Around the World Shooting
🎒 Gear Needed: 1 x basketball, 1 ring
⏱ Suggested Time: 5 - 10 minutes
👥 Participants: Solo or Partner (1-2 players)
📍 Space: Backyard | Half-Court
📊 Difficulty: Beginner
📝 Instructions
- Spot Setup: Mark 5 designated shooting stations in a semi-circle around the key:
- Spot 1: Right baseline (2 metres from ring)
- Spot 2: Right wing (2.5 metres from ring)
- Spot 3: Free-throw line centre (3.5 metres from ring)
- Spot 4: Left wing (2.5 metres from ring)
- Spot 5: Left baseline (2 metres from ring)
- Advancing Outbound: Begin at Spot 1. Shoot with balanced shooting form. If you make the shot, advance immediately to Spot 2.
- The ‘Chance It’ Rule (Optional Partner Play): If you miss a shot, you may choose to “Save” your position and pass to your partner, or “Chance It.” If you “Chance It” and make the second attempt, you advance. If you miss the “Chance,” you reset all the way back to Spot 1!
- The Return Voyage: After reaching Spot 5, you must journey all the way back (Spot 4, Spot 3, Spot 2, Spot 1) to officially complete the world tour.
- Winning: The first player to travel around the world and return home to Spot 1 completes the challenge. For solo training, time how quickly you complete the round trip.
💡 Coaching Cues
- Square Ten Toes to the Ring: Align your feet and hips directly toward the ring before dipping into your shooting motion.
- Hold the Goose Neck: Freeze your wrist snap and shooting hand high until the ball falls through the net.
- Dip and Rise: Catch or gather the ball at your waist, bending your knees to create effortless upward momentum from the legs.
🔄 Variations & Progressions
- Make It Easier: Position all 5 spots 1.5 metres from the ring, and eliminate the “Chance It” penalty so players simply shoot until they make one from each spot.
- Make It Harder: Enforce a “Swish Only” rule where bank shots or ring grazes do not count, or expand the shooting arc out to 4 metres.