Preseason Shooting Ladder
Course Introduction TJ’s preseason shooting ladder is a creative way to develop shooters in a competitive way and track team and individual progress in this crucial area. You can adapt it to make it age and stage appropriate for your team and for individual players. As you work to develop shooters, it’s important to build […]
Teaching Shot Selection
Why teaching shot selection will win you more games next season.
Teach Shooting from the Ground Up
This course focuses on teaching a simple, repeatable, and effective technique that is authentic to each player.
Shooting 101
Better Shooting
Better Basketball first gained its notoriety with Rick Torbett’s player development series which cultivates the fundamental skills of basketball.
This course deconstructs the shot and rebuilds it from the footwork to the finishing stroke, all the while addressing common shooting faults. Over 3 hours (27 segments), Coach Torbett demonstrates a training regimen geared to take the guesswork out of shot development. In addition, he provides a chart for tracking growth and improvement.
During the conclusion of the course, Coach Torbett has the unique opportunity to interview NBA star JJ Redick and understand JJ’s mindset behind his shot mechanics. As Redick is interviewed, he explains the rationale involved in his shot process and then gives some of his favorite practice drills.
Better Free Throws
Better Basketball first gained its notoriety with Rick Torbett’s player development series which cultivates the fundamental skills of basketball.
This course covers everything you need to learn or coach the progression of the Free Throw. Over the first 40 minutes, Coach Torbett covers every part of developing a dependable Free Throw. He covers mental preparation, mechanics, a ritual to stay calm and confident, and all the drills needed to implement this vital skill.
As a Bonus, the course provides NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry teaching his underhanded Free Throw technique on the court with a young player. The course concludes with a wide-ranging 40-minute interview where Barry talks at length about the importance of the Free Throw and how he arrived at using the underhanded Free Throw technique.
The Shooting Course
In this course, Coach Rick Torbett works with two different teams of high school players to develop “Rapid Skill Acquisition”. Coach Torbett teaches techniques needed for a great shot. In almost 5 hours of intense guidance the players train completely through the shooting process, beginning before the shot is taken and continuing through the actions following the shot.