Tarik Robinson's Skill Development Workout 2-Pack

Developing perimeter players in your program is essential to building a team. Perimeter players run the offense and must have a multitude of skills. Skill Trainer Tarik Robinson has put together a dynamic perimeter development workout teaching skills that are applicable to game situations and actions.

The skills and drills in this video address ball handling, ball screen moves, individual moves and defensive skills. Many of the drills can easily be introduced into your individual workouts or your team workouts. Some of the drills are quite challenging, however, these drills can be used with players of any age who have a basic fundamental skill set. Coach Robinson does a fantastic job of challenging his athletes throughout each drill, but also emphasizes the importance of making mistakes while practicing.

Ball Handling

Players must be able to handle the ball. Coach Robinson demonstrates stationary ball handling and on-the-move ball handling drills. From basic crossover moves to zig-zag dribbling, Coach Robinson pushes players to keep their handles tight and be explosive with every move they make.

One drill that stands out is the Spider dribble drill. Beyond working some of the basic dribble moves, Robinson adds a challenge to the drill that requires players to stay low and stay focused throughout the drill. This becomes not only a challenging dribbling drill, but also a fantastic thigh burner.

Ball Screen Series

Nothing is more important in today's game than coming off of a ball screen looking to attack the rim or create your own shot. Coach Robinson teaches players how to read the defense in order to create your own shot and space to make a pass. Whether the defense is coming underneath the screen, loaded with help side defense, or rejecting the screen, your players will learn basic and advanced techniques to see the floor and look to attack the rim.

Of particular interest is the Freeze move. This move forces the defense to make a decision and allows the ball handler the chance to create for others as well as themselves. This is a killer, high-level move to add to your arsenal.

Individual Moves

This section is fun for players because of inclusions like NBA star moves. Moves used by James Harden and Russell Westbrook, as well as other high-level NBA moves are demonstrated and put into action. While some may seem difficult at first, Coach Robinson does a great job of showing how any player can add these devastating moves to their game. He does a fantastic job throughout the video of emphasizing creativity within your skill set.

Defensive Skills

Coach Robinson's combo drills challenge players defensively, but still allow players to focus on the fun part of the game: their offense.

In the "Closeout" drill, players are challenged to work on explosion steps out to the closeout, but then they get rewarded by getting a chance to attack the rim and work on their finishing. The players are in almost constant motion as they D up, score, and then quickly get ready to go again.

1v1 Individual and Competitive Drills

The best way to develop any player is through 1v1 competition. Beginning with 1v0 drills to teach footwork and attacking angles, Coach Robinson teaches transition moves, half court moves, and how to draw a foul in the lane. Each drill demonstrates how to attack the rim, draw contact, and finish strong around the rim or knock down the open jumper.

Building a better skill set is necessary in today's game. The old fundamental drills are always valuable, but developing a higher level skill set is a must if you want to take your game to the next level. Whether you want to build ball handling skills, attack moves or work on the team game with ball screens, you will get something from this video.

77 minutes. 2016.

Developing a player's individual skills is essential in today's game. Whether it's done in practice or spending time in the off-season practicing offensive skills, players need to constantly push themselves to become the best. Basketball skills trainer Tarik Robinson has put together an in-depth and efficient shooting routine that builds every part of your player's shot.

A major theme throughout the video is competitiveness and efficiency. Many of the drills in the video have goals that must be reached in order to move on. Coach Robinson also adds game-like moves to many of the drills. These moves require players to shoot shots off of bad passes, dribble moves and conditioners.

Warm-Up Drills

When players first enter the gym, they need to have a routine. Great shooters start simple and close to the basket, perfecting their form before they step outside and look to knock down the 3-pointer. Coach Robinson has five warm-up drills you can incorporate into a shooting routine. As players get loose and get closer to their game speed, he incorporates 5-Star Shooting, where players perfect the art of catching and shooting off the pass, shooting off the dribble, and creating space to get their own shot.

Efficiency Drills

When players are in the gym, they must focus on being efficient. In two competitive drills, Coach Robinson challenges his shooters to get to a certain number of makes in a small amount of shots. Each drill represents a game against yourself.

Ball Handling, Perimeter Development Drills, and 'And 1'

Rounding out a complete shooting package, Coach Robinson uses ball handling drills to build a player's confidence shooting off the dribble. Athletes are forced to find their rhythm and get their footwork right prior to getting their shot up.

Coach Robinson adds the Bad Passes Drill, a game-like drill that forces players to catch from awkward positions and then quickly get balanced and find rhythm as they get a shot off. Practicing this can ensure that even your best shooters can knock down a tough shot. Robinson also demonstrates how to practice scoring an "And 1" situation, helping your athletes becoming stronger scorers.

Developing highly efficient scorers from the outside is vital to any team. Coach Robinson takes you through a physically challenging workout that covers every aspect of the game. From warm-up to cool down, you will get the drills you need to take your players to the next level!

56 minutes. 2016.