Ethan Khoza breaks down two drills to shoot better under pressure. First: practice against a closing defender who starts with their back turned. Second: catch-and-shoot with hands behind your back to handle imperfect passes like in games.
Here's two drills you can do that'll help you make more shots in games. For this first drill, the offense is going to start anywhere along the three point line and the defense is going to start with their back turn to the offensive player probably about 4 to 5ft in front of them. The offensive player is going to relocate either direction so that I have an angle to pass on the ball. As soon as I pass the ball, the defense is going to turn to close out and the offense is trying to get the shot off as quick as possible. If the defense does a great job getting a jump and the offense can use a shot fake. If all you do is work on shots against air with no contest. When you get into games and you're facing defense who are trying to stop you from shooting the ball, you're going to struggle to handle that pressure and make shots. For this next drill, they're going to start with their hands behind their back, anywhere along three point line and they're going to move casually side to side. I'm going to throw them the ball and they're going to wait to the last possible second to get their hands up to catch the ball. So right here they're working on being able to get their hands ready quickly on the catch. And I'm challenging them with different types of passes, sometimes high passes, low passes, left, right, simulating the imperfection they're going to see in games. This is a great drill if you want to become an adaptable in game shot maker.
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