I'm a single parent of two young boys eager to play ball. I know a few things about basketball but not the specifics. This is def going to be helpful to me. This is prob the best thing I can do for them aside from being there for them during practice and games. Keep up the good work. Thanks for this.
Check out our "Dribble Attacks" video for how to beat defenders off the dribble and you can check out our "Offensive Moves" playlist for even more ways.
I've just started getting back into basketball, and Shot Science has improve my shooting more in three days, than the 11 years that I played (I was never taught proper form). Thanks a lot! Any tips for a lanky 6'5'' guy who always played center to transition more into a ball handler? I have super long legs and a high center of gravity. Will Dribbling 101 get me on the right track?
I'm getting good at all the things I need for being a Point Guard, but I feel like even though I have improved, in game I just don't play great. I don't know why, I just can't implement in my game. I get nervous that I will mess up, what should I do to play as good as I am.
Andrea Vella "FIRST OF ALL!" Quit worrying about not playing up to a certain level. Instead, work on all those things that you have improved on!! Nervousness is "FEAR!" Have "NO FEAR" and just go for it. Fear or nerves all to often ruin our game and our progress in the game. This fear is due to how your team mates will view you if you make a mistake. They make mistakes as well. Come on now! Take chances and your game will soar!
Well you can find post work in our Post Play List. Stamina can be improved by setting up a running program that includes short sprints, medium sprints and aerobic running over some longer distances.
Hey Killer, improving your ball skills is a really easy thing to do. Go to our YT channel and check out the ball handling drills that we have there and get busy with them. Do this every day for at least 30 minutes plus per day and use both your right and your left hands EQUALLY! If you do this and follow the instructions in our videos you will surprise yourself in a week or so. Get on it TODAY!!!! DON'T WAIT!!!!
Hi Coach Tom! My name is Brian. I met you at the game on October 14 in Belmont. This is one of the videos that I use for my PE classes. It was a pleasure to meet you in person!
We have a couple of videos on developing speed on our channel. We also feel that our "Vertical Jump Handbook" really helps in this area as well as your vertical.
By pounding the ball it comes back to your hand more quickly and helps to protect the ball from defenders AND it also allows you to make more explosive moves because you don't have to wait for the ball.
This year our team went undefeated. We won the championship by 16 points. I used ALOT of your Drills and techniques. Thank you for making me a better player. I'm 13 by the way
Hi Tom and the folks at ShotScience...just wanted you to know these videos are greatly appreciated by myself and my daughter and we are ordering shirts to show our support...thank you and keep 'em coming...
Thanks, just tried this, I played basketball (badly) in school around 10 years ago, now I'm practicing dribbling and the techniques you just high lighted thank you.
Incredibly informative, thanks a lot guys. I was a football player, and just now started getting into pick up and team basketball hardcore. You guys are helping me transition from just an athlete who can score into an actual basketball threat.
@ShotScience Yes. I've been practicing with my dribbles(i don't got a basketball i've been practicing with a soccerball) and i'm actually feeling a little bit of the change in my dribbles. THANK YOU SOO MUCH! I just need to play in the court to mix everything together moving and dribbling!
Thanks man this really helped!!!! I'm in 6 grade and i'm now one of the best players in my asc program. This video helped me handle the ball better and now i'm super skilled when it comes to crossing over. Thanks alot!!
@ShotScience just home from the game, we lost 37 to 40. I'd say we gave them a pretty good run for their money, considering some of us are grandma's! No broken hips, so it's all good LOL We had so much fun! Thanks for the encouragement!
I've been playing for a while , but i seem to improve like a snail, not until i knew that knowing the basics is the key to a better performance, thanks for this video which will be my guide as i practice basketball
All we can suggest is to continue to practice and possibly use your body more to protect the ball. We usually figure out a way to deal with players like this. You might check out our video "The Hammer!"
Good job on explaining the science and technique behind the fundamentals. This is a great tool for me as a coach of middle school aged boys. Your efforts are not in vain. God bless!
Thank you Shot Science Basketball for helping me get on the school basketball team! I can't thank you enough! Your help is amazing, once again, thank you so much!
Hey shotscience team and tom, I just thought I'd update you guys on my progress so far. So after about a week and a half using the drill in this video and (I'm Sorry!!) 4 drills from expert village, my ball handling is starting to improve. (I can show you the videos and tell you my exact routine if you want.) My left hand dribbling is starting to get As Good as my right, and I can almost dribble in a straight line with my eyes closed (with both hands!). Thought I'd update you! Thanks so much!
use a screen, basketballs a team sport, don't ALWAYS have to 1v1 them. But at times you will need to bypass them by yourself. and Shot Science Dribble Attacks video is AMAZING!!
