Articles about free throw shooting, how to shoot free throws, and other free throw tips.
/ by / coachronn / on / July 12, 2010 @ 2:30 am
The number of Guinness Book of World Records broken in one day probably itself just got broken on Saturday, July 10, 2010, in Beaverton, OR. Most assuredly, there have never been this many free throw records challenged and broken in the same day.
/ by / Bob Fisher / on / May 18, 2010 @ 12:42 am
Shooting is an optimization problem. Each of us has the capability to shoot a variety of ways with some degree of success. To advocate one universal way that is the best for everyone is ridiculous. Effective shooting requires finding a balance between simple physics and anatomy - simple physics in the sense of applying appropriate force to a symmetrical sphere in order to send it into the basket. Due to anatomical differences, the best method for doing this will vary among individuals. We are all different. If I was a clone of Steve Kerr or Stephen Curry, I could imitate their shooting form with great success. However, since I am not, adjustments must be made.
/ by / coachronn / on / May 16, 2010 @ 11:42 pm
By Coach Ronn Wyckoff
I was recently asked to share some ideas about how to motivate players. I think most coaches try to motivate their team more than the individual players. I think that is normal, but many individuals don't respond to group motivation and will need to be dealt with separately. On the part of the coach, the latter is definitely more difficult than the former. Motivating the individual will require more information about a player.
/ by / coachronn / on / March 31, 2010 @ 5:21 pm
The State Games of Oregon will take place July 10-11, 2010, with competition venues throughout the Portland metropolitan area. Winners from State Games of Oregon in selected sports will qualify for the 2011 State Games of America being held in San Diego, CA, August 4-7, 2011. More than 40 states hold competitions in a variety of sports, across all age groups – miniature Olympic-style sports festivals for athletes of all ages.
/ by / coachronn / on / February 27, 2010 @ 6:09 pm
By Coach Ronn Wyckoff
Whenever I teach coaches or am speaking with a group of players, the first topic I will cover is philosophy. I want everyone thinking that attitude, focus, communication and discipline determine so much of a team's success. Without these things, how can there be a coaching philosophy that will hold up to the test of having players who play at their best level, the team playing at its best together, or enjoying the best season you can have?
/ by / Eddiepusa / on / February 03, 2010 @ 5:59 pm
By, Ed Palubinskas
“Shooting Surgeon General”
Some things happen by accident and great ideas crop up every day while inventions make life easier and more convenient. Thank God for the inquisitive mind, dedication to a cause and the determination to see dreams become reality.
One such accident happened to me at a basketball shooting clinic while working with a varsity girl and a junior boy. Both happened to be working on the same flawed free throw shooting principle which was a display of lateral movement of the wrist joint on the moment of ball release. A definite no-no.
/ by / Eddiepusa / on / February 03, 2010 @ 3:00 pm
By, Ed Palubinskas
“Shooting Surgeon General”
One of the all time secrets in the soda pop industry is the Coca-Cola recipe. It’s probably sold billions of bottles and cans of Coke due to this recipe and subsequently that appealing taste. The ingredients may not be very healthy but the taste does have sizzle. What has this got to do with basketball and free throw shooting? Well, we all know for sure that it is NO secret that the simple skill of free throw shooting is mediocre at best. In fact, this mediocrity spans epidemic proportions.
/ by / Eddiepusa / on / February 02, 2010 @ 8:35 pm
Thanks from all of us at NBSA for your interest and consideration in our new venture or quest to seek shooting excellence and ultimate perfection. Excellence and perfection are feats that are able to be attained but more difficult to be maintained. You will learn that this quest for shooting perfection also will teach you more about self-mastery and life itself. (Just remember the words spoken by my favorite philosopher, Socrates, whose slogan, “ know thyself” could be paraphrased here to become,“ know thy shot”.
/ by / coachronn / on / January 30, 2010 @ 9:13 pm
By, Ronn Wyckoff
I have written about this before, and I believe that every player needs and deserves a teaching-coach in the early years. Each skill needs to be broken down into building blocks, where the level of difficulty can be raised as the individual grasps and possesses the skill before moving on. A coach can make a big mistake thinking that all players are capable of grasping the same lesson at the same pace as every other player. It doesn’t happen in the classroom so why would we assume the playing floor is somehow different?
/ by / Jim Makevery Schatz / on / January 24, 2010 @ 3:36 pm
By, Jim "Makevery" Schatz
If you perform a Google search for “free throw” and click on some of the links, you will quickly find there is no agreement, even among expert coaches, in regards to targeting while shooting free throws. Some coaches say aim at the back of the rim, some say aim at the front of the rim, some say aim above the rim and I say, aim at the "sweet-spot"/bulls-eye target.
