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Drills for the Pandemic Jamie Dixon Head Coach, Texas Christian University
With the COVID-19 pandemic and not being able to play 5-on-5 and do a lot of contact, these drills are great ways for our guys to continue working on their shooting skills, while getting a lot of shots up. All four of these drills are competitive and elevate performance. We take the most three-pointers in our league, so getting a lot of shots up and putting a goal or benchmark on these drills is crucial.
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WARRIOR (Frame 1)
M SHOOTING
WARRIOR (Frame 2)
There are three basketballs for each group and at least six at one basket. There are four minutes on the clock and the goal is to get 90. Player 1 shoots, gets his own rebound and passes to player x that does not have the ball. **No all-time rebounders.**
Put a minute and a half on the clock. The goal is to get 12 makes. A player starts at the half-court circle and runs in to lane line extended and takes a threepointer. The player then runs back to the half-court circle, touches it and then runs to the top of the key for a three-pointer. This same process is repeated at the three spots for the minute and a half.
TRAILBLAZER SHOOTING
There are two groups of three, one on each side of the court. There are two basketballs in each group. Players at half court start by running to opposite ends and getting a shot from their teammate. Players get their own rebound. After a player passes to their teammate for three, they sprint to the opposite end and get a shot.
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With four minutes on the clock, the goal is to get 70 makes. The player on the wing passes to the shooter in the corner. The shooter gets their own rebound and gets it to the passing line. There are three basketballs going in this drill.
Shoot from these four spots on the floor, one minute per spot. Start the shooting line in the corner and passing line on the wing, bumping each line one spot over after the minute. Jamie Dixon is in his fifth season as head coach at his alma mater, TCU, and is the current president of the NABC. In 2017-18 he guided the Horned Frogs back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years. In his 13 seasons as the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, Dixon earned four National Coach of the Year honors, including being selected as the 2009 Naismith Coach of the Year. He led Pitt to 11 NCAA Tournament appearances including three Sweet Sixteen appearances and one NCAA Regional Final. Dixon’s Panthers also won three Big East championships.
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