Playing Like A Professional: What You Need To Know About Basketball

by | Mar 8, 2023 | Basketball

TIP! Learn how to hit a free throw shot. This kind of shot seems easy, but it really is not.

Basketball knows not of gender discrimination. People of all races, creeds, colors, genders and ages enjoy basketball the world round. Get your friends together and impress them with your new moves. What new skills do you mean? This article will teach you some great new moves!

TIP! Keep your head up when you dribble. If you’ve got your eye on the ball while you’re dribbling, you haven’t mastered it yet.

Learn the best way to make your free throws. There are usually a lot of distractions when you are shooting free throws so you need to concentrate. The following technique should be practiced often. Place the ball right in line with your face. Use visualization to imagine the goal occurring. Next, take your shot seeing the ball move in the trajectory you envisaged for it.

TIP! Practice your layup shot as frequently as possible. Eighty percent of the shots taken in a game are layups.

Practice your pass catching often. You want to practice catching perfect passes and bad passes. When the game is going on, every pass isn’t going to make it to its target. So you should do the team a favor by knowing how to take in any kind of a pass that comes from someone.

TIP! It is important to know the right way to throw a bounce pass. Bouncing the pass to the receiver should be at their waist.

Lifting weights too much can actually take away from your jump shot. Perimeter players don’t need the muscle strength that is necessary for other team members. Some guards increase their upper body to the point of harming their field goals.

TIP! Do not practice solely against zone defense. While a great portion of a game will be concentrated in the zone, your rivals could opt to go to man-to-man covering to keep you guessing.

If you’re posting up, good footwork is the key to getting open and getting a good shot. Although it’s important to have a physical presence underneath the basket, it’s more important that you get in a good place before your opponent can. Once you have gotten into position, secure your spot. Footwork, therefore, is crucial.

TIP! A great way to learn how to pass is by doing drills often with no dribbling. It is hard to play basketball without dribbling, and demands accurate passing and teamwork, so it will be a challenge.

When injuries occur on the court, it is unwise to keep on playing. It’s a challenging sport that’s very physical, and you have the ability to get injured. If you try to keep playing, you can hurt yourself worse. Don’t hesitate to see the doctor if you feel the injury warrants it.

TIP! Building core muscle is key to playing great basketball. The concept encompasses the abdominal muscles, the hips and the lower back.

Spreading the fingers is something you have to do to handle the ball right. This will help prevent the ball from getting away from you while dribbling. Additionally, the palm of your hand should not come into contact with the ball. You should only use your fingers to touch the ball when passing or shooting.

TIP! In order to get a good shot, good footwork is essential when posting up. You do, of course, need to be near the basket, but finding the right spot without getting blocked is essential.

When exercising, concentrate on building up core strength and improving your footwork. You will stay balanced if your core is strong. Strengthen you back muscles along with abs, hips and buttocks. Similar to boxers, jump rope to help increase speed and better your footwork.

TIP! If you’re injured in a basketball game, don’t attempt to play while in pain. It’s easy to be hurt when playing basketball.

If you experience a slump in your scoring and shooting, your shoulders may be the cause of the problem. When your shoulders are positioned improperly, you will never make the basket regardless of how good your abilities are. Make sure your shoulders are always square towards the hoop. Your shooting arm’s shoulder also needs to be exactly lined up with the rim.

TIP! When playing basketball, it is important to always keep your eye on the ball. This keeps you aware of what is going on so you aren’t surprised.

Practice passing while looking the opposite direction. This should befuddle your opponent. If you can pull it off, it’s effective to draw your opponents away from the shooter. That way the shooter gets a great look before shooting. It can be a really powerful play.

TIP! Ask a friend to record your games so that you can see how yourself in action. Are you able to look at your skills in a different light? Appraise your performance honestly but don’t be overly harsh with yourself.

Perform exercises to strengthen the muscles in your forearms and hands in order to maximize your ability to handle the ball. Wrist curls are great for bettering your ball handling in basketball to the point where you could practically do it sleepwalking. Do not make the mistake of thinking you can stay stationary, catch all the ball, and shoot them from that same location. The best way to get into the flow of the game is to be in motion.

TIP! Practice looking in the opposite direction when you make a pass. This is a great way to fake out your opponents.

Sly feet will help you get the rebound of your team mates free throw. Be aware that the defender who is below you will start moving in your direction. Slip past him, and you can get the ball. This gets you the rebound without you committing a foul.

TIP! You must disrupt your opponent’s game when you’re playing defense. Make them uncomfortable.

A key play on defense is to draw a charge. This play gets your team possession of the ball and a foul against your opponent. This may lower the other team’s morale, and it gives you a chance to take the offensive when play resumes.

TIP! Playing basketball well means developing good court “eyesight.” You don’t need great vision just to keep score.

Here is how you can change a normal two-three zone to become a trapping machine. You will need for the top two guards to wait until the time when the point guard is approximately 10 feet beyond the midcourt. They should then trap the point guard. With the forwards blocking outside, you have a good shot at intercepting a bad pass. This will likely cause the point guard to make a high, short pass, which your forwards will steal quite easily.

TIP! To make your three-point shot better, practice it from the minimum NBA approved distance. School and the international standard lines are nearer than that.

Now you can cruise to the court in confidence with the backing of your new-found skills. You can now impress your friends with the secrets that you’ve learned. Never forget that the game should always be fun. Either way, it’s exciting to win.