How come i'm such an awesome basketball player?! I have the full repertoir of shots and play "D".....
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wake up boy you dreaming
570360
i never really understood this...but ive been experiencing that since my 8th grade basketball team and all through high school. *shrugs*
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Keep practicing but also play in as many pick up games as you can.\n\nMake sure you you shoot from different spots on the floor and work on different moves as well.\n\nGet a friend and play some one on one to get used to faking.\n\nTry and get some pointers from someone who you know that is a good player or a coach.
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you gotta SHOW them your moves.....  seeing is believing.   Most of the time, the shorter guys aren't posts, b/c it's hard to get a rebound, and shoot over taller guys.  But, hey, if you CAN do all you say just show them your stuff and they will start to appreciate your versatility.
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Being able to do a bit of everything: awesome shooter, not necessaarily a scorer, but able to hit shots with a high percentage; excellent passing skills like stockton to malone; being able to move and play without the ball; frustrating my opponent on defense (bruce bowen style, only without kicking ray allen); being able to pull down the boards, especially on the offensive glass; and being able to come through in clutch situations and not choke; and finally making all my teamates better, because that is what a TRUE basketball player is all about!
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Sounds like, since you don't have the height, you need to make sure you get in a clear space so no-one bigger is in front of you. It's good that you are quick. So visualise and practice seeing yourself in a clear space and then practice until you get so good with putting your shots up that you don't need to be near the basket and your team knows that if they give you the ball in a clear space it will be just up over and in - another 3 pts from the 3 point Ace shooter king!
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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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overall: after every game, ask your coach bout your mistakes and how you can improve. shooting: you have to do a lot to improve..oh, ask your coach/friends on how to bend your hand too.(different people, different positions so try all of them then use the one that you think is best!)  talking to your coach: write what you want to say somewhere that you can see, then give it to her or read it out.\ni hope it helps!!
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There are alot of things you can do to help your game. Do some dribbling drills where you are on both sides of the court looking at the rim only. Do straight dribbles with both right and left hands, making sure the ball does not go above your waist. Then do between the legs down the court with your head facing the basket and still looking at the rim. Every dribbling drill you do, you should ALWAYS be looking at the rim. The reason you look at the rim is because it helps you with your court vision, giving you the ability to see the whole floor and not miss your teammates when they're open. You should be low on your dribbles all the time. Then go up and down the court going between your legs backwards, the same way you go between your legs frontward, do it backwards.  Then go behind your back up and down. MAKE SURE YOU  ARE LOOKING AT THE BASKET! Then take 3 dribbles to the right and go between the legs and dribble to the left (with the left hand) and do the same thing down the floor, LOOKING AT THE BASKET. Those are just some things to start out with. You can email me and I will help you out a little more. But if you cannot look at the basket while you are doing some of these drills, you will not improve your dribbling skills. You must use all three lanes when doing these drills also. Start on the left side of the court and then go to the right side and finish off in the middle and watch your court vision increase.  \nAs far as shooting goes, you need a partner. It is okay to shoot by yourself sometimes but you need to have a partner that can get your rebounds. The one thing I suggest by yourself is to shoot a lot of free throws and dribble from the timeline to second hash mark line where you set up for free throws and shoot from there. Then do the same thing, this time shoot from the 3rd line. But shooting you need a partner. \nGOD BLESS YOU and good luck this year
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here r somethings u can do 2 become better.. \n\nFigure 8's - with dribble \nSpread legs dribble the ball in a figure eight motion around and between the legs. Do this with a lot of dribbles and then with as few as possible. Stay low! \n\n\nDrum dribble \nEither standing or on one knee have players dribble ball changing hands with each touch. Start with a steady dribble then work down to super fast low dribbles. then have them dribble with one finger on each hand and with their balled up fist. \n\nKeep your head up\nWhen you dribble the ball, your intent is to go somewhere. Maybe you are dribbling up the court on a fast break, maybe you are dribbling to the wing as part of the offense, or maybe you are driving past the defender and to the basket. Whatever your goal and wherever you are going, you need to see the floor. Never dribble the ball with your head down, looking at the ball. By keeping your head up and seeing the floor, you can see where the defense is and what your next move might have to be. You can also see where your teammates are, who might be open, and what a good passing opportunity might be.\n\nThis is a great drill for getting used to dribbling with your head up so you can see the floor: simply start at one baseline and dribble full speed the full length of the court, keeping your head up at all times. DO NOT look down at the ball. Switch hands at half court. You can also try this drill with your eyes closed. But only dribble at half speed, and make sure to open your eyes after a few dribbles to make sure you aren't going to run into anything.\n\n\nBe able to dribble with either hand\nIf you can only dribble effectively with your strong hand, you are very limited as an offensive threat. If I'm a defender, and I know you can only dribble to your right side, it will be very easy to guard you. But if you can drive to either your right or left, and have a good outside shot, then you're a real threat. Then I have to guard against a shot, and a drive to either side. Now you've got me guessing about what you might do next. Work on dribbling with both hands so that you don't have a weak dribbling hand. Work at it enough that you can dribble and drive to the baset equally well with either hand.