It is important to focus on both offense and defense when learning to play basketball. Defense can make or break a basketball game. Offense gets more attention, but the team is going to lose without a strong defense.
Learn proper dribbling. You'll want to use your fingertips to dribble instead of using your palm. Using your fingertips will allow you to have better control when dribbling the ball. When dribbling the basketball you should bounce it to your side instead of right in front. You should always be looking up instead of at the ground.
Try learning how to hit free throw shots. This seems like an easy shot, but it is quite hard. Practice often using the following technique. Hold the ball level to your face. Picture yourself going through the shot in your mind, with the ball sinking through the net. Then, shoot the ball using the trajectory you pictured.
Dribble while keeping your head upward and looking ahead. If you need to look at the ball while dribbling, you'll need to practice more. Always have a basketball handy. Dribble the ball while you're walking around. By looking forward instead of at the basketball, you are able to see the happenings on the court.
Be sure to get lots of practice on layups. You should expect layups to represent about 80% of all the shots you take in a game. Practice running while dribbling, jumping and shooting as smoothly as you can. This running and jumping technique will help you learn how to jump and shoot better during the game.
Get educated on the way to properly pass the ball on a bounce. A useful bounce pass will hit the receiving player at waist level. One good rule of thumb is to bounce the ball around three quarters of the way to the other player. Of course, there are also other factors involved.
Practice the skill of pass catching. Be sure to be able to catch off-target throws on top of good ones. This will help you catch those bad passes during a game. Learn how to catch any sort of throw.
If you want to be a master of the jump shot, do not make weight lifting a priority. Though muscle strength is great to have with any sport, it is very possible to be too buff for serious game play. Some pro shooting guards make their arms large enough to decrease their own field goal percentage.
Have you only recently learned how to play this sport? Or you've played basketball from the time you were a kid. No matter what, the tips in the article above are great for helping you improve. Try this advice out whenever you can play.
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