Vaardigheid Offense · Shooting

Turn around jumpshot

Laatst gewijzigd 12 april 2016

Omschrijving

A turn around jumpshot is a skill that is often applied by post players after receiving the ball on the post that has been turned to the basket with his or her back. When the ball is caught, the shooter turns to the basket and makes a jump shot.

As the post player is cutting to the elbow, his lead hand is raised to give the wing a target
The post player needs to be ready for the move – as soon as he sees the pass coming to him, he needs to shuffle his feet so that he catches the ball as he is landing on his inside foot
As he is catching the ball, the post player is already beginning the pivot on the inside foot, so that the catch and pivot happen at the same time
Note that the post player needs to stay focused – if he is thinking about what he’s going to do after he gets the ball, he can bobble the pass.
As he is pivoting, the post player drops his weight. This will give him balance, stopping his forward momentum so that he doesn’t travel, and it will also set him up to use his leg power in the jump shot to follow
The post player uses the pivot to square to the hoop, immediately executing a jump shot once he completes the pivot

Leerpunten

As he is pivoting, the post player needs to protect the ball, holding it firmly in both hands, close to his body, bringing it up for the shot along the side of his body (not in front, where it can be stripped away)
The pass in to the post player from the wing should be high if possible - around head level - so the post player can keep it above reaching hands. This will also make his shot quicker, since he doesn't have to raise the ball from lower down (when he catches it, it will already be close to the position from which he shoots it)
The post player must always follow his shot, going in for the rebound as soon as he releases the ball. Remember that the rebound will usually (about 70% of the time) come back in the direction of the shooter, about two-thirds of the way back