Well the summer is over. The summer leagues are finished, and the school and recreational programs are a few months away. Now is the time to work on the fundamentals.  Whether your child has just become old enough to join their first local basketball league or is gearing up for their senior year of high school, this is a great opportunity to learn or refresh their fundamental basketball skills. Work on refreshing or learning the mechanics of a consistent, accurate shot, with some basketball shooting drills geared to the form. work on dribbling drills to add to their comfort and control of the basketball. Go back to the fundamentals with these drills. There are 100’s of drills for each, and sometimes we get wrapped up in the most complex and sophisticated drills. However, no mater what level your child is at, it pays to come back to the very beginner drills  every so often. As players start to run drills concentrating on getting their shot off or shooting off a pass, or shooting coming off a screen, there is a tendency to rush the shot and form deteriorates. Over time and with repetition the form degradation slowly increases.  Going back to the basics reminds the child and as importantly the child’s body of the proper motion. It rebuilds muscle memory so that when the player is running the more complicated drills their bodies will more naturally use the proper technique.

When I decided to set up this site I put away the more complex drills at first. I decided I wanted to emphasize the basics as without these everything down the road becomes more difficult. Only after I have thoroughly added all the fundamental drills I have to share will I add the more detailed and advanced ones.  However, I do realize that especially with the basketball season fast approaching some will want more complex drills.  So to satisfy them until I can add them all here, I will try to make a point on every post to share a few sites that I have found that provide some useful drills and information. Here are a few that I have recently found of interest.

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