The Drill: Toss Out

A former assistant with the Seattle Storm and now defending state 3A champion Lakeside and NW HoopGurlz, Chris Bown has made his mark with individual player development. His latest The Drill column is about a drill to develop footwork and shooting.

Toss Out

Note: This is a drill that I watched Dwight Daub. the Strength and Conditioning coach for the Seattle Sonics, use with some of their players.

Requirements: One coach, one player and 1-2 balls.

Coach stands under the basket. The player starts in the key. The coach tosses the ball out to an area on the floor (the ball can be tossed anywhere from 7-20 feet depending on the shot you want the player to work on). The player sprints to the ball, catches with a two-foot stop and pivots into a jump shot. Once the player shoots, she follows his shot. If the shot is made, she hands the ball to the coach. If the shot is a miss, she follows and puts it back in. Coach may provide a bit of pressure on the follow-up shot.

Variations:
1. Have player catch and shoot.
2. Have player one dribble and shoot.
3. Have coach follow to set a screen for the shot.
4. Have player sprint to the ball, pass to the coach who has moved to the wing and v-cut for the return pass for the jumper.
5. Have player pivot one way and cross overinto a jump shot the other direction.
6. Have player pivot and then execute a go move on the same foot.

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Chris Bown is an assistant coach with the Lakeside girls varsity basketball team and a coach of the Northwest HoopGurlz select girls team. He recently was an assistant coach in charge of player development for the WNBA Seattle Storm. Chris also does individual training and can be reached at 206-794-9046 or . A graduate of the University of Washington, he has been the head coach for girls varsity basketball teams at Holy Names Academy, Seattle Academy and American Indian Heritage School. This is his second stint at Lakeside as an assistant to Sandy Schneider. Chris also has been a math and physical education instructor at St. Paul School and Seattle Academy.

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More Chris Bown Columns:

Solo Postup
Angle into Elbows
1-2 Follow-Thru
Tap-Pitch-Touch-Dive-Score
Penetrate & Kick
Multi-Shot
Banana Run
Ballhandling
Oiler Screen Series
Medicine Ball Passing
Oiler Three-Point
Running the W
Oiler Shooting
Basic Four
Mikan Plus
Defensive Combo
Half-Circle