Basketball Try-Out Advice! Help!?
824366
When you go to play the game treat it just like a practice. Don't play to impress anyone, but rather play because you love the game. Keep that same mentality at every game.  If you play because love what you are doing, instead of impressing someone you will do better. Most of all even the pros's have a bad day from time to time. Just do your best, and you will come out on top! Best of luck in the future.
800116
dont worry about what you can't do because you won't be able to learn how to do a lay-up  by tommorw. So concentrate on what  your best skills are, like if your really fast or if you have a good shootling touch. Have confidence in what you can do and don't worry about what you can't.
758574
esay, i play basketball at my high school. first be a good dribbler and a fast runner. also practice on the fakes, they work soo good, like the crossover. dribble between legs. \n\nall you got to do is: \nbe faster than the defender and learn the fakes and tricks. follow these and youll be scoring everytime
899629
i play basketball as well. i'm a junior in highschool and i use to play in California, but i moved to Tennessee and they were in much more shape than i was because we didn't condition that much in Cali., i ran on my own and practiced for 2 hours on the weekends, but i lost the habit and there was nothing i could do except for push myself at practice to be in the condition that i should be in. we started off running 2-3 miles everyday nonstop, running bleachers 30 min., running stairs 20 min, and sprinting 50 sprints baseline to baseline. just push yourself and you'll get there, what ever you do, don't quit. quitting is too easy. if you just push yourself, you'll be suprised as to how fast you get in shape.
16156
Well that depends. Are you tryin to be a street balla or you just playin some one on one? An easy way to impress your friends is to pull a move on one of them and kinda embarass them. I was doin some moves on one of my friends in one on one and i had him on the ground so i went right by him lol. I aint the street balla type so if thats the type of moves you lookin for look at other answers. But just practice between the legs behind the back and look up some other dribbling drills and in games you can do moves like fake crossovers, one or two hands. or another one to do is if you get good at putting it back and forth between your legs just keep puttin it in between your legs and wait for him to lean one way then fly right by him to the hoop. you can also try the behind the back, spin moves, etc. look some moves up on the internet or id reccomend the Better Basketball Better BAll Handling video. you can download it on limewire..
294913
Practice shots that you'd take in a game. Stand still, catch and shoot. Stand still, catch, dribble and shoot. Catch while on the move and shoot. Catch while on the move and fake or just go right into the dribble and then shoot. And, creating off of fakes (while a pivot foot is planted). Make sure you square up to the basket when shooting. Both feet should be pointing at the basket, and your body should square up to it. Make sure your power is coming from your legs, not your arms. Remember to follow-through on your shot. Practice like crazy. And be intense. Don't be lazy, work hard. If you half-heartedly practice getting shots off, they won't be very effective when a tough defender is near you in a real game
379641
I would say try to move around on offense, and try to get open where you know you can make a shot. If you don't have a nice touch or are not a 3 point shooter, obviously it does you no good to get open there. However, if you get open within your range, how could they not pass to you? Also, make smart choices. If you teammate has a better look give him the ball. Always look for who has the best shot or the weakest defensive matchup against them.
994074
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.
1005656
Run. Alot. I run track and it helps immensely on the court. Just think, you run a couple miles everyday, then in a game, you run maybe, say, 1/4 mile. You'll be great. You'll beat your man up the floor everytime! And shoot alot too. Work on defensive drills as well as offensive. This may sound weird, but try taking tap dancing lessons. I know that sounds extremely odd but, the coaches recomd it because it makes for faster foot movement. Also, get in the gym alot, get a liftng plan going. Check it out. See if that works. Good Luck
69371
get your b-ball team into the championship game and win. show great player effort.\n\nnormally scouts are only there like in high school
113981
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.
958752
Contact the office of the team that you are looking to hook up with and tell them you are interested in trying out.  Most teams have a couple open tryouts during a scheduled time in the offseason.  Find out when that is, and show up.  Worked for me.
915911
Usually the coaches look at how hard you try. You will probably have a scrimage during tryouts. Try as hard as you can in these scrimages. It doesn't matter if you shots don't go in. As long as the coaches think that you are a willing player, they might just pick you for the team. Also, they will be looking for people with endurance and speed. They need players who can play for a long time and not get tired. Coaches also look for the areas that you are good in. You should be good in at least one area (3-point shooting, shot blocking, rebounds, etc). For the shorter people, coaches are looking to see if they can dribble good, if they can run, and if they can outmanuver the defense. If you are short, you have to have speed, agility, and good shooting. It would be good if you can steal too. The most important skills for you is dribbling and shooting. Pratice those. Also pratice sprinting. If you are tall, the most important skills for you are defense, in-the-paint-shots, and rebounding. Blocking shots are important too and they can have a good impression on the coaches.
689656
If you really want to play and you're willing to dedicate yourself to it, then yes you should try out. Don't worry about your size (at least not at this point). Get yourself into shape before tryouts/summer practice. Obviously strength training is important, but you need to work on your stamina and agility. Work on both distance running (a mile or two a day, work your way up to it if you need to) and short and mid-length sprints. For sprints, you want to run about 100 yards with about 30 seconds in between sprints, and a total of about 8 - 10. Running up and down bleachers is also a great way to get your legs into shape. As far as agility, work on running backwards while making sure to keep your balance and not shifting your weight back. Other than that, the best thing I can suggest is to talk to one of the coaches. The vast majority of teams have a "voluntary" off-season training program. If you can get into the program, the coaches will be able to help show you what you need to work on. It's also good to get involved so your face gets seen and the coaches start to know you. Of course, that can work against you if you slack off and don't work hard while you're there. Good luck, work hard, and have fun.
848408
I shot 50 free throws a day, and practiced until I was tired, then kept going.....after only playing "ball" for 5 mos. I was a walk-on varsity player in high school my junior year and starter my senior year.  If you're dedicated enough, you WILL succeed.  Also work on your vertical jump, hang a string from your ceiling, goal at home or whatever is tall enough, and cut the end off just out of your vertical jump reach.  Jump at this every day until you touch the string, then cut it again out of your reach, etc.  I also dribbled a tennis ball to help with dribbling/ball control skills.  I hope some of this helps and good luck!!
163915
Work hard and then harder practice and practice some more!\nThen pester coaches for good teams near you until they have to give you a try out or see how much you want to play.  Then the rest is up to you!\nBest wishes
760839
coaches look for consistent players. im sure you've heard this a lot, but it is important that you keep your game steady. (ex. i have jamal crawford on my fantasy team who hits up to 35 points a game, but is very inconsistent, and thats why i dropped him). also, as much as they might look for height, they focus on skill more\n\nalso, they also look for other tiny things such as: not giving them attitude, giving them attention when they talk, trying your best, listening.. etc\n\nbtw thanks for your advice, and i have some more advice to give to you regarding ur other question. when you get the ball, get in a comfortable position and relax, like take a deep breath and remind yourself that you dont need to rush. next, since you are a good shooter, try this move: make a large step forward into ur opponent with ur right leg (if u are right handed) and pretend to drive, then back up and drain that sucka. becareful not to step too far though, otherwise ull be slow in pulling back up.