So lets say the ball is dribbled in my left hand. I should plant my left leg and push off with my right leg in a north south direction when doing a crossover dribble?
Check out our video series on "Moving Without the Ball." That'll show you the V-Cut, L-Cut, and the Backdoor Cut. That's a great start. Keep in mind that you have to deserve to get the ball by creating space to get open.
thanks you guys are awesome I usually quit on my self everytime I'm doing ball handling drills I go hard but theirs no results turns out using the wrong technique! I can finally get thanks guys
Location of the dribble is in front of your body and outside your "pinkie toe" and if the ball is there you should be able to keep your eyes up and still see the ball. When the ball gets too close to our body it becomes difficult to control.
We recommend using our "Form Shooting Drill" and shooting and making around 200 shots three times a week. Using this drill require that you focus on the correct shooting mechanics so that you develop the correct elements of shooting as you repeat this drill. After the MM has developed sufficiently then reduce the drill to 100 twice a week to stay sharp and hone your Muscle Memory.
thankyou a lot.. i think this tutorial is actually very practical for those who want to handle a ball ..other vidos just go on tooo much advanced level withouit building a strong foundation.....but this video tutorial will reaallly make a very strong foundation.....thankyou coach tom ....love youi
just wanna say thanks! to shot science for putting up their videos!~ u guys helped me to improve my dribbling significantly and also mastering a jump shot!
I've been doing the dribbling drill in your vid and it really improved my dribbling.. now all I need is to become quicker.. any suggestions you can share? cause I really want to improve all facets of my game. Thanks! :D
man i dont know how to say this but shotscience help me alot and i really like the work yall guys set up man i love it i couldn't improve my dribble at all but now i turn a lil better
Man, my right hand is finally able to keep the ball straight up and down, my left hand feels like I am still dribbling a football. PRACTICE! It is almost there, I can smell it!! Also, I got shocked a lot in my gym today, there are some metal post covers (volleyball net posts) and it zapped me right through my shoe! Then the bleacher bolts and also the water fountain, all that pounding is making me super charged.
Hi coach, i'd really like to say thanks to all the helpful basketball videos you've and the shotscience team has posted and that I have definitely benefited greatly g However
Great drill! Kids underestimate this drill thinking that it's not so "cool". This is the money drill that helps you execute any other dribbling skill, in an effective way. Thank you coach
Thanks so much for your comment. It's very true that this is BASIC! Kids too often want to get into the glamorous ball drills and do not really establish their control of the ball.
@ShotScience Thanks, i played a half-court game nt long ago, managed to get 9/10 beyond the 3-point line, mostly becos of ur teaching. i need to train on my dribbling tho, still nt stable with my left. thanks for all the videos and taking time off your hectic schedule, more VIDEOS PLEASE! :)
PRACTICE is the best thing that you can do! Remember to keep the ball out in front of your body/feet unless you are in protection mode. If you do, you can still see the ball without looking down on it. This is using your peripheral vision!!!!! "KEEP YOUR HEAD AND EYES UP!"
Keep workin on your handles and trust yourself. Remember also that everyone who plays this game will turn the ball over until they have practiced enough and are no longer "AFRAID TO SCREW UP!" This fear in unfounded and it will keep you from getting better.
Just so you know, Coach Tom did not make his 7, 8, or 9th grade teams. Made it finally as a Sophomore and was a starter in his senior year. "Don't give up, don't ever give up!" Jim Valvano
Yeah thats what i want, i think im good attacking the basket, but i believe the better ball handling i have, the most move i will get to attack easily... Alot of ur videos are helping me alot... Thanks Alot! :))
@CaptainDougieBoy: Taller players sometimes don't use the backboard because they're hand goes right next to the rim when they go up for a layup. So they lay it in. Shorter players will tend to use the backboard.
Hey shot science! I really like your videos and I really love playing basketball. I was wondering if you guys could add some videos on basketball strength and conditioning?
This video is awesome. My church just made a basketball team, and I'm on it. The only thing is that I'm terrible at basketball! Our first tournament is in a couple of weeks, so hopefully I'm atleast average by then.
I'm a single parent of two young boys eager to play ball. I know a few things about basketball but not the specifics. This is def going to be helpful to me. This is prob the best thing I can do for them aside from being there for them during practice and games. Keep up the good work. Thanks for this.
