Fordham Finishes Drill

I recently attended a Coaches Clinic at Fordham University. Coach Stephanie Gaitley (the Women's Coach at Fordham) showed us this drill, which I added my own enhancements to, that works a variety of skills and provides for a solid warm-up.

Check the diagram and the steps below:

SET UP:

1. 1) 3 players stand at the three spots indicated by the orange triangles in the diagram.
2. 2) The offensive players start where the blue "start" is under one basket. They should be in a single file line under that hoop.

THE DRILL:

 

• Duration: 3-5 minutes, give players enough time to score a few and get a few deflections.



1) Offensive players, going one at a time, speed dribble towards each defensive player. When they get to the defensive player they have to make a move to advance to the next defender. This move can be a crossover, between the legs, behind the back, in and out, you name it. (They can also use combination moves.) Once the offensive player gets to the last defender they have to score a lay up. They can take this lay up on either the right or the left side, its up to them. You should encourage them to go to both sides of the rim.

 

2) THE DEFENDER'S job is to deflect the ball. There is no "dummy defense" in this drill. They get 1 point for any deflection. After 5 deflections the defender can switch off with an offensive player.

Keep in mind that this drill has been enhanced to my own liking. You can take it and modify it for your own needs.


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As coaches we emphasize practicing quality, "game-like" shots. So many drills can be created or used to help our athletes get a number of shots up, but not all of these drills can help them get quality shots up. This shooting drill, a classic Ray Allen one, helps athletes to build range and consistency. It can also be used to create competition to end a team practice.

Any number of things can be done with this drill to modify or enhance it. The beautiful thing is it also incorporates shooting from spots all over the floor.

With just a quick "self pass" any shooter can complete this shooting workout alone. Or add a partner and get competitive with this!

Enjoy Ray Allen's shooting drill. (Props to Coach Botkin for tweeting this picture and reminding me of this ladder shooting drill!)

 Happy Shooting!
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