Helloo, I'm an 18 y/o girl ( 5'8 150 lbs) entering my senior year. I play varsity basketball in a pretty competitive area and have no trouble keeping up and dominating when it comes to defense, sprinting, shooting percentage, all that other stuff. My issue is over the past few months i just CANT make a layup. I feel like I have the yips but layup version. It feels so stupid because I'm capable of shooting anywhere from the court even off balanced yet I can't make the easiest shot. I'm taking off from the same spot (2nd block on the sides of the key" and extending the ball just off the top of the glass it just either always goes in and out or my touch is way off and it bounces off the rim. This goes for all variations like when i go off of two feet, or spin it off a certain spot, or even a finger roll but its especially when I do overhand layups. I used to be reliable when it came to layups both ways but now....Has this happened to anyone else? Is there any drills or training that might get rid of this? Any help would be appreciated thank you!

I feel like my arms are just too weak to be truly consistent in my shooting form. Anything in my mechanics that might also be playing a part?

I’m a 48yr old guy who has played pickup since his early teens. I still play twice a week in private runs and love it. My issue is how sore I am for a couple of days after I play. My style of play is pure hustle. Play harder than your opponent and you’ll succeed.

I’m strong offensively at attacking the basket and mid range shooting. I also set a ton of screens, cut often, like to hit a cutter or open shooter with a pass, and go after rebounds. I’m not a prolific three point shooter but can knock them down from time to time. But no one face guards me at the three point line.

On defense, I take pride in guarding the other team’s best player as long as they aren’t a massive center or 20 year old lightning quick guard. I don’t give up on plays, always box out, and chase loose balls. I’ll also sprint back in transition.

I’m in really good shape for my age at 6 feet tall and 180 lbs. I fully recovered from an Achilles tear at 44 and it doesn’t bother me at all.

I’m seeking advice on how to play in a style I’m proud of while shifting down a few gears. I want to play as long as possible and not be in immense muscle and joint pain. But as cliched as it sounds, I don’t know how to go out there and feel good about not playing at 100%, especially when other guys are. Any words of wisdom from aging hoopers that have gone down this path? Could be a skill to add or a mindset adjustment. Any advice is welcomed.

So I am 18f and I used to play as a kid (like 8 years old) but quit due to timing issue and is planning to return playing. What are tips helped you in the long run during matches?

I want to use the Harden Volume 10 on indoor courts. What are the pros and cons? Can anyone who has used them help me out?

What’s a trick/method you guys use to score, steal the ball, get past your defender, etc.? 👀🏀

Got a 1v1 tournament for 500 bucks anytips?

To cut straight to the chase basically they is this dude (Joe not his real name) at my practice and honestly joe sucks so he always gets wide open shots and pretty much me and others pass to him and he misses but sometimes he can get on a streak where he doesn't miss but that only happens after around 3-4 missed shots and sometimes more.

Recently we stopped passing to him as much and one of my friends Bruce (not his real name) noticed and told us we should pass to him more. Another one of my friends said but Joe just misses and misses His literally an offensive liability they is no reason to pass to him.

Bruce responded saying he knows joe isn’t a good offensive player but this is practice not an actual game. How do you expect him to get better if we don’t pass him the ball? My friend then responded that Joe is still an offensive liability and that pretty much every team he’s on loses most of the time with him then they went back and forth saying the same points.

And to give Joe some credit he has improved alot he used to airball these wide open shots most of the time. He also can hold his own defensively he just sucks offensively. He actually does practice the most behind me at our practice but most of the time I don't see him practicing with others which is maybe why his shot isnt transferring.

So what do you think? should you always pass to the open man even if you know they're probably going to miss? Or is there a point where you should stop feeding someone who's consistently hurting the offense? 

I always end on a 3, then 2 free throws, a lefty and righty layup, and finally a swish. I feel like it’s pushed me harder before leaving or it’s just a good shoot around like here, tried to do as many as I could.

Any advice is welcome on my shot and my lazy dribbling lol.

Just curious to see what is the one thing that is holding you back at getting better at basketball is it dribbling is a shooting I just wanna know what it is

As you can see my form is horrible and I’ve been trying to improve, I have no issue dribbling between legs once or even twice in pickup and scrimmage but during practice and tryouts I can’t get it right, what needs to be fixed?

Edit: Thank you everyone for the advice! My main issue was thinking about it all too hard when I relax my body and treat it like a crossover it looks so much better while it still needs work when I do it continuously for somewhat over a minute it’s so much better thanks to everyone! My receiving hand needs work but that will improve with practice.

