How to become a clutch performer in basketball?
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First Practice for 4 Hours each day.\nThen Follow my routine.\nABout 8 feet away from the rim try to make ten in a row then when you accoplish that do five in a row freethrows\nand then 3 in a row Three Pointers (Nba) and then 20 in a row layups
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Practice different things each day. One day work on conditioning running and things. Then work on dribbling with your left and right if you are strong with both hands and can drive and penetrate with strong and weak hand you can make a great point guard. Then two of the 7 days do shooting work on right and left hand layups close midrange and outside jumpers and freethrows. Then another day work on your defense and rebounding. Do Defensive Slides and do this rebounding drill shoot the ball and make sure the ball never hits the ground but dont shoot from really close. If it goes in you dont have to get it. But if it hits ground do a lap around your house. Then just play with your friends play at your school or after school. Join a travel or AAU team. Join a summer camp. Find your local park and just play with other people and use the stuff you practiced in those games. \n\nIts not just ok to practice. My teacher told me you can practice a million times and still do fail. You have to practice right to suceed. \n\n And your state's NBA team always has a Basketball Camp. I went to Sixers Camp because I live near philly.
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as a pg u need to work for the benefit of the team, which means u have to sacrifice scoring, etc. doesnt mean u cant score, it just means ur job is to get plays down so ur teammates can do that job. \n\nbasically some good pg tips are to be verbal (not as in swearing) but to be loud and coach ur teammates around in the game. pg's usually have good ball handling skills and speed, so try to use that to throw off the other team's defense. also, if ur looking for easy points, try to cherry pick.. this task should be easy since pg's are usually the closest to other basket. this is even easier if uve got big men who know how to rebound
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work on your stick skills and make sure that you can pass and catch pretty good with both hands and shooting with both hands wouldn't hurt to be good at for attackmen
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I am 6 years experienced nba live player.Direct ur player to the ring and move the right analog DOWN. If u are Yao, press the triangle during low post and when u are a half meter close to the ring. its a powerful move for yao, hes to tall to be blocked as easy as that.\nIf u play Duncan, just press timingly SQUARE during low post, Duncan's arching shots rarely misses when good timing.
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Be aware of what's going on around you. First off you need to make sure you are physically fit, and that you have some strength in you to take bumps when you drive or if you play down low. When playing smart, you have to know where everybody is, expect what players can do, and know when to be where. That would mean that if you have the ball and you drive in, and if you try to kick out, you need to make sure that the guy you're kicking out to is actually there and ain't jus' some puff of air. Think of it like Steve Nash, he plays smart offensively and gets everyone open. I ain't saying to be just like him, but that's playing smart. On defense, make sure you man up tightly, bump him, harass him, and know his moves. Expect the cross over, or know if he is pump faking or actually taking it. If he doesn't have the ball, make sure you chase him everywhere and see that he doesn't get open. While that may be smart defense, you also need smart team defense. If a guy is havin trouble guardin someone, lay off a bit to go help him if things get bad. If the dude kicks out, you can still go back to your man and cover him.
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Play as much as you can, pick up games, 21, any type of competition. Start with defense and rebounding, your shot will come later, the team needs boards and D. Practice free throws and develop your shot, watch basketball and get into shape.
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start by practicing your approach to the basket without a ball. timing and movement are more important than anything else at this point. you need to time your foot work with your layup. after about a couple days or so use the ball. this will help you judge more accurately the timing you need to let go of the ball on the height of your jump toward the basket. of course doing this with your left hand if you are right handed will take some time to master but it will help. good luck
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If you want to develop a sound offensive game, this category is for you. These are drills for the individual player and for the team.\n\nhttp://www.degerstrom.com/basketball/drills/offense/\n\nAnother good site is\n\nhttp://www.coachesclipboard.net/BasketballDrills.html
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dont know how eh? you need Jesus, no but really get help!\n\n\n\ntips: \n1. dont run with the ball\n2. dont shoot like a retard\n3.develope your skills before trying to be great\n4. if you dont know how to play before you can drive....dont play\n5. really try\n6. put in effort\n7. practice\n8. play as a team player!
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you need to loosen up first.  take a deep breath, then figure out for yourself how you can be more aggressive.  does it mean posting up? driving the basket? its something that only you and your coach and team can figure out
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The first guy who answered was retarded. If you want to get better you must\nA.)Practice your jump shot. Copy Jordan's. You must be able to jump in the air then shoot. That will enable you to do more difficult things like turn arounds, and fade aways.\nB.)Practice your ball handling. It may not always be fun, but unless you are 6 foot 8 you will need superior ball handling skills. You need a crossover and to be able to dribble with both hands.\nC.)Your inside game. The left handed lay-up will give you an edge because you will be able to go left or right. Work on hook shots, and floaters as well. \nD.)You must play people better than you and be willing to get your butt spanked for a while before you will learn little tricks they do and eventually surpass them through practice and hard work.\nE.)You must be in great cardio shape. Which means running a lot. Sprinting makes you faster.\n\n*Here's a little trick. Notice which foot your defender has closest to you and drive in that direction. They have less time to adjust that way. It's less effective to drive the other way unless you're gonna pull up and fade away, or your defender is slower than you.
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have fun with that. i live in america as a 6' sg/pg and shoot over 50% from 3. the most ive done is talk to a d2 coach or two. but fill out the ncaa clearinghouse info and just look on college websites and email coaches. that and make a video of yourself playing real games and send that to them.
