A short coaching monologue by Ethan Khoza arguing that becoming a great basketball shooter requires training for variability: different passing angles, movement directions, imperfect catches, contests, and defensive game-planning. Khoza emphasizes practicing shots under varied, game-like conditions so a shooter can 'make the next shot' regardless of how it is presented.
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But he can stand in an empty gym and make the same shot over and over and over again. But when you get to a game and each shot is going to be different, the passing angle is different, the direction that you're going is different, your momentum is different, the action you're shooting out of is different. And on top of that, if you're a great shooter, the other team is probably game planning to take away those shots from you. And you need to be able to make it, regardless if you want to be considered a great shooter. So becoming a great shot maker means training to make the next shot, regardless of whether that shot comes off of backpedal or a slide or a bad pass or there's a contest or you don't catch the ball cleanly or your footwork's a little bit off. By adding these things into our training, we develop the ability to make the next shot. And ultimately, being a great shooter means being able to make the next shot, regardless of what could be off or what difficulties could arise. At the end of the day, great shooters get the job done. So you got to prepare yourself to be able to do that.