Why Shooting Is The Most Important Skill And Most Difficult To Master/ Part 2

Why Shooting is hard to master:

Shooting is the only physical skill that requires a sequence of movements simultaneously to execute the skill. Forgetting any step in  that sequence can and will throw off the entire shot. When you break the shot down ,there are distinct isolated movements during the sequence that make up the shot. It requires great focus to make sure all of those isolated movements are in place each time you execute the shot. Shooting is hard because most players cannot maintain focus or isolate the movements cleanly at first.

Bad coordination is the main cause of why a player struggles with the technique so motor learning is the basis of developing the skill. Most youth players from ages 9-13 have not developed bodily awareness yet which is the prerequisite to learning the skill. There is usually a ninety day time window that I target to help them to develop how to feel their bodies moving through space and understanding what is called the kinetic chain which is the coordinated transfer of energy from the feet to the shooting hand. There are a series of specific movement patterns and drills that I incorporate into the sessions at the beginning after the initial evaluation. Typically what my sessions look like within the first ninety days may sound a little counter intuitive but has proven effective over time with a  focus more on body movements than basket shots. There is some basket shooting but most of the focus for the first three months is mostly on movement to master body control first. On average it usually takes about three months for the body to begin to really learn so the movements become more automatic than what is commonly known as muscle memory.  In Part 3 I will breakdown all the components of the shot and go in more detail of kinetic force,sequence, and rhythm and how they are all interconnected and are the main keys to shooting the ball.