Open Practice: Shooting Drills

featuring Mike Krzyzewski,
NBA Special Adviser to Basketball Operations;
Duke University Head Coach from 1980 to 2022;
5x NCAA National Champions (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015);
13x NCAA Final Four appearances;
1,202-368 (.766) career W/L record;
101 - 30 (Division I NCAA Tournament record);
most wins in Division I Men's Basketball History;
distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2001);
2010- inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame a second time as a part of the 1992 Olympic team (on coaching staff for the 'Dream Team');
College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee in 2006 & honored with the 2023 Class;
USA Basketball Head Coach for 3 Olympic Games (all Gold medals - 2008. 2012, 2016);
USA Basketball Assistant Coach for 2 Olympic Games (all Gold medals - 1984 & 1992 - the 'Dream Team');
13x ACC Regular Season Champions;
15x ACC Tournament Champions;
3x Naismith College Coach of the Year (1989, 1992, 1999);
1991 NABC Coach of the Year;
2004 Clair Bee Coach of the Year;
1986 UPI Coach of the Year;
5x ACC Coach of the Year;
Army Head Coach from 1975 to 1980;
played collegiately at Army from 1966 to 1969 (Bob Knight was head coach)
USA Basketball Assistant Coach for 2 Olympic Games (all Gold medals - 1984 & 1992 - the 'Dream Team');

with Chris Collins, Northwestern University Head Coach;
2023 Big Ten Coach of the Year;
2023 Jim Phelan Award recipeint;
former Duke University Associate Head Coach; Assistant U.S. Olympic Men's Coach at the 2012 London and 2008 Beijing Games (gold medals)

and Johnny Dawkins, University of Central Florida Head Coach;
Stanford University Head Coach from 2008 to 2016;
former Duke Assistant Coach;
2x First Team All-American, 1986 Naismith National Player of the Year, All-Time Leading Scorer at Duke;2023 College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee

Go inside the Duke program and witness several perimeter shooting drills that build accuracy, awareness, footwork, shooting endurance and range. Famed Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski and former Duke assistants Johnny Dawkins and Chris Collins show you how to develop players who can score from anywhere on the floor. Using more than 20 shooting drills taken directly from coaching clinics held from 2005 to 2007, they show you why Duke consistently has some of the top shooters in NCAA history. From warm-up shooting to full-court shooting to different half-court situations, you'll get the drills you need to make your players a more dynamic offensive threat.

All three coaches take turns demonstrating various shooting-based drills they have used to develop perimeter talent. Perimeter player development is critical within the Duke program, as Coach Krzyzewski's offensive scheme is based on spreading the floor and attacking with a 3-point shooting arsenal. Individual, partner and three-player group drills are included.

Individual drills like the "Celtic 50" and "10 Spot Shooting" apply pressure to the shooter by either setting a predetermined goal for the number of makes or by not allowing a player to advance to the next spot until a set number is made. These two competitive shooting drills give players a benchmark to measure their improvement against throughout the season. The "Two Ball, Three Person Shooting" drill increases intensity with constant movement and a variety of shots that can be performed from any spot on the floor.

Transition and shooting endurance-based drills like "W" and "Shooting Suicide" require players to continuously sprint from half-court to a designated location for a catch and shoot attempt. Players must make a pre-determined number of baskets to advance or to have the running distance between shot attempts reduced.

"Ball Screen" shooting helps the ball handler identify which shot is available. You get a drill series to train players in the different ways they can use ball screens to score, including:

• off of a refusal of the ball screen
• off the acceptance of the ball screen
• off a defender going under the screen
• off splitting two defenders to get into the lane

Also demonstrated are "Catch and Face" drills for improving footwork and gaining offensive awareness by squaring up to the defense on the catch. These drills lead into several others that call for two- and three-man penetration and kick 3-point attempts, re-locations to maintain proper spacing, angle screening as well as down-screen shooting. Players learn how to space off every angle of dribble penetration to get them open and ready to score.

Improve your teams' ability to score at the rim with the "Finishing Moves" drill series that works on attacking the basket with various dribble moves and different ways to finish in the paint. Coach Collins discusses the need for guards to be able to shoot from various angles when close to the rim in order to prevent a blocked shot. He demonstrates several drills that put players in position to execute floaters/runners and using the body as a shield off of a baseline drive.

Your practice time is valuable and the time committed to shooting drills needs to count. These drills provide a direct link to any offense, and will help you implement game-like situations into your practices, so your players learn to make the shots when they matter most.

Produced at the Duke University Coaching Clinics (2005-07).

122 minutes. 2015.