Basketball Scoring Tips

2007-09-14T09:18:00.000-07:00

Do you want to become a big scorer?
Do you want to increase your shooting percentage and scoring average?
The more effective you become on the offensive end of the floor, the more valuable you are to the team, and the more playing time you'll get.

2 Ways to improve your scoring average
Everybody want a greater scoring average so here are 2 ways to improve that:

1. Take better shots. But it is an important part of being a better scorer. The better your shot , the better you're shooting percentage will be.
You're probably thinking: hey, I take good shots. Well, do you ? Good shots aren't just shots you take because you're open and haven't shot the ball in awhile. Good shots are shots that are within the scheme of the offense, within your range, and likely within your shooting "spots" on the floor.

For example: if you are a great shooter from about 15-feet out, and around the free throw line, then don't take a 23-footer from the baseline. Or, if you have a really good turnaround jumper in the post, don't try to take a guy off the dribble and shoot a running 8-footer in the lane. Of course, you can't always pick and choose where you'll be on the floor, or what your coach will ask you to do within the scheme of the offense. But you get the idea. Put yourself in situations that you thrive in. Create oppotunities in which you are likely to succeed. Take good shots, shots you are comortable with, shots you are likley to make and watch your scoring average soar.
2.) Become a better free throw shooter. Again, a very simple concept, but also a very powerful one. Think about it: let's say you go to the free throw line an average of 6 times a game. If you are a 60% free throw shooter, you'll hit 3.6 of the 6 shots. If you are a great free throw shooter (and hit 90% of your shots), you'll hit 5.4 of the 6 shots. The difference is nearly 2 points a game.
In otherwords, work on becoming a great free throw shooter, and you can improve your scoring average by a point or two (or more) a game. Besides, free throws shouldn't be that difficult anyway. Think about it: you get to shoot a 15-foot shot with no on guarding you, and with 30 seconds to shoot the ball (so there is no rush). That's a gimme'. Free throw shooting is really a concentration issue: if you can concentrate and block out all the noise and stress of the moment, you should be able to increase your free throw shooting percentage quite a bit, and in turn, increase your scoring average.

JumpUSA.com Tip

2007-09-14T09:03:00.000-07:00

JumpUSA.com Tip: A standard basketball court is 94 feet long, although many high school and college courts are 84 feet. In both cases, the court is 50 feet wide. And, a few more measurements for your information include: a backboard is 6 feet wide and 3.5 feet tall. The rim is 18 inches in diameter, and the top of the rim should be exactly 10 feet off the ground. The distance from the free throw line to the backboard is 15 feet, and the key is 19 feet from the baseline to the free throw line and 12 feet in width, across the lane. The 3 point line varies - for the high school and college court the 3 point arc is 19.75 feet while on a NBA court the distance is 23.75 feet to the front edge of the rim.