What You Have Always Wanted To Know About Basketball

Do you want to be as great as Shaquille O’Neil? Rather than just wanting to be great, why don’t you learn techniques to help you get better? Keep reading to see how.

When dribbling, your head must be up, and you need to look forward. If you have to ever look at the ball while dribbling, then you haven’t practiced that enough. Bring your ball along when you go out. Whenever you are walking and it is appropriate, dribble there. If you are looking at the ball, you cannot see what is happening down the court in front of you.

If you hold the ball a lot, you have to learn crossovers. Switch from one side to the other while dribbling. This should be something you do quickly. Once you have learned how to do a crossover, you can travel down the court quickly.

To be a great basketball player you need to work on your balance. Falling when you make a shot is not the right way to shoot. Those who do this are improvising. You need to be balanced properly if you’re going to be making shots, so that over time you’ll be able to always hit the basket.

Make sure you spend your time focusing on your strengths. Your best talent may not make you the star of every game, but learning to play your best angle will help you contribute more to the team. Find you best position and then refine it until you are unbeatable.

Free throws are as much mental as they are physical, like other parts of the game. With everyone watching, it can be easy to allow the pressure to interfere with your game. Relax yourself and concentrate on your shot.

If you want to be a jump shooter, avoid pumping iron excessively. Muscle is good, but you can have too much. Some professional shooting guards made their arms so big that it started decreasing their field goal percentage.

Play solo basketball in the months leading up to the season, as well as during the season itself. Basketball is usually a team sport, but just because you can’t find others, doesn’t mean you have to just stop thinking about it. That should not matter. You can still get a lot accomplished with solo games. You can practice many different techniques, such as your free throw routine. You don’t need other players to work on your skills.

Now that you have read the information here, you can now jump in. Be consistent and confident. Keep this advice in mind and show your skills off.