all on Steph Curry, Dame, Sue Bird and Sabrina to help.
This is great. I'm coaching a Jr. NBA team of 5/6year olds. Would this be too challenging for them?
I think it’s perfect, just do one at a time.
@@SAVICoaching I am glad you said this. I came across this video as I just started to help coach my daughter's 2nd grade team and noticed during the first practice most of their issue was getting the ball up. I decided (before I read this) to simply focus on Load during this last practice. It made a big difference for most of the girls who struggled with power. Will focus a lot of our drills going forward about receiving the ball, into triple threat, then into Load just to get muscle memory down in different scenarios of receiving the ball.
Great
Maybe this was already answered on here, but what are the dimensions for the modified 3pt line and lane? Thanks!
I like just shrinking to 10 ft and 15 ft 3.
I love the general line, but the opposite hand blocking yourself? It takes out the power. The correction is required.
Good Stuff. I can’t believe how many coaches still teach feet square to basket ug.. can you teach height next 😊
My nephew was turning his feet almost 45 degrees and missing to one side every time. I had him point his feet forward and hes making way more. Its not always the same answer every time.
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@jerrysmilesent7551
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All the Nay sayers Go watch Game Video of The greatests scorers in History. They all Use this technique whether they realize it. or not.
@benmurf207
10 months ago
That off hand placement seems strange. Why wouldn't you have it off to the side?
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@paulpickerell1800
10 months ago
Tyler, great advice for parents, youth leagues, youth coaches….but also older kids! Been coaching high school girls for over 25 years and your simplicity is fantastic! Side note: my oldest daughter was one of your dad’s golf students and I can see the energy and enthusiasm is hereditary!!!! Keep up the great work!
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@darryltotaro4389
3 months ago
I've been teaching the BEEF to beginners for years, this is awesome, so well communicated. Will be using this from now on for my u10/12 beginner fundamental players. Thanks for sharing.
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@grantrichter8905
6 months ago
I love the shorter rim, smaller ball, smaller key, shorter ft & 3 pt line. Getting low, hand position & lift are great teaching points. Nice job.
Not that crazy about ignoring form to generate power. I have seen too many players go through life with broken jumpers because they shot thousands of shots with bad form and could never break the habit.
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@nolanwolffis9144
1 year ago
Great stuff Tyler. I would say for my fifth and 6th graders, laces and lift are the two most important, and two items I probably haven’t focused enough on
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@luckypurl
3 weeks ago
This is extremely helpful. I've played basketball for years and I'm a great shooter, but this is my first year coaching kids and I was at a complete loss for how to solve the "power" problem and reconciling that with the form I was taught. My form if heavily dependent on being able to jump high. This was awesome.
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@CDEWEAVER
8 months ago
Thanks for this - I’m a former D1 player who wants to train his young daughter now - very different from how I did it. BUT will use your approach. Thanks
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@lexxrides
2 months ago
That was some good information. I just started coaching 3rd and 4th graders. I have been looking for ways to teach them the mechanics of shooting. Thanks for making that video.
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@kirstymcandrew1564
4 weeks ago
Thank you I am from Australia and Coach a boys under 12 Team. I have a player no taller than 4.3 to 4.4 Feet who had no power to even get the ball above height ring. . By the end of my training session he was shooting with accuracy just shy of 1 Centimetre of going in. Wish I had of seen this video 2 years ago. Tyler thank you so much for breaking down the shooting technique it made me look like a Pro Coach. Also it felt so good to help this boy achieve. I will be telling their parents to watch your you tube. Absolutely amazing Mate
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@ctriseathletics1803
12 days ago (edited)
....finally got the concepts of " breaking the string" by watching this. Ive heard it many years ago but it didnt quite click, this is key for younger okayers do they learn how to generate power and get the ball over the hoop! 💪🏀
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@mikeng9024
11 months ago
I'm 39 year old, been playing basketball since I was 13. Even though this video is for beginners, it help me got more accurate. I just tried it a few hours ago.
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@fitnesswitness1311
11 months ago
Absutely informative and valuable will definately use it in practice
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@jamesth44
2 weeks ago
Watching grade school kids at any court firmly entrenched behind the 3 point line throwing the ball at the hoop with two hands is excruciating to watch. They usually don't have the strength to shoot the ball. On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, a 10 year old and 14 year old told me that learning good form wasn't important because it's all about 3 pointers. Thank you for the video. Let's hope that youth and high school coaches see this and learn from it.
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@CoachAdamHirsch
2 weeks ago
Thank you these are great teaching tools!
@user-cj2om7lp3y
3 weeks ago
Good Stuff. I can’t believe how many coaches still teach feet square to basket ug.. can you teach height next 😊
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right you still have to point your toes towards the basket. Just not put your feet square to it. turning your toes away will cause you to miss.
I'm confused. Height on the shot? Feet square still feels like something that can be taught. What's wrong with that in general?
The points here are focused on newbies, which make sense, but squaring to the hoop isn't all of a sudden wrong...
@@NateBraska Coaches teaching Height is a Basketball Joke.. you can’t teach height. On a shot you can teach arc.. the foot on the shooting hand side should be a half step closer to the basket. Not both feet square..
