We've been talking about shooting lately. Last Saturday I saw a kid we've been working with on shooting a jumpshot and shooting it under pressure. He's finally starting to do it. His shot selection was excellent, except for one. More on that below. But he was guarded by bigger, faster guys yet he still could get his shot off clean. It was beautiful.
The shot that MOST coaches would discourage was a fifteen foot fade-away. Most coaches of teams of his age would discourage a fade away all the time. But we recognize that this kid is going to need a fade away to compete as he gets older. Remember, we are trying to get this kid to compete with the best in the country. He had a bigger kid on him, and he turned and leaned away and shot it. It was high and smooth and really a nice looking shot. He just missed it. I will bet that he will making that shot consistently within a year.
This kind of expansion of a kid's game is what you should be encouraging, rather than discouraging. But you got to have the guts to let him fail.
The shot that MOST coaches would discourage was a fifteen foot fade-away. Most coaches of teams of his age would discourage a fade away all the time. But we recognize that this kid is going to need a fade away to compete as he gets older. Remember, we are trying to get this kid to compete with the best in the country. He had a bigger kid on him, and he turned and leaned away and shot it. It was high and smooth and really a nice looking shot. He just missed it. I will bet that he will making that shot consistently within a year.
This kind of expansion of a kid's game is what you should be encouraging, rather than discouraging. But you got to have the guts to let him fail.
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