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TEACHING BASKETBALL FROM THE GROUND UP BARRY HECKER ABOUT THE COACH He was the former coach of Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA and the former assistant coach of the LA Clippers in the NBA. He has experience which spans over 30 years. This is mixed with experience which has been gotten from teaching students in college and high school. ABOUT THE VIDEO Learning the basics in basketball is one thing which can guarantee success. For this reason, Barry Hecker uses drills which are progressional in nature. This drills would help coaches to teach other young players who are just starting out on the part to basketball the basic things which they should know. These things and drills would most likely include shooting, balance and so much more. This coach uses visual images and illustrations to teach young players. This allows them to fully understand the concept which is being expressed in the drill or set play. Some of the categories which this video focuses on include; Balance: balance is needed due to a lot of factors in basketball. One of such reasons is because balance is the only way you have enough agility that would allow you to play the game effectively. In this video, Barry Hecker tries to teach the concept of balance using different drills such as pivots and defensive slides. His techniques of teaching drills are professional in nature. This allows for the player to gradually understand all the drills which he is being shown. Movements and dribbling: movement drills are taught in the video and they work to allow the players to get separated from the defending. The drills which are usually taught are drills which would help players improve their handling skills and their dribbling skills. Players would also get to work on a variety of drills which would involve a change of space and directions on a regular basis. Passing: hand and foot placements are essential skills if you want to improve your passing. This is what the coach teaches through this video. He makes sure that the players learn passes such as the chest pass, bounce and overhead passes. He also teaches advanced types of passes which would involve jumping and pivot before making a pass. Many drills showing different types of passing are also available on the video. Shooting: when teaching the shooting technique, the coach allows for the players to learn certain drills which would allow them to take a shot when the ball is still on the spin. Several other types of shooting techniques are also available on the video. He also ensures that the young players know the hand placement techniques effectively which would enable them to be able to take on more accurate and precise shooting in the future. No matter the age you find yourself in, you stand to benefit a lot from Barry Hecker videos. He uses the repetition method to teach drills and combines it with progression to make it better to do and easier to understand.

Barry Hecker has been teaching the college, NBA players and the youth how to shoot basketball for 40 years now. The video features an on court presentation, the shooting progression workout developed by Coach Hecker is very effective and every talented and goal orientated player show practice that daily. In his shooting progression he breaks down the some of the useful aspects of shooting like the fundamentals of shooting, different shooting drills and also shares one of the most underrated and forgotten weapons of Basketball. So, how the Coach Hecker starts with the basic rules of good shooting: balance. This method sounds really easy but when it comes to performing it with perfection almost every other player fails at this. So how do you perfect your balance? Well, it all starts with a footwork that allows the player to square up to the basket and then jump straight up. The other part of making your balance good is getting the feet in the right position. A lot of amazing balancing techniques have been introduced by Coach Hecker to improve balance, including jump stops and reverse and forward pivots. One more thing he focuses more on is keeping the butt low and the head up while working on these skills. Some Forgotten Techniques Finding the seams of the ball is one of shooting mystery that so many players seem to forget. The proper rotation comes when the players place the fingers on the same spot when they catch the ball. Coach Hecker also explains the proper shooting form. He uses five pound dumbbell, this helps to solve three main shooting problems. For the perfection of jump shots Coach Hecker uses simple drills and teaching points that will make your players understand everything pretty quickly. There are so many benefits of these drills like it brings consistency to your shot making and balance. Coach Hecker also shares interesting ways to help players learn how to better shoot the ball. One of his best is the "get it up drill." He uses a hula-hoop to teach shooters how to avoid a flat shot by creating a better arc on the ball. The Underrated Hook Shot The other forgotten method is the hook shot and Coach Hecker also gives huge importance to that as well. This technique is very rare but still it has its importance and it is nearly impossible to defend. The proper technique can be developed by following the shooting drills. He then gets his players on the court to work the shot around the rim and while attacking the rim.