Improve Your Shooting and Conditioning With The Hornacek Shooting Drill

Love this drill, Ive been training with my 12 year old son, and 9 year old son working on continuous shooting drills, mostly with 2 rebounders under the net, and the shooter shooting from each side of the free throw line, but this drill works in different shots all over the offensive zone..
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This is a great drill.... here is something that you can add to it... Every other time you run this drill, have the shooter catch the ball, shot fake and use a crossover dribble to re spot and then shoot the ball. Just an idea. This is something that we did in practice.

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I don't see the ten shots per set. Can you please clarify this point? In set 1 there are 7 spots to shoot one shot from + 2 foul shots. That is 9. And how do you get the 10 shots when you progress through the drill and have three locations to shoot from. HELP!

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Kevin, when I first read the drill, I had the same thought.

In each set, you can shoot multiple shots from the same spot. However, you don't shoot two in a row from the same spot.

For the first set with 7 spots, you might shoot in this order. Numbers reference the spots.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 6, 5, 4

For 4 spots, it might go like this

1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4

I hope that makes more sense.

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Kevin, just have the players keep rotating through the available spots for each iteration until they reach 10, then have them do 2 foul shots and the sprints.

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How long do you wait before you start the next set?

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Daryl, the goal is for no rest, except for shooting the free throws.

However, if the player is in poor condition, you may need to add rest in between each set. That's something you may need to judge.

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Is there a goal for number of shots hit for a high schooler? Or what is the best anyone has hit out of 100?

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Brandon, this is just my initial thought on what shooters should make.

Poor - Below 50
Average - 50 to 60
Good - 60 to 70
Great - 70 to 80
Best of the Best - 80+

Those numbers are assuming that conditioning is not a factor. You may have some good shooters that perform poorly due to being out of shape.

I have no idea what the most is.

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I assume the player is rebounding his own shots.

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Ben -

The drill will go a lot faster if someone is rebounding for you and feeding you...

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How would you go about using this drill for a team of 10 - 12 players?

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Brian, I think it would depend on the amount of baskets available and the size of your team.

I would feel comfortable placing two groups at each basket and having them start in opposite corners. So that is 4 players per basket.

Or you could do 3 players per group use two basketballs per group. You could fit 6 players per basket that way.

Here is a 3-person, 2-ball shooting drill.

http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/drills/twoballshootingdrill.html

This drill could take up 20 to 40 minutes of practice, so you may want to modify it if time is a concern.

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I would like to ask the same question. How would you best utilize this drill in practice during the season?

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You can reach 100 shots and 20 free throws by forgetting the 10 shots/set and simply completing the progression from right to left and then from left to right, shooting once at each spot, then repeating the entire series a second time. As in Joe's comment, numbers reference each spot; here's how to get there:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 (14 shots) 2 FT

1 2 3 4 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 (12 shots) 2 FT

1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 (10 shots) 2 FT

1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 (8 shots) 2 FT

1 2 3 3 2 1 (6 shots) 2 FT

14+12+10+8+6= 50 shots, 2x5=10 FT; Repeat and you've got 100 shots, 20 FT.

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I am sorry if there is confusion and if I was not clear.

There are 10 shots per set. Shoot 1 shot from the 1st spot, run to the 2nd spot and shoot 1 shot, run to the 3rd spot and shoot 1 shot.

In the 7 spot rotation there is 1 shot from each spot in this order: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,6,5,4.

In the 6 spot rotation there is 1 shot from each spot in this order: 1,2,3,4,5,6,5,4,3,2

In the 5 spot rotation there is 1 spot from each spot in this order: 1,2,3,4,5,5,4,3,2,1

In the 4 spot rotation there is 1 shot from each spot in this order: 1,2,3,4,3,2,1,2,3,4

In the 3 spot rotation there is 1 shot from each spot in this order: 1,2,3,2,1,2,3,2,1,2.

10 shots for each set with 5 sets = 50 shots.
2 rotations = 100 shot.

Running from spot to spot (especially with the lesser number of spots) provides great conditioning work. Taking fewer than 10 shots per set defeats the conditioning aspect.

When I work with Raja our goal is 70% for the jumpers. We have been as high as 84% and have never been below 70%.

Joe, I can re-write the article if you like.

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I try to do it when i am opportuned because i hardly have the court to myself.
And it''s of great help though i really don''t attain the 100 shots..

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Are these estimates including the free throws? There are 100 3 point shots with conditioning, plus another 20 Free throws, 20 120- shots. If counting the 3s only, how is 60% average with sprinting? anyway, for high school players, these numbers seem so high....my point being if you have me 5 kids that hit 65-70 shots in this drill I would have a great team--likely one of the best.

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