Elite Player Development: Movement and Shooting Skills

with Phil Beckner,
Player Development Coach & Consultant;
has worked with NBA All-Star Damian Lillard and 2018 NBA 1st Round Draft Pick Chandler Hutchison;
former Boise State University Assistant & Associate Head Coach;
former Oklahoma City Blue Staff Member (Oklahoma City Thunder G-League Affiliate);
10+ years of collegiate coaching experience

In this video featuring Phil Beckner, you'll learn some of the key elements that go into molding players who can compete at the next level. The techniques and attention to detail that Coach Beckner brings to this video are applicable at all levels of player development. Many of these strategies have been used with some of Beckner's past development clients, who include Chicago Bulls 2018 first round draft pick Chandler Hutchinson and NBA All-Star Damian Lillard.

Understanding Player Movement

Starting with a basic template for player movement, Coach Beckner shows how spacing and floor balance can make your team harder to defend and put players in the best positions to maximize their skills. He shows you how these fundamentals are key to the development of multi-positional players and are designed to develop athletes who can perform at a high level in any type of program.

The drills presented in this video focus on what has become the most important part of player development - building good shooters. By emphasizing, "being great at the things that happen a lot," Coach Beckner helps you construct time-efficient workouts that lead to rapid player improvement.

Rapid Development Methods

Some of the key areas of player development Coach Beckner focuses on include:

• How posture and footwork contribute to helping improve your shot
• Why it's important to accelerate through all of your cuts
• Different combinations of skills that accelerate learning and skill acquisition
• How personal development of the player impacts overall success

Coach Beckner demonstrates how to improve player performance and skill level through an emphasis on speed, precision and positioning throughout all of the drills shown. Shooters are challenged to focus on key aspects of basic athleticism, as well as specific, repeatable shooting techniques. The drills presented enable athletes to shoot a higher percentage from multiple positions on the floor in a variety of game situations.

For coaches looking to boost the performance and skill level of players at every position, this video is an invaluable tool to build that base!

56 minutes. 2020.