Thanks to you Charlene. If you ever feel we can offer you and the boys help just let us know. Grow them into "Basketball Beasts!" Good luck.
Check out our "Dribble Attacks" video for how to beat defenders off the dribble and you can check out our "Offensive Moves" playlist for even more ways.
I've just started getting back into basketball, and Shot Science has improve my shooting more in three days, than the 11 years that I played (I was never taught proper form). Thanks a lot!
Any tips for a lanky 6'5'' guy who always played center to transition more into a ball handler? I have super long legs and a high center of gravity. Will Dribbling 101 get me on the right track?
It would be a great start!!!!
We are so happy that we could help you Adam. Now, let's just keep "Growin our game!"
I'm getting good at all the things I need for being a Point Guard, but I feel like even though I have improved, in game I just don't play great. I don't know why, I just can't implement in my game. I get nervous that I will mess up, what should I do to play as good as I am.
Don't think
Andrea Vella "FIRST OF ALL!" Quit worrying about not playing up to a certain level. Instead, work on all those things that you have improved on!! Nervousness is "FEAR!" Have "NO FEAR" and just go for it. Fear or nerves all to often ruin our game and our progress in the game. This fear is due to how your team mates will view you if you make a mistake. They make mistakes as well. Come on now! Take chances and your game will soar!
***** do you have videos on how to spin
Jesus Cabrera Yes! See our YT channel.
same for me
Thank you so much for your support. It is really appreciated and we hope you will Spread the Word!"
Wow this was useful thank you!
We are so pleased that we were able to offer you some help. Good luck and stay in touch.
Thanks!
We recommend that you go to our YT Channel and look at our videos. There are many things there that can help you.
Coach,do you know how to get to NBA?
Jeremy Argha Be amazing
Tyler I'm amazing.
Jeremy Argha No you're not. let's be honest here
Tyler Yeah you're right. I'm not yet amazing.
nah bro your're amazing just keeping working at it.
Well you can find post work in our Post Play List. Stamina can be improved by setting up a running program that includes short sprints, medium sprints and aerobic running over some longer distances.
Hey Killer, improving your ball skills is a really easy thing to do. Go to our YT channel and check out the ball handling drills that we have there and get busy with them. Do this every day for at least 30 minutes plus per day and use both your right and your left hands EQUALLY! If you do this and follow the instructions in our videos you will surprise yourself in a week or so. Get on it TODAY!!!! DON'T WAIT!!!!
@ShotScience im trying my best right now with my handles.
you have no idea how helpful your videos are. may God bless you folks.
Thanks for your comment and glad we could help you out.
Hi Coach Tom! My name is Brian. I met you at the game on October 14 in Belmont. This is one of the videos that I use for my PE classes. It was a pleasure to meet you in person!
We have a couple of videos on developing speed on our channel. We also feel that our "Vertical Jump Handbook" really helps in this area as well as your vertical.
We really appreciate your comment and agree with it totally! Thanks for your nice comment.
Absolutely! Then use the dynamic dribbling (moving) to compliment it!
By pounding the ball it comes back to your hand more quickly and helps to protect the ball from defenders AND it also allows you to make more explosive moves because you don't have to wait for the ball.
This year our team went undefeated. We won the championship by 16 points. I used ALOT of your Drills and techniques. Thank you for making me a better player. I'm 13 by the way
Hi Tom and the folks at ShotScience...just wanted you to know these videos are greatly appreciated by myself and my daughter and we are ordering shirts to show our support...thank you and keep 'em coming...
Thanks, just tried this, I played basketball (badly) in school around 10 years ago, now I'm practicing dribbling and the techniques you just high lighted thank you.
Yes, these are good video for working on your vision. Just the matter that you get your head up in practice will help get batter at this element!
Incredibly informative, thanks a lot guys. I was a football player, and just now started getting into pick up and team basketball hardcore. You guys are helping me transition from just an athlete who can score into an actual basketball threat.
@ShotScience Yes. I've been practicing with my dribbles(i don't got a basketball i've been practicing with a soccerball) and i'm actually feeling a little bit of the change in my dribbles. THANK YOU SOO MUCH! I just need to play in the court to mix everything together moving and dribbling!
Glad you like it Chris. Hope you will "Spread the Word!"
We are so glad to hear that this was valuable to you and your game.
Thanks so much to Jose in El Salvador. See our videos on Vertical Jump as well as our Vertical Jump Handbook!
Great to hear. Glad we could help you.
Thank you for putting these videos up. They are easy to understand, informational and a lot of fun to watch!
