Chair Pivot

Teaches footwork, change of direction, shooting on the move.

Drill Instructions and Diagrams

This drill can be executed a few different ways depending on how many players are available. This explanation will concentrate on a player working alone.

Place a chair, foul line extended, 15 feet out with the seat facing the basket. Place a ball on the chair. Player starts on the ball-side block.

Player cuts to the ball and jump-stops.

Player picks up the ball, puts it in a shooting position. Player then executes an inside pivot, using his baseline foot as a pivot foot (an inside pivot is one where the non-pivot foot is brought back toward the basket so that the player does a complete turn and finishes facing the basket).

Player shoots. Player chases down the rebound. If shot was missed, player follows and scores. If shot was made, player gets ball out of the net.

Player then dribbles back to the chair, executing a change dribble (crossover, spin, inside out, etc…) on the way.

Player touches the seat of the chair with the ball, inside pivots and shoots again.

Progression

Move chair beyond the 3-point line. Execute drill as above.

When player pivots, he then makes a sweep move, opposite his pivot foot, for a 1 dribble shot.

Progression

Execute drill as above.

After inside pivot and sweep, player executes a counter move as if he has been cut off by the defense. Counter move can be a change dribble (crossover, etc.), pivot (drop-step a la Tim Duncan or step-thru) or shot adjustment (step-back jumper). Drill can be run be number of shots, number of makes or by time. Once drill is complete, take chair to the other side and repeat Once both sides are complete, start drill again using the top foot.

Teaching Points

• Get low to get ball on the chair and stay low through the entire move until the shot.
• After rebounding, test your ball handling back to the chair.
• Dribble outside your comfort zone. Try dribbling moves you would not normally attempt.
• Make your sweep dribble (2nd and 3rd progression) long. Cover as much ground as possible with the dribble.
• Use the dribble to get closer to the basket, not to the side.

Comments Alireza says: 11/6/2007 at 3:13:57 AM i want more training from basket ball.

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