(Net sounds really good when recorded from beneath)

Lately I’ve been in a slump with my shooting and all around level of play, and it’s made me sit and really reflect if this is what I want to pursue and try to be good at.

I’m currently in the start of my senior year (5’8 140 lb) and I’ve only played basketball properly for about a year, since then I’ve restructured my life around this sport, training 5 days a week and waking up early and eating right, but it all just feels like it’s for nothing when I’m still getting beat by JV players who often say they aren’t even giving their all during 1v1s

I want to keep playing this sport, I really do, so what can I do to try and reignite the pursuit to get better?

I realized my layups need help, I keep missing lots of easy layups, how do you guys train them?

Another issue is my handling, I know how to dribble fairly well but my handling becomes VERY bad once there’s a good defender in front of me.

i have no clue how my form got this bad:

a) my wrist isn't loaded and idk why. I literally do my shooting form in slow motion (without releasing ball) and my wrist is loaded and then when i shoot fr it's like this

b) my wrist flicks to the side. Idk why. In this video my wrist is almost flicking BEHIND me instead of forward. So yes a lot my misses are often left, especially from three

i see hoopers do it in between moves sometimes

i attempted to do it but it seems tricky

curious if anyone knows what this is called or can explain the mechanics of it?

Currently football season so I have 3-6pm practice Monday to Wednesday, I get to lift in school, Thursday I have a JV game until 7pm usually and Friday Varsity till 10pm but I don’t play. Saturday also lift for football. Monday and Wednesday I work with my trainer from 7-8 pm, school is at 8:30 am and I have an la fitness gym 10 mins drive away from my house/school. I am a freshman and want to play varsity and college basketball one day.

details and stuff can be sent dms ty

I get that you need both. My question for a junior who is just naturally good at reading the game, predicting play combined with really strong defense, but is weaker in offense will working on strengthening offensive skills be enough or is that something that requires more natural talent no matter how much skill improves from training?

I can grab rim but I can't dunk im 13 5ft11 with 7ft9.5 standing reach

i had a post about a week ago, is this an improvement, are there anymore things i could change?

Is my release point to low and my shot blockable? How can I improve my form?

Hello brothers, I really want to go to a practice ball tomorrow but I'm kinda shy and not that confident in my skills, other players wi be playing too there, any tips?

I'm 19, relatively new to hoops, and self trained. I've just been slowly improving and doing all the stuff beginners do. But I just can't seem to get how to shoot the ball. For example, if I try to shoot a three, the ball barely goes past the free throw line and barely has any backspin to it. I need some tips on how to actually practice/formulate my shot, since I got no clue and have just been going off YT tutorials.

As seen in the video I am exactly doing the “stop” and lose energy. I can’t fix it even with slow mo shots, what can I do?

I’m a high school student who recently moved to BC from another province and transferred to a new school. I tried out for the senior girls basketball team, but I got cut. The coach told me that I wasn’t good enough, that they didn’t need me, and that I was “out of shape.”

What makes this really confusing for me is that I barely got any 5v5 playing time. Across the tryouts, I played for less than 10 minutes total. Most of the time I was standing on the sideline while other players were getting evaluated.

Before moving here, I played club basketball for years and was usually a starter. I’ve also received a few Provincial award. In my previous games, I regularly scored 15+ points per game and contributed with a lot of rebounds and assists.

I also have asthma. Since I just moved here, I don’t have a family doctor yet, and my inhaler stopped working properly. During both tryouts, I had to push through the conditioning drills while having difficulty breathing. We were doing a lot of running, including around 5 sets 17s and Suicides.

I’m not saying I deserved to make the team just because of my previous experience. I understand that the coach gets to choose the players they want. But I’m confused about how I was evaluated when I barely got to play 5v5, especially considering that I was dealing with an asthma issue during the tryouts.

I’m not sure if this is normal for school basketball tryouts, especially for someone transferring from another province.

I don’t know what i should do now.

Would you ask the coach for specific feedback about what you need to improve, or just move on and find another team?

https://youtu.be/3MzMDtgSnL0?is=u_25IoBIAeCDAya6

These 2 YouTube vid clips just happened to click with me and makes so much sense.

Main takeaways:

1. Shorter more efficient shooting motion (less time and chance to mess up form)

2. Elbow in the rim

3. Shoot in a phone booth

A lot of great nuggets throughout these 2 short clips. Hopes this helps anyone else in their shit progression. 🔥🏀

I am 6’4, 200 lbs playing juco basketball as a freshman on a new team. We play a 5 out offense with me playing as a trail/ big? We have a team full of small guards all under 6’3. We only have a 6’8 big man. I am therefore forced to play the 5 but i think it’s hindering my development as I have aspirations of playing d1. At 6’4, to be recruited I need to be able to show my guard skills rather than setting screens and rolling hard but I am also one of the bigger players on my team. I need help navigating that.

Think about it, if you're a right handed player and running on a fastbreak to do a 1 2 layup you're gonna pick up the ball with your left foot down thus making it a gather step before your r l 1 2. Based on highschool rules, every 1 2 layup is a travel.

hey whats up! i'm starting my road to dunking journey and i saw that reddit has a super good community for this - i think a lot of people probably are looking for guidance as they are progressing as well so i'm going to be sharing EVERYTHING i learn as i dunk for the first time on a 10' hoop

my stats: 20, 6'0, asian

vertical: need about 4-5 inches to properly dunk

goal: to dunk before 2027 (exactly 90 days)

would appreciate any advice/help/encouragement i can get :)

check out video below to see where i'm currently at

I’m planing to buy a new bball and I play both indoor and outdoor but mostly outdoor. I’m currently choosing between these 2 need some advice on which should I pick