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I bet you are probably the most over-hyped, over-rated, Least talented player ever on Yahoo Answers.  I have never seen you play but the one thing I know is that you're all talk.  You may talk big, but you have not proven one thing to me.  I have never even seen you make a shot, which brings up the question Are you even able to make a layup?  If not then you can't play ball.  \n\nI mean look at your question.  You made a whole lot of grammatical mistakes:\n\nCapialize all of the i's,\nspace in between 170 and cms,\nspace in between 43 and kgs,\nCapitalize the D in do,\nthe period after basketball should be a question mark,\nyou misspelled good,\nspace between comma and passing,\nand finally you did not end with a period.\n\nAll of these mistakes in your grammer leads me to believe that you did not put a lot of focus into asking the question.  How can I be sure that you have the same lack of focus on the court?  \n\nYou also have not proved to me that you are a team player.  From the question it sounds like it is all about you:\n"I am 170 cms"\n"do you think I can play..."\n"I have..."\n\nYou might just be a totally selfish player who only cares about himself.  \n\nOne more thing, You probably can't even do a 720 dunk.  I've seen a guy who wasn't even in the NBA and he could do a 720 dunk.  \n\nMY final advice:\n\nKid, you got a lot of growing up to do.
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http://www.guidetocoachingbasketball.com/\n\nstart here.  click the links and learn what you can about skills, drills and strategies.\n\nPractice playing.  If you cant get in a game, practice by yourself: shooting and dribbling and passing against a brick wall.\n\nif you have the money, order a fundamentals dvd.  make sure the coach who produces the video is a good college or pro coach or former player.\n\nmost importantly, the NBA playoffs are gong on now.  WATCH the game as the pros play it.  and listen to the commentary.  basketball is 50% physical and skilled and 50% mental.  and any real player will tell you the same.\n\nGood luck.
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Shoot the basketball every day. Practice driving into the lane and laying the ball into the basket. Also practice your rebounding. Try to improve your vertical leap and quickness off the dribble. When you are in a basketball game, shoot the ball with confidence. Don't be thinking that you are going to miss your shot. Be thinking that the ball is going to go in the basket.
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First of all, it's great that you're out there playing every day after school... you'll never get better by sitting at home playing NBA 2K6 or whatever the latest version is.\n\nThis might not be easy (but few things that are worthwhile ARE), but ask the coach to show you some drills you can practice to improve the weaker aspects of your game... \n\nBelieve me, it is in the coach's best interest to help you improve, since you'll eventually be playing for him (we hope!).\n\nIf you're an exceptional rebounder, that's great! There are way too many players out there who don't play a good all around game because shooting is THEIR only skill. And they're a dime-a-dozen. \n\nCoaches consider good rebounders to be worth their weight in GOLD!  Forget Dennis Rodman, ever hear of a guy named Bill Russell?\n\nIf shooting is the weakest part of your game, then practice your shooting...\n\nBut don't worry about practicing 20 foot shots... if you're going to be a center, you need to be a proficient offensive player around the basket. Ask the coach to show you the proper way to shoot turn around jump shots in the low post position. \n\nAlso, work on being able to shoot with EITHER hand. If you can shoot with either hand while you're in close to the basket, it'll be a HUGE advantage for you in game situations. This way, you'll be able to shoot no matter where you are in relation to the basket (sometimes, you'll find that the only way to get a shot off is by shooting with your "off" hand, especially under the basket, in traffic). This will also enable you to get a lot of shots off without having them blocked.\n\nBut as I said, don't worry about outside shots, you can practice those once you get proficient around the basket (and they'll come easier once you develop a bit of a touch).\nBut DO practice free throw shooting. If you become a good offensive player around the basket, you'll find yourself at the free throw line more than you think. Especially if you're a good offensive rebounder!\n\nAsk the JV coach to work out with you one time after school...he'll be able to tell what your strong and weak points are, and then give you some exercises to improve your weak points. \n\nThe earlier post was also correct about upper-body strength. You will NEED this big time as a center.... the coach can put you on a weight workout routine (probably every OTHER day, not every day), but make sure you stick to what he tells you, and don't cheat, because you'll (all together now, kids) ONLY BE HURTING YOURSELF .... very good, kids.\n\nAlso, DO run a lot... but rather than running a mile every day (not that there's anything wrong with that), work on sprints.  \n\nBasketball is not a marathon, it's a game of starting and stopping. And it's the starting and stopping that tends to wear you out, especially if you're a big guy. \n\nIn practice, basketball teams run what they call 'suicide' drills... in this drill, which is a running drill, the players line up along one of the end lines... they then do the following:\n\n1) run and touch the nearest foul line (or a spot on the floor even with the foul line, this way the players can be spread out more)\n\n2) Run back and touch the starting line (end line)\n\n3) Run and touch the mid-court line\n\n4) Run back and touch the starting line\n\n5) Run and touch the foul line at the other half of the court\n\n6) Run back to and touch the starting line\n\n7) Run to the far baseline on the other end of the court\n\n8) Run back and cross the starting line.\n\nIf you don't have an actual court available, you can do this in your yard, or in the street (make sure there's not too much traffic of course!).\n\nThe distances to these points are: 15 feet to the nearest foul line, 47 feet to the mid-court line, 79 feet to the foul line furthest from the starting line, and 94 feet to the other end line.  And if