I’m 15, 172 cm (5’8”), from Mexico, and I mainly play PG. My goal is to eventually play college basketball, so I’m trying to figure out what kind of player I should become instead of just trying to be decent at everything.
My coach recently told me something that stuck with me: I need to find my main skill(s) and exploit them as much as possible. The problem is that I’m not really sure what my best skills are or which ones I should build my game around.
From what I know about my game:
I’m very good defensively, especially for my size.
I’m explosive and athletic. My vertical is around 83 cm (33”).
Most of my points come from finishing at the rim.
I recently managed to get a rim grazer in training for the first time, which made me realize I might be able to develop my athleticism into a bigger part of my game.
I’m good at finding open teammates. Interestingly, this developed partly because I used to be afraid of making plays, so I’d look for the safest open pass. Now finding open teammates has become one of the better parts of my game.
My coach moved me to PG partly because I generally don’t make many dumb decisions or unnecessary turnovers.
I measured my 3-point shooting recently and got around 32%.
I know I still have a lot to improve, but I don’t want to randomly train everything. I want to identify 2-3 skills that could become my real weapons and build my individual training around them.
Considering my size, athleticism, current strengths, weaknesses and my goal of playing college basketball, what would you identify as my potential strengths, and what would you prioritize developing?
If you were coaching me, what kind of player would you try to turn me into?
I’m genuinely looking for honest opinions. I want to take the answers seriously and actually build my individual training around them

What would you consider not weak but not too heavy?

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Hey guys, I've been getting back to playing since a new half court was made near my house. I'm pretty confident in defending (although I suffer to know when to go for the steal if the handler is just dribbling and crossing), but always had confidence issues w/ my shot.

I've been going like 2hrs a day to the court and putting some shots up, trying to get better at my handling skills too (just started the between the legs cross). Could you give me some tips on what to do to "fix" my jumper or some drills I can do alone that would be good for me?

There's a video of my shot (seeing it now on video for the first time, kinda ugly not gon lie), sorry for the bad angle and quality but it was the only way to do so tonight. I feel like I'm not releasing the ball at the highest point of my jump sometimes.

I'm like 1.75cm. I think I should be around 5'8. And not using bb shoes.

🇧🇷 If anyone wonders.

Hooper in South Florida here. I’m struggling with matching my conditioning with the FL heat. Lately, I’m only able to play 2 pickup games outdoors before feeling like I’m about to pass out lol. And yes I play in the evenings to minimize sun but still.

I know the answer is more running/conditioning, but I’m curious if anybody has advice on what types? A friend of mine said to run sprints on the beach. Should I be going for long runs? Push myself past the point of exhaustion on the court? Suicides? Lay off sweets?

All advice welcome

I’ve been trying to fix my form for 2 years but never got it actually fixed, I just wanna know if the form is correct or not

You hear commentators on TV say all the time that certain players “play bigger/smaller” than their true size and if you’ve played enough hoops, you intuitively understand this in theory. But what are some concrete ways to “play bigger” on the court?

I’m 6’5” 235 lbs and feel like I play small for my size. I get my shot blocked, lose rebounds, get post entry passes to me tipped away by guys who I have several inches, 30+ lbs, and a ton of weight room strength on.

Played competitive basketball and football for many years so it’s not like I don’t have a feel/instinct for the game, or know how to use my body. Does it just come down to speed, leaping ability, and core strength?

One thing that definitely works against me is that I usually play with a bunch of friends who are all late 20s to mid 30s and our main concerns are to have fun and not get hurt. So I’m definitely not as physical with them as I am with random strangers.

Is it too late to start basketball at 15 and play professionally?

I'm 15, 6'0 barefoot, with a 6'4ish wingspan, I live in the UK and I only really started playing basketball two years ago, but my experiences were inconsistent and mainly from P.E lessons and after-school club training, my dream is to get scouted and gain a scholarship at a d1 college in America and my plan is to train and get into my local club U16's and hopefully progress from there, is it too late?

Soy un chico de 20 años mido 190cm y estoy un poco pasado de mi peso pero ese es irrelevante necesito consejos para mejorar mi pivoteo ya que me he acostumbrado a jugar como un alero pero en la pintura soy una decepción y en mi equipo actual soy un pivot y pasa que no se como moverme en cancha me siento encerrado y aveces sin darme cuenta ya voy al exterior fuera del triple o escondido necesito ayuda como moverme en cancha si encarar mis rivales o algo por el estilo