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The Mikan Drill is a basketball drill commonly credited to George Mikan and his college coach at DePaul University Ray Meyer. It is designed to help basketball centers and forwards develop rhythm, timing for rebounding, and scoring in the paint. It is also used for outside players to better their layup skills and increase stamina, for longer games.
The 5 man weave is a basketball drill introduced at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, KY in 1991. Assistant coach Ed Yuhas introduced the drill as a pre-season conditioning drill. The initial drill consisted of 5 players spaced evenly along the baseline, with the middle player holding the ball.
A tip drill is a basketball exercise in which players take turns to tip the ball off the backboard consecutively without the ball touching the ground. [1] After each rebound the player goes to the back of the queue leaving the next player to repeat the drill. [2] The aim of the drill is to develop timing and jumping ability for rebounding. [3]
Jun. 4—HAHIRA — Last week, the Eager Sports Center was abuzz with excitement as children came together for the action-packed Little Valiant Basketball Camp. The camp is designed to enhance ...
The center (C)— also known as the five, the pivot, or the big; typically plays near the baseline or close to the basket (the "low post"). They are usually the tallest players on the floor. Centers usually score "down low", or "in the paint" (near the basket, in the key), but there have been many centers who are good perimeter shooters as well.
Victor Wembanyama's on-court warmup session before games when he played in France would last for about an hour. It consisted of plenty of stretching, lots of passing and dribbling drills, then a ...
A pump fake (also called a shot fake) is a feigned attempt at a jump shot, restrained before the feet leave the ground. The pump fake is a fundamental move in basketball, used to cause defenders to jump (known in basketball slang as "lifting" the defender) or be shifted off-balance.
A shootaround is an informal pre-game practice session common among professional and collegiate basketball teams around the world. Shootarounds do not involve all of the formal elements of a regular practice. They usually do not involve conditioning drills, run-throughs of plays and extensive chalk-talks by coaches like normal practice sessions ...