@@HeyCoachJerry gotcha. I understand the joke, just didn't get how it applied to a debatable foot placement that you can actually teach, so gave the benefit of the doubt: you can teach for placement or arc, clearly not height. Kinda a stretch of a comparison.
To your original point, what's wrong with square feet? While I agree follow through and other aspects can overrule it, feels like we're changing things just to change them. Aligning feet/base is 1/4 steps that I always learned from Dana Altman (at Creighton before Oregon), that have always served well for me, teammates, and kids I've taught.
I want to try this with my girls (8-10 year olds) tonight at practice, but our league plays on a 10 foot rim. So I’m worried a few of them won’t be able to get it up there.
feet pointing at least in the direction of the rim is important and shouldn't be forgotten. Energy travels much easier through the body in a relaxed stance. Turn your feet away from the rim and you won't be relaxed shooting a ball. People try to reinvent how to teach shooting a ball but in reality shooting is a very technical skill made even harder to teach 'cause everyone has a different body. Trying to find 'easy' ways to teach it has always felt like a cop out to me.
I’d suggest shooting shoulder and arm to rim is more important than toes to rim. This will help each shooter find their authentic shot.
That off hand placement seems strange. Why wouldn't you have it off to the side?
Good eye, it’s different than traditionally taught.
1 - encourages 1 hand shot
2 - faster lift for better sequence
3 - brings ball tighter to body on load.
its not weird this is natural , most nba players shoot this way nowadays. its easier and more stable to bring to the set point
It does seem strange. Maybe it gives a beginner more control than hand on side.🤔
@@stephenfosker6066 the off hand is placed directly opposite the shooting hand and you are forced not to thumb flick. it wil end up on top front instead of the side, also more stable and can survive ball checks. watch most modern day NBA players (e.g Booker) this is now their standard off hand placement.
@@bendutton I'm not seeing what you're seeing but then I'm old and it could be just my eye sight😉
Could you define beginning shooter? Age, Strength, height, grade...whatever. Obviously looking for typical scenarios.
First 2 years of shooting.
Loading would be most beneficial
The part where I would argue is teaching them to have the off hand on the exact opposite side of the shooting hand (180 degrees). Maybe it could work for younger players to start but these will be a habit to break later on.
Most youth shoot a two handed shot. It’s an overtrain that helps them build a shot that is sustainable. As their hands and body grow it will migrate more to the side. Nearly Every youth player has their hands too close together and this helps tune their hand print. Experiment and let me know.
Teaching my 8yo daughter rn. Some of this seems super helpful, a couple things don't. Your Line section didnt make any sense to me. You have her point off to the side, "that's your line." Then you have her turn and shoot. What did that have to do with the line you just pointed out?
Got it, the line is where the arm points not the chest.
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Thanks
Very hard to reinforce this when the last 3 leagues my 9yr old daughter played in had the kids shoot on 10 foot rims and used 27.5 sized balls. Frustrating
Same here, my duaghters has played on 10 foot rims, so Ill practice her on 10 foot.
We all can't have 8ft baskets and smaller lanes and basketballs in our hoods.
I love the lower goal and shorter key. Lowering the ball is a recipe for carrying over a bad habit that’s hard to break in middle and high school I disagree with this. Your still teaching form which I think is part of your point. Why not teach form properly. Lowering the goal and leg usage is the key.
Thanks- I disagree starting the shot by loading the ball near stomach is the long term goal.
great ideas, but our league uses a 10ft goal for the 5th graders, so we need to practice on this height.
Glad you mentioned this. It’s a common belief. I would suggest shot training at a height that will develop their shot long term. Practicing at ten feet won’t significantly improve their shooting percentage in games at this age. They rarely make shots from distance, and the short term win isn’t worth the long term sacrifice. It’s really an approach to youth development I’m championing.
I won my game 😊
Dude! Tell me that you are located in NJ✋️
Thank you but I’m in Phoenix. C’mon out when you want to train in the desert.
step 1 is the best for my beginners Load
Agreed.
I saw a video of kobe telling that u have to be comfortable for me i prefer the guide hand on the side
Kobe who? :)
The lower rim small ball handicaps them! I trained my kindergarten on 10 foot with a men’s ball now they’re 4th grade and most teams we play are still playing like they’re in kindergarten because they train like babies!
Just watch klay and steph , two greatest shooters of all time
Both shooting forms are with off hand on the side of the ball .
Why not have off hand on side ball
For young kids it helps them hold ball stronger and lift faster. As hands grow it will move to the side.
One motion from the dip plus thumb flick - see Steph, Dame, Tyrese Halliburton, Reggie Miller, Ray Allen, Kyrie, etc. It’s real, get on board. 😉
Laces
Camera should be further back so we can see her full form and body motion.
Why is the non-dominant hand not used for shooting? This hand determines the angle of the dominant arm's vertical, pushing more or less to align it with the hoop. Only the dominant arm is not capable of maintaining the balance of the arm on its own. The push from the dominant hand is crucial to provide stability to the dominant arm. This needs to be practiced, and the player should be aware of this fact.
