Phil Martelli: 15 Competitive Shooting Drills

with Phil Martelli,
St. Joseph University Men's Basketball Head Coach,
2004 Elite Eight, 2004 National Coach of the Year

Coach Phil Martelli demonstrates his favorite and most effective drills to enhance your shooting abilities to the utmost performance. Martelli begins this video by outlining the key elements to having effective practices, such as making everything competitive and devoting a major part of your practice schedule to timed, competitive shooting. Next Coach Martelli shares 15 competitive shooting drills that will help you challenge your players to become better shooters with every shot. Each drill incorporates competition, intensity and conditioning while emphasizing and maintaining proper shot preparation and technique. In 2004, Martelli had one of the best shooting teams in the NCAA history and coached the Naismith Award winner. These 15 drills were instrumental in building a competitive fire in their everyday practice environment. Included in this video are the Pitino Drill, Catch and Go Drill, Ten Drill, Pig Drill, Princeton Drill, California Shooting Drill, Rapid Fire Shooting Drill and more. This wide variety of drills includes precise coaching points to develop quick, powerful and fundamentally sound players. Coach Martelli shares the secrets to putting athletes in shooting drills that are game like, under stress and at game speed. These drills are fundamental in building Martelli's team program into one of the most successful programs in the country. These individual and team drills are designed to challenge every player, build confidence in their shooting skills and improve your team's work ethic.

78 minutes. 2006.

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