{"id":146,"date":"2013-11-22T14:59:58","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T20:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/haefner\/?p=146"},"modified":"2013-12-05T08:01:32","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T14:01:32","slug":"simple-way-to-define-shot-selection-and-improve-offensive-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthroughbasketball.com\/haefner\/simple-way-to-define-shot-selection-and-improve-offensive-efficiency","title":{"rendered":"Simple Way to Define Shot Selection and Improve Offensive Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_5166\"<\/a>This season we added a new wrinkle in how we present our offense.\u00a0 We believe it will help improve our shot selection and overall efficiency of the offense.<\/p>\n

It’s all based on this simple premise…<\/b><\/p>\n

We only take two kinds of shots:<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/i>1) \u00a0WIDE open jump shots.
\n<\/i>2)\u00a0 Shots <\/i>within 9 feet of the basket.<\/p>\n

50% or more should be within 9 feet of the basket.
\n<\/i>Someone should be in rebounding position on EVERY shot.<\/i><\/p>\n

The premise is simple — but the key is HOW you implement and present shot selection to your players.<\/p>\n

Before we get to implementation, let’s talk about the logic behind this strategy.<\/p>\n

The Logic Behind the Rules<\/b><\/p>\n

Now your “shot selection rules” might be different than mine.\u00a0 The rules above are what I use for 10th grade boys.<\/p>\n

My thought process is this.\u00a0 Offensively — we want…<\/p>\n

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  1. Lay ups with rebounders following and weak-side guys crashing<\/li>\n
  2. Floaters\/runners with weak-side rebounders crashing<\/li>\n
  3. Post ups with weak-side rebounders crashing<\/li>\n
  4. Wide open jump shots with weak-side rebounders crashing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If those are the ONLY shots we take and 50% of the shots are within 9 feet of the basket, our offensive efficiency is going to be incredibly high!!<\/p>\n

    These are all very high percentage opportunities.<\/p>\n

    Even if we only hit 30% of our floaters, we’ll clean up at least half of the offense rebounds because we train our players to anticipate the floater and get weakside rebounding position.\u00a0 Not to mention, if we are able to penetrate within 9 feet of the basket, the defense will be scrambling to “help” instead of boxing us out.<\/p>\n

    The shot selection rules will get our offense working the ball until we get the high percentage shot and the opportunity we want.<\/p>\n

    How to Implement the Strategy<\/b><\/p>\n

    When putting in our offense, I start by telling players “here is our entire offense” and then demonstrate the two types of shots we can take…<\/p>\n

    Part 1<\/span> – Have players set up in their offensive formation (ex: 4 out 1 in).\u00a0\u00a0 Pass the ball to a perimeter player and have them shoot while a defender is about 8 feet away.\u00a0 Make sure you have an offensive player in weak-side rebounding position.<\/p>\n

    Ask the question,”what type of shot was that?”\u00a0 This will get the conversation going…<\/p>\n

    It’s a WIDE open shot with the player in good shooting position and catching in rhythm for a shot.\u00a0 It also has a rebounder in weakside position.<\/p>\n

    (I go pretty slow, ask them questions, and might even show it a couple times to MAKE SURE they get it and understand how important this is.\u00a0 I also show them what is NOT a wide open shot.)<\/p>\n

    Part 2<\/span> – Next get out the tape measure.\u00a0\u00a0 Show them what 9 feet from the basket looks like.\u00a0 Have a player shoot a floater and\/or lay up.\u00a0 Make sure rebounders are in position when the shot goes up.<\/p>\n

    Ask, “What type of shot was that?”<\/p>\n

    Now ask them what are all the different shots you can get 9 feet from the basket.\u00a0 Go through each type of shot (lay up, post up, runner\/finishing move).<\/p>\n

    Part 3<\/span> – Ask them… “how else you can get a shot 9 feet from the basket?”. \u00a0You can then shoot it off the backboard and let a weakside player get the rebound.\u00a0 Now they can see another way to get a shot with in 9 feet (offensive rebounds).<\/p>\n

    That’s it.\u00a0 That’s our offense!\u00a0\u00a0 We only take two kinds of shots:<\/p>\n

    1)\u00a0 WIDE open jump shots.
    \n2)\u00a0 Shots within 9 feet of the basket.<\/p>\n

    You Can of Course Adjust Your Presentation<\/b><\/p>\n

    That’s a brief and rough explanation of how I presented it to players.\u00a0 You can obviously present the rules however you’d like.<\/p>\n

    But I do think it’s important to take your time and clearly demonstrate EXACTLY what your looking for.<\/p>\n

    You need to allocate at least 15 minutes of practice to initially demonstrate the rules.\u00a0 Otherwise I don’t think it will have much effect.<\/p>\n

    In addition, you’ll have to continually have to hold players accountable when it comes to follow the rule.<\/p>\n

    <\/b>Defining Player Roles – Who Should Shoot?<\/b><\/p>\n

    For the most part, I don’t care who shoots and role definition has always worked out naturally for me.\u00a0 I don’t even talk about it.<\/p>\n

    I don’t mind if a marginal finisher shoots a floater.\u00a0 It’s still a good shot because we’re going to get lots of rebounding opportunities.\u00a0 Any time you can shoot near the basket off penetration, the defense is going to be scrambling and be out of block out position.\u00a0 So offensive rebounds are easier to come by.<\/p>\n

    Not to mention, by having a balanced attack from all 5 players on the court, your best scorers get better looks and more open shots.<\/p>\n

    Progressive Shooting Drills Help with Shot Selection<\/b><\/p>\n

    We also do a lot of shooting drills where players can only move out if they are hitting around 60% or more of their shots.\u00a0 So most of our shooting drills teach players where they should be shooting from.\u00a0 If they only make it to about 10 feet from the basket in the drill… well, that’s their shooting range (10 feet).<\/p>\n

    A good example is the “2-up 2-back shooting drill”.\u00a0 For the drill you have a shooter and a rebounder\/passer.\u00a0 Shooter picks a spot on the floor from about 6 feet from the basket.\u00a0 They start shooting while the rebounder passes back out.\u00a0 If the shooter makes 2 shots in a row, they take one step back.\u00a0 If they miss 2 shots in a row, they take one step forward.\u00a0 They continue shooting for 3-6 minutes.<\/p>\n

    After the time is up, the player should look to see how far back they got.\u00a0 This starts giving them an indication of their shooting range.<\/p>\n

    Hopefully this gives you some ideas on how to improve your teams shot selection and improve your offensive output.<\/p>\n

    Leave your comments, questions, and ideas below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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