\n\nThere are two ways to build your off-hand dribbling skills: one is simply to practice with your off hand. Make a point to do ONLY off hand dribbling drills for 15 or 20 mins a day for the next week. You'll be amazed at how much better your off hand will be in just that short amount of time.\n\nAnother amazing set of drills for developing your off hand are two-ball drills. Get two basketballs and start off at the baseline. Dribble both balls in a zig-zag pattern for the full length of the court, bouncing the balls at the same time. Once you reach the other end of the floor, do the same drill, but this time bounce the balls at different times (one ball hits the ground as the other ball comes up to your other hand, etc.). Remember, don't look down at the balls as you dribble. Do these drills for a few weeks and your off hand dribbling ability will be much improved.\n\n\nBALL SLAP DRILL \nThe ball slap drill is performed by taking the ball and with your left hand slap the ball hard, and then taking your right hand and slap the ball hard. This ball slap drill is a good way to warm your hands up and this will help you get a good feel for the ball. Continue performing the slap the ball dribbling drill until your hands are good, awake, and ready to begin. \n\n\nAROUND THE WORLD DRILL \nBasketball Dribbling Drill #2: The around the world basketball drill stats by circling the ball around your head, than your waist, and finally put your legs together and take the ball around both legs at the knees. Then, bend at the waist, spread your legs, and circle the ball around one leg, then the other. The around the world basketball drill will give you a great feel for the ball in addition to hand coordination and
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if u master the fade away spin move u'll be unstopable believe me!!! practice it every day!!\nalso learn to do a pull up jumper!!\nif u can do it fast off the dribble it will be hard to block!!!
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I'm really sorry about that. This has also happened to me, but with other sports. My suggestion is to find something else that you love doing in your spare time that you would've been playing basketball during and that will help you forget about it, but still do something that you love. And then, next year, when the time comes around again, just practice!!!
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I dont know what is wrong with you. If you are physically and mentally fit to play the game, I dont see the reason why you're having such a big problem. Its all in your head. If you got game, you dont have to brag about it. Let your game do the talking. My Dad once said, you dont ask for respect, you earn it. By showing that you are a really great baller, respect will come. But not being a great offensive player, makes you a great player. You have to have all the necessary skills to play on a TEAM. Your problem was, you always get picked last? That's fine because they dont know you yet. So, show them that you belong by being a chamistry type of player. Look to pass before you shoot. Look to rebound before you run for a fastbreak and most of all, the most important thing in all of team sports, RUN RUN and RUN. Dont be lazy. If I'm wrong with my advice, I'll give you 50 points from me.
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I play basketball all the time. I'm only about 5'5 but I still beat people that are 6 feet or taller. Strengths - good shooter, good at stealing, great defense on people my height, good at driving it in, decent ball handling.
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I could never drive that well but I had a very good outside shot.\n\nSo if they are playing man to man D on you and you are a forward(as I was) you can do several things but one I liked depending on who the defender was,was to run down the side( not always real fast) as your team is bringing the ball up the floor and if the defender is close, then either start to run along the base line and if he turns his back, then stop quickly and pop back out from where you started and take a quick pass and shoot if open.\nIf you do this a few times then the defender will catch on but then you fake the stop and when he turns to come back out you keep going along the baseline and pop out into the clear on the other side and take a pass from the guard or center.\n\nAll of this requires timing and of course a team that is going to get the ball to you when you are open.\n\nHigh level teams will be using a lot of set plays in games but many ameteur teams will just be add libing most of the time although you always discuss strategy during your time outs.\n\nYou can also use a pick from a team mate to run your defender into and then get open that way.\n\nYou can cross sides of the floor with the other forward and give the D a different view.\n\nEven if you are not a great driver you can fake an outside shot and get the D man running at you and then drive around him and either keep going if you are wide open or pull up and shoot the jumper or pass off.\n\nIf your playing against a zone D then you can load up one side of the floor more and pass the ball around until someone is open which happens quite often against a zone D.\n\nOutside shooters love playing against zones.\n\nIf it's man to man against a very good defensive team and you can't get open that easily then it's best to be setting picks for the guys(usually guards) who can drive well and this may get your opponents out of the man to man D.\n\nA lot of good teams will of course mix up their defense throught the game.\n\nThe more moves you have the better you will be and it always helps if you have a lot of natural speed.\n\nIf you are playing with good players this makes it easier for you and your team mates to get open because it's hard to cover everyone.\n\nAlways try and play within the team concept and use the strengths of all the players on the team when possible.\n\nIf you are on a team with a real coach try and do what the coach is asking you to do.
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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
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Do what you like the most.I like basketball,so i perfer to do that 1st.