We are really glad to hear that this is a help to your game.
Thanks man this really helped!!!! I'm in 6 grade and i'm now one of the best players in my asc program. This video helped me handle the ball better and now i'm super skilled when it comes to crossing over. Thanks alot!!
You are very welcome. Glad we could offer some help.
Thanks so much! We really appreciate your comment!
Thanks so much! Glad to have you on Team Shot Science!
@ShotScience just home from the game, we lost 37 to 40. I'd say we gave them a pretty good run for their money, considering some of us are grandma's! No broken hips, so it's all good LOL We had so much fun! Thanks for the encouragement!
Thanks Angel. We hope that he benefits from ur videos. Let us know what we can do to help you out with this young one.
I've been playing for a while , but i seem to improve like a snail, not until i knew that knowing the basics is the key to a better performance, thanks for this video which will be my guide as i practice basketball
Thanks for all the help from these vids, today I managed to get 9 steals and 21 points in my game thanks to you guys at shot science.
All we can suggest is to continue to practice and possibly use your body more to protect the ball. We usually figure out a way to deal with players like this. You might check out our video "The Hammer!"
Good job on explaining the science and technique behind the fundamentals. This is a great tool for me as a coach of middle school aged boys. Your efforts are not in vain. God bless!
Thank you Shot Science Basketball for helping me get on the school basketball team! I can't thank you enough! Your help is amazing, once again, thank you so much!
Hey shotscience team and tom, I just thought I'd update you guys on my progress so far. So after about a week and a half using the drill in this video and (I'm Sorry!!) 4 drills from expert village, my ball handling is starting to improve. (I can show you the videos and tell you my exact routine if you want.) My left hand dribbling is starting to get As Good as my right, and I can almost dribble in a straight line with my eyes closed (with both hands!). Thought I'd update you! Thanks so much!
Great! Glad to hear that you find this helpful.
Thanks so much for your very nice comment. We REALLY APPRECIATE IT!
I'm so happy I found this site!! You guys are the best and with your instruction, I hope to bring my game to the highest level. Thanks again!
use a screen, basketballs a team sport, don't ALWAYS have to 1v1 them. But at times you will need to bypass them by yourself. and Shot Science Dribble Attacks video is AMAZING!!
After years away from basketball due to injury, I'm using these videos as stepping stones. thank you
Hey Neil, we are really pleased that you are using our videos to help you grow back your game. Keep us up to speed on your development.
SIMPLY PUT! Keep working on your ball skills and you will eventually become stronger with the ball.
So lets say the ball is dribbled in my left hand. I should plant my left leg and push off with my right leg in a north south direction when doing a crossover dribble?
Thanks so much for your comment!
Check out our video series on "Moving Without the Ball." That'll show you the V-Cut, L-Cut, and the Backdoor Cut. That's a great start. Keep in mind that you have to deserve to get the ball by creating space to get open.
thanks you guys are awesome I usually quit on my self everytime I'm doing ball handling drills I go hard but theirs no results turns out using the wrong technique! I can finally get thanks guys
KEEP WORKIN ON IT!!! It will get better.
ABSOLUTELY!!! It is however just one more thing to help develop your handles!
Location of the dribble is in front of your body and outside your "pinkie toe" and if the ball is there you should be able to keep your eyes up and still see the ball. When the ball gets too close to our body it becomes difficult to control.
We recommend using our "Form Shooting Drill" and shooting and making around 200 shots three times a week. Using this drill require that you focus on the correct shooting mechanics so that you develop the correct elements of shooting as you repeat this drill. After the MM has developed sufficiently then reduce the drill to 100 twice a week to stay sharp and hone your Muscle Memory.
This is great to hear Nick!
I improved my ball handling skills because of the "Five and Three" drill. Thanks Coach!
thankyou a lot.. i think this tutorial is actually very practical for those who want to handle a
ball ..other vidos just go on tooo much advanced level withouit building a strong foundation.....but this video tutorial will reaallly make a very strong foundation.....thankyou coach tom ....love youi
This is great, I've been playing basketball for only a year, and I figured out how to shoot and dribble thanks to you. Thanks!
Ib2J Gaming Great to hear!
just wanna say thanks! to shot science for putting up their videos!~ u guys helped me to improve my dribbling significantly and also mastering a jump shot!
We talk about the post dribble in our Post Moves videos and on general ball handling in our Dribbling videos. Check those out.
Keep making these quality vids - it really helps, and that translates to the amount of likes you have!