Load - Bring ball down... Now, look for the ball because the opponent has it running for their goal.
If a defender is that close you shouldn’t be shooting it. We teach to shoot big advantage shots.
I taught my daughter BEEF. I also coach BEEF. I will watch the video again. I didn't see any major differences between the two other than the non shooting hand placement.
Balance
Load
Not sure why you’d make them shoot on an 8 foot rim. Give them a heavy ball at a young age, they’ll be fine
this may sound good and get some likes by those who have not taught shooting mechanics but as a teacher of the game for 27 years there are serious issues here. While some of the ideas presented are fundamental and sound good there are aspects that will present serious challenges as the player grows physically. First, the load. A player should be taught to have low hips (drop the hips/butt and be prepared to shoot on the catch. Be in an athletic explosive position to shoot BEFORE the catch. It takes too long to get your shot off if you load after the catch. If you are going into your shot off the dribble you should be in a position to explode because you are playing from a loaded base. The other wrong approach in what is being taught is commonly referred to as a "hitch". You should not teach dropping/rolling the ball down on the catch this allows for more error with excessive movement and takes to long to get shot off. I could go on about the off hand or hand placement on the ball or the "line" theory but I will just say...say away from this approach
The teacher will appear when the student is ready :)
say what you say but I learned this in the 70's so I wouldn't say this is new...you can come up with your 4L's but....whatever
You’re ahead of the curve!
I'm 35 and you're confusing me. KISS
I’ve watched tons of these shooting for beginners videos, and this is the worst! lol Where are we going to find an 8ft basket and etc… ? lol
Adjustable rims.
I don’t understand why we keep trying to reinvent the wheel. 🤔 Yes, making shots is fun, but form is important for future success. I’ve seen a lot of youth coaching trending more for the here and now wins, vs setting them up for future success.
I would venture a guess that 90% of coaches do not have access to a completely customized, downsized court for littles. Most don’t have adjustable hoops even. I also thought this shooter was going to be left handed at first. She loads to the left, then brings the ball back to the right to shoot. This nullifies the load, and adds a step to her shot that will ultimately slow down her release. Guide hand placement is problematic. It is quite hard to teach how to drop that hand already. Most youth players are already shooting two handed shots, impacting the rotation of the ball.
All youth leagues should have access. If coaches and parents pursue it, it can change. Form should follow function. We’ve been re-inventing shooting since the two handed set shot. Curry reinvented it again recently. To improve is to change.
@@SAVICoaching genuinely curious on how Curry reinvented the shot? As in how form is taught? I agree that improvement demands change, but I will have to disagree that this is an improvement. I do get that there can be different ways of arriving at the same destination. If you’ve had players enjoy long term success with this teaching method, without having to backtrack and fix hitches, then that’s great!
uh... I think I need to make a video because for some reason this is the 5th shooting video that has popped into my feed, and all 5 are underwhelming. Good luck with you and your daughter. She seems sweet and is a great listener. Get her off hand off the top of the ball please...
All the Nay sayers Go watch Game Video of The greatests scorers in History. They all Use this technique whether they realize it. or not.
If you dont show form early then kids gonna start getting into bad habits..
I think bad habits are not as widely agreed upon as some assume.
Youth leagues do not use any of that. They use 10-foot hoops even for second and third graders.
I know it’s too bad. Let’s try and change it. Our local league did.
Lol
I can't count the mistakes here. First, not everyone has their own gym to have a smaller line and be able to lower the rim. You never want your hand on the other side of the ball because that pushes power away from the goal which contradicts the power coming from your legs. There are many other shooting videos. Please watch those. This is ridiculously wrong and while I guess it may help some people, there is much better and more helpful stuff out there. I just can't stand people claiming expertise and being more hurtful than helpful.
Be the coaches like this complaining about the youth team that beat them by 40! No way you should be shooting on a 8 foot rim at 10 years old!
Slow down your vocal delivery. There is no rush.
Lol we aren't focusing on form... We are focusing on form
Don't teach form sounds like a life time of correcting their shot
Yes I’ve found the best are always tuning and finding their authentic shot. It’s less about form more about function. Tyrese H. Jayson T. And Steph C. All different form. But each have found a way to generate power and shoot straight in a functionally fast way.
So have a full custom gym for kids? LOL right. Privilege much?
Don't like teaching bringing the ball to your belly button. I like bringing it in on your shooting side. Thats why the off hand looks weird. Not too many good or elite shooters have their off hand like that. I guarantee that guy does not shoot like that. He shows you his hand is on the side.
Wrong! if you teach the load technique, when they get older, they will be blocked by every good defender on them, This POOR shooting technique will be very difficult to break later on too. I teach my players to identify this WRONG technique right away. telling them Look his shot is going to take too long to bring up and launch. so close with your hands up and you will block them every single time. That ball at minimum needs to be at chin level at the start of their shooting process. Teach them right, strength will come.
See Steph curry.
You are wrong, none of the data would support your approach. With your approach, your players would never progress close to 100% efficiency. Your lack of knowledge and data is apparent.
I don’t take any kind of advice from a dude wearing tights under shorts.
I understand.
Terrible advice move along
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