Raise the stakes to boost engagement. The fate of the world during the final scene of War Games, life or death, true love, the ticking clock, the game on the line. Make workouts and practices competitive by score and time. Set high standards to achieve and beat your best.
Around the Key - 2:00 to score twice at each, harder with two consecutive at each to advance to the next spot, or untimed to score perfect 18 shots in a row. "Don't tell me why you can't, show me that you will."
Be accountable by tracking results in drills, whether individual or group. If you fall short of your goal, practice until you meet or exceed the standard.
Steph Curry demands that he finish free throw practice with five consecutive swishes. Winnecunnet HS won five consecutive New Hampshire state titles; every girl had to finish with two consecutive free throw makes...22 or 24 in a row...to end practice.
During scrimmages or contested small-sided-games, confirm victory with a made free throw.
In high school, we had four rounds of 10 free throws durng practice. These included optional harassment of the shooter (no touching). The overall winner would face the coach. Usually, it took at least 38/40 to represent. Guys made 40. The stakes? If the player won, then no team sprints to finish practice. You'd never win the showdown against Coach with 9/10.
In March 1973 Division 1 sectional championships at the old Boston Garden, our team made 10/10 at the free throw line in the fourth quarter to send the game into an overtime victory. Raise the stakes.
Lagniappe: via @PickandPopNet
A new concept/action that's cropped up in the NBA this year (D'Antoni, I think, was the 1st to do it)— PickandPop (@PickAndPopNet) March 19, 2019
"Pinch" - screener comes from underneath the cutter to screen him into a DHO. Allows cutter to get good separation on DHO + hurts the D's ability to switch/go under pic.twitter.com/18nQCbM32K