I've been doing the dribbling drill in your vid and it really improved my dribbling.. now all I need is to become quicker.. any suggestions you can share? cause I really want to improve all facets of my game. Thanks! :D
man i dont know how to say this but shotscience help me alot and i really like the work yall guys set up man i love it i couldn't improve my dribble at all but now i turn a lil better
How long should i practice the dribbling 101 before i move on to the advanced ?
Review our videos and learn how to "Create Space" for your shot!!!!
Great information and help for a beginner and novice dribbler. Will put this to practice; especially the muscle memory.
See our "Interactive Shooting" videos for some help on your shot.
A little contact with the palm is ok. Just work on keeping the finger pads as the control areas.
Glad we could help you and your game.
@ShotScience Thank you coach! Our game 2 is on Saturday! Thanks for motivating me! I'LL TURN ON THE LIGHTS AND GET AFTER IT! :)
Well, not rocket science,we are pleased that you got something out of our video.
Man, my right hand is finally able to keep the ball straight up and down, my left hand feels like I am still dribbling a football. PRACTICE! It is almost there, I can smell it!! Also, I got shocked a lot in my gym today, there are some metal post covers (volleyball net posts) and it zapped me right through my shoe! Then the bleacher bolts and also the water fountain, all that pounding is making me super charged.
That's a good idea to emphasized the arm bar!
This is great to hear! Keep workin on your handles.
Hi coach, i'd really like to say thanks to all the helpful basketball videos you've and the shotscience team has posted and that I have definitely benefited greatly g However
Thank u I'm a young player who was once one of the best and I'm trying to get my skills back thank u very much
Great drill! Kids underestimate this drill thinking that it's not so "cool".
This is the money drill that helps you execute any other dribbling skill, in an effective way.
Thank you coach
Thanks so much for your comment. It's very true that this is BASIC! Kids too often want to get into the glamorous ball drills and do not really establish their control of the ball.
Glad we could help out!
@ShotScience Thanks, i played a half-court game nt long ago, managed to get 9/10 beyond the 3-point line, mostly becos of ur teaching. i need to train on my dribbling tho, still nt stable with my left. thanks for all the videos and taking time off your hectic schedule, more VIDEOS PLEASE! :)
PRACTICE is the best thing that you can do! Remember to keep the ball out in front of your body/feet unless you are in protection mode. If you do, you can still see the ball without looking down on it. This is using your peripheral vision!!!!! "KEEP YOUR HEAD AND EYES UP!"
Keep workin on your handles and trust yourself. Remember also that everyone who plays this game will turn the ball over until they have practiced enough and are no longer "AFRAID TO SCREW UP!" This fear in unfounded and it will keep you from getting better.
Keep working on all your skills. Being a 6th grader you have a long way to go!
Just so you know, Coach Tom did not make his 7, 8, or 9th grade teams. Made it finally as a Sophomore and was a starter in his senior year. "Don't give up, don't ever give up!" Jim Valvano
Man these video's are very well produced. Well done guys!
Wow, much thanks. You guess really helped me improve my dribbling skills. i can go anywhere on the court with ease.
Yeah thats what i want, i think im good attacking the basket, but i believe the better ball handling i have, the most move i will get to attack easily... Alot of ur videos are helping me alot... Thanks Alot! :))
Waist high works best unless you are crossing or changing directions and then the dribble needs to be low and quick. Low means knee high.
@CaptainDougieBoy: Taller players sometimes don't use the backboard because they're hand goes right next to the rim when they go up for a layup. So they lay it in. Shorter players will tend to use the backboard.
I dont play for a school or a rec league, but these videos are cool for anyone that wants to be better at playing at the park thank you.
Sounds like some good drills I'll have to try out. I think it will really help because I'm not a good ball handler. Thanks.
Hey shot science! I really like your videos and I really love playing basketball. I was wondering if you guys could add some videos on basketball strength and conditioning?
I am a combination of a visual and imaginative learner and I must concur that you are an excellent teacher
Victor Peluso Thank you so much. We appreciate your very nice comment!
This video is awesome. My church just made a basketball team, and I'm on it. The only thing is that I'm terrible at basketball! Our first tournament is in a couple of weeks, so hopefully I'm atleast average by then.
Nos complace que podemos ofrecer algunas cosas de baloncesto para ayudar a tu juego mejor.
We recommend that you watch out Dribble Attack videos for a better understanding of the footwork.
do you keep the arm bar when you are running too?
NO!
Hi Terence. Get some arc on your shot!! Will that do?
Nice vid, do you guys have a video on cardio because i need help with my cardio and eating habits