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title: "Basketball Shooting Drills: Form to Game Speed"
description: "Basketball shooting drills — from close-range form work to catch-and-shoot, spot shooting and finishing at the rim — each with setup, steps and coaching points."
url: "https://coachboard.app/library/basketball/category/shooting"
sport: "Basketball"
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# Basketball Shooting Drills

Shooting is the most trainable skill in the game, and the best shooters got there through thousands of deliberate reps. These drills build repeatable mechanics and game-speed confidence — from one-hand form work up close to catch-and-shoot off a pass and finishing through contact at the rim.

## Basketball shooting drills

- [Form Shooting Drill](https://coachboard.app/library/basketball/form-shooting-drill.md) — Drill: Groove a repeatable one-motion release close to the rim — balanced base, high elbow, and a held follow-through — before any shooting range is added.
- [Catch and Shoot Drill](https://coachboard.app/library/basketball/catch-and-shoot-drill.md) — Drill: Turn a pass into a shot in one rhythm — arriving with feet set and hands ready, gathering off a hop or 1-2, and releasing a balanced set shot on the catch.
- [Spot Shooting Drill](https://coachboard.app/library/basketball/spot-shooting-drill.md) — Drill: Build repeatable game-speed range from five perimeter spots — hitting a make target at each spot under time pressure and charting where shots fall to expose weak zones.
- [Mikan Drill](https://coachboard.app/library/basketball/mikan-drill.md) — Drill: Groom ambidextrous finishing under the rim — soft touch off the backboard, quick second jumps, and equal comfort with both hands — through continuous, non-dribble reps.

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