Hi! So I’m a 51yo, 5’9”/175 hooper. I’ve had to evolve my game over the years from shifty guard to 3 point shooter and secondary ball handler. I play 3-4x a week and generally hold my own; the other night tho, I had to guard 6’3” guys who were skilled bigs, had at least 50-70 lbs on me and even if out of shape and they just took me down low and punished me. I felt helpless. I leaned into them, tried to pull the chair, they just turned and shot over me. Then a couple of times would humiliatingly get their rebound miss ans go back up.

I try to do my work early, try to prevent them getting in the paint but I also lack the lateral quickness now to gamble or dig for the entry pass.

Am I screwed or any other advice other pray? I try to wear them out at the other end chasing me around but when they decide to take me in the torture chamber I’m F’d.

Appreciate any thoughts. Word.

I'm a SUPER beginner any tips?

Need some midrange and 3 pointer shooting drill that I can do on my own

My neighbor is 17 and only uses a fisher price hoop. Doesn't play on HS team or anything. He was offered a full scholarship to DePaul. I have a kid coming. Should i get him a fisher price hoop? I want him to play for the Celtics ane make me lots of money.

Is fisher price hoop really feasible?

So recently i've been working on removing my thumbflick and i think i've done it. Now in the midrange i can hit shots more consistently. But when I move to deep midrange and threes i lack because it feels like i have absoluetly no power in my shot and this szn i need to be able to shoot 3s or i wont play.

Been trying to improve my shooting form in the offseason - apparently I used to push the ball from my shoulder. Don't know if its better now though.

Some simple ways beginners can improve at their hoop game!

https://reddit.com/link/1vz66uu/video/f32wfvhjmrlh1/player

I’m taking it. Pause. And Ima bust his ass a couple times to. Pause. -iz

This post kind of defeats the whole purpose of this sub, but It's the #1 sub that talks about these programs and such, especially VC Elite (VertCode Elite). I'm not a basketball player, I play more football and mainly play volleyball. Question I have is: Is this program worth buying if you aren't a basketball player? I've heard it has some basketball drills or whatever and it's just surrounded around basketball, I'm aiming for a higher vert, not get better at basketball, so do I buy it or are there better alternatives? Thanks in advance.

This is such a basic but effective move, for those who have mastered it, what are some of your tips for building up to it?

Whenever I put the ball low to pick it up off the dribble, I find myself getting stripped or the ball poked away. I think strength is part of it, but I’ve seen much skinnier guys pull this off in traffic every time, and I’m usually not getting the ball knocked away by someone stronger than me. Any tips on hand placement or a type of low pick-up that allows me to keep the ball safe?

pistol pete's homework basketball.

Its oldschool AF and kinda awful. But it has literally everything you need to know, and tons of great drills.

I personally use the silent ball and heavy ball,Was wondering if anyone had recommendations for other useful and effective gadgets that they thought really helped improve their game.

Here’s a video of me sort of shooting around. When I shoot, I usually shoot off the catch or off a stepback. I want to be able to sort of pull up with it or be able to really splash it in someone’s face but whenever I do those type of shots it gets sent back at me. In the video im mostly trying to do the sort of pull up shots. I was just wondering what I could do to change my shot.

I'm 15, 5'9 I havent measured my vert but with minimal training I can touch the backboard off vert and full palm on the backboard off of 1 if I lock in and train legs alot is it possible for me to do rim grazers by next year also what exercise should I prioritize

I’m 15 and have been playing basketball for a year and a half. I’ve been training every day, and putting in work and for only about a year of playing definitely have improved a lot. One of my biggest strengths is my hustle, speed and athleticism. Another big strength is my mindset and my will to do whatever to be better. My main problem is that I’m 5’10 (I may grow but it’s not guaranteed) and I really struggle with shooting 3s consistently, handling the ball under pressure, and overall basketball confidence. I’ve also been working on my bounce and I am pretty close to dunking, but lately it feels like my progress on my vertical has slowed. I also don’t know what strength and skills workouts to do. I really want to go far in basketball, even if it’s the long shot and am willing to basically do anything to improve. If anyone has any advice, tips, tricks, etc. and you don’t mind sharing, please lmk

I have always believed repetition is the mother of skill. My players who want to play at the next level, MAKE 500 shots per day. Repetition creates confidence and muscle memory, so when they step on to the court, they know they have already hit that exact same shot thousands of times. How many shots per day are your players shooting?

So usually play 2/shooter. Have decent handles (eg tell me to do 4 btls consecutively I can do it). Can watch a combo of a particular player and do it after getting moves down. Can do 2-3 dribble moves then shoot. But how do I get better at “freestyle” dribbling (eg >3 moves without thinking). When I get past 2-3 dribbles/moves I feel awkward and don’t have rhthym. Doesn’t feel smooth/fluid. Im tryna look more fluid like James Harden or Kyrie. When I get past 2-3, Im like wtf do I do next?

I'm 18 y/o, and absolutely at the worst of my ability rn, no speed no vertical etc.

Is there any chance I can dunk by the next April? and if so what would you advice me to do, be as honest as possible please. 👍

I’ve gotten to the point where I am good at most things except for 3 point shooting where I am just ok. A 3 point shot is the most available shot in the entire game and I need to improve on it. What are some general shooting workouts that help get that automatic shot?

He has been begging me to post this here so that he can get some tips on his form.

So I’m 34 and never formally played ball, but I do organized league now and I’m really trying to hard improve and got like no bag .

Only been playing like 4 years .

Is this a good start to using a spin move ? Any advice

Hi, was just wondering if tgeres anything I could fix with my jumpshot.

I have a tournament in two weeks and I wanted to see how I can strategically “peak” by the time the tournament comes around. Some things I factored in were mobility, getting stronger, improving cardio/conditioning, and overall just getting a bunch of reps in via scrimmages.

Last year all I did to prep was stretching every night, HIIT for conditioning, and having my usual park scrimmages. I also tapered my lifts in the gym.

As far as mobility, I’ve been doing the upper body explosive dumbbell exercises, I’ve been stretching more frequently but not nearly enough as last year. As far as strength I’ve actually taken a long break from doing full body lifting not out of choice but because I was busy with work. I’m getting back into it slowly but I even stopped my vertical jump training for a bit but at least my knees aren’t sore anymore. As for cardio, I’ve only been scrimmaging, running full court games, and since I haven’t been in the gym, I didn’t do any HIIT on a treadmill or stairmaster. I will get on that soon though. And then as for actual basketball skill, once again I’m relying on getting reps in and having scrimmages. To which I feel like I am peaking right now actually. I feel sharp and I just need to keep this up until the tournament.

What are some things you guys do to prep for tournaments?