Form in game

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[u/SpeechEuphoric269]

This is a middle school game of an unguarded layup lol. Not much to say about this.

Looks fine.

[u/derpandderpette → u/[deleted]]

Forms okay bro. Just try not to start the shot from your waist, especially in the paint. You’re growing and getting stronger. Work on getting your shot started around chest height. Start closer to the basket and work back so you don’t create bad habits pushing the ball.

Edit: Actually more helpful context for you. Watching the video again I notice that you actually start the ball at your chest then bring it down to “load” the shot. You are actually putting the ball in or near the right shooting pocket. Just try to go straight up with it rather than down first.

[u/Famous-Rain8703 → u/[deleted]]

Doesn't look like you're a stranger to scoring. The shot look really natural and you should have more confidence in taking the shots. Remember the greatest player of all time Michael Jordan has the most misses of all time as well

[u/NoCaulNoShow]

Forget the form, what's more impressive is the awareness to catch your defender off guard and relocate to a spot on the court where the inbounder can locate you and get you an easy shot. Good shit kid.

[u/Fwallstsohard → u/[deleted]]

Congrats on your first bucket at this level!

This is come from someone who was horrible at offense throughout high school. It didn't matter because I got PT by stopping my dude and rebounding.

My career high by the time I graduated was like 12 pts... Mostly from put backs and a couple jumpers. I learned how to dribble and score by playing pickup 3 hrs a day in college.

All that to say, don't worry about the form... It doesn't matter at this point. If you spend many hours practicing it, then come back and ask.

Until then, keep at it and try to find your niche to help your team. Most importantly, have fun.

[u/SpeechEuphoric269 → u/[deleted]]

Congrats on the bucket 💪💪 always is a good feeling, regardless of form

[u/speedism → u/[deleted]]

As a coach, you ran the play right, the timing was excellent, and you made it count!

[u/speedism → u/[deleted]]

It’s not supposed to be!

[u/Sea-Wrongdoer-4421]

High School Musical ahh celebration

[u/Sea-Wrongdoer-4421 → u/[deleted]]

I'm just messing with you dawg, good job

[u/GirthyKitty → u/[deleted]]

Nice bucket homie

[u/Difficult_Speech_166]

jolly little fucker aren’t ya

[u/Im_the_Rhymenocerous]

I don't have any advice at there are far bigger ball knowers in here but I just wanted to say congratulations on your basket

[u/Senior_Salamander403]

Your form looks great but focus on having fun and adding a move to your bag at a time. Usually you can’t just run at a spot to get open. You have to do a little fake out or switch up your pace to catch the d off guard! Keep practicing!!

[u/Senior_Salamander403 → u/[deleted]]

Even more of a reason to work on those “get open” moves. Being a center is about more than just being strong.

[u/6ft4Don → u/[deleted]]

If your parents aren’t 6ft plus

Work on some guard skills and have fun

[u/Background-Code-4460]

Excellent cut/movement to get open. But you need to act like you have been there before and just run back after scoring

[u/shabamon]

You did what you had to do to make the shot. If the defender were paying attention, shooting with your right hand might get that shot blocked. Also, work on leaping towards the basket or at least straight up instead of falling away. Might lead to some and-1s. Lot of young kids aren't strong enough for fade-aways but they attempt them anyway and you see lots of airballs.

[u/Immediate-Shoe2141]

Use your left

[u/filimik → u/Immediate-Shoe2141]

That’s a true note. Should be a left hand shot with right guarding the shot. Great cut, defender couldn’t react, so you got away with this shot, but on growing levels that will be a block 9/10 times (not even a way to get the foul). Practice your left, it will get you a very long way. Good luck.

[u/Immediate-Shoe2141 → u/[deleted]]

Real talk have a solid practice with nothing but left handed shots…….word to the wise! Keep ballin broski!

[u/jbold_5]

Nice cut and nice shot. Fine to celebrate if you don't get the opportunity to score often. I like the joy.

[u/fungeoneer]

I’m happy for you for scoring. Congrats. Keep working on all your fundamentals in case you don’t grow to be a center in high school.

[u/Ordinary-Crow5490]

Great cut and finish. Keep looking for buckets just like this!

[u/eh1234man]

That cheer is so cute haha. Good job little man

[u/Background-Code-4460 → u/eh1234man]

This is the exact problem with the cheer

[u/TheUnseen_001]

I feel like you just put this up to show yourself beating the shot clock. The quick release with no time on a 5 footer isn't your actual form. 

If you REALLY want advice, out up a catch and shoot.

[u/Actionman___]

Very small sample size^{^}

But what is shown in the video looks good

Shot above your head, one main arm, fluid movement, wrist flick, shooting arch.

Only thin someone here already mentioned: dont put the ball down in your shooting motion. You already had the ball on your head, but then put it down your waist. Try not to do that or get used to that, once you get stronger, thats a big NoNo

Look how good NBA players gather the ball and NOT dip the ball. Klay Thompson is a good example.

[u/tolvfinger]

Nice movement on the in bound, lil bro!

[u/CukloserModz23]

Nice shot...u call bank? 😁

[u/c_note_nc]

Great court awareness. Only advice I've got is, if you slow down the video, as soon as you caught the ball you should start your shot there. No need to load and then go back up. Bringing it down is wasted movement/time and puts the ball in more vulnerable position for defense to get to it.

[u/Terrible-Breath8054]

It looks fine Make sure to keep practicing though.

[u/Sdmid227]

You need more of the flick on your wrist. That’s all I catch you then.⛹🏼‍♂️⛹🏼‍♂️⛹🏼‍♂️✅✅🙂‍↕️

[u/Sdmid227]

🏀

[u/Clancy3434]

definetly work on being able to finish that shot with your left. #25 in red wasn't paying attention - but a better player would likely be able to block that if you use your right.

was that your first basket? keep grinding.

[u/StaticFanatic3]

Gotta act like you been there before little bro 😎

Nice shot though

[u/Gullible_Self_6668]

Looks fine, but when you are that close to the hoop and on that side, use your left hand. Keep working at it

[u/medisamurai]

btw, dont be throwing your hands up unless it a game winner. lay ups def not

[u/RoofFlashy9706]

Let’s use that left hand next time! U can trust it! 👍🏾😃

[u/Lucid_Lucas252]

Let’s just say you’d be great in world war 2

[u/date11fuck12]

Not great but it's a bucket so who cares? No one said it had to be pretty... keep shooting and keep gettin buckets!

[u/DeltaMars]

Nice play, great shot!

[u/CJParker77]

You could follow through more with your guide hand but other than that it looks great for your grade level. As you get older that’s going to develop into a very fundamental form.

[u/SweemKri]

25 needs to be benched. Absolutely pathetic D
/s

[u/MangoTiger28]

It's literally a layup on a sleeping defender. In order to know if your form is good you have to shoot farther out. On a shot like this you should be using your left hand when defender is on your right otherwise if your defender wasn't sleeping you're getting stuffed.

[u/MangoTiger28 → u/[deleted]]

Start with alternating layups side to side. It takes a lot of time but you should be just as comfortable with non dominant hand if you want to be competitive.

[u/Vote-AsaAkira2020]

Don’t celebrate like that bro lol

[u/MangoTiger28 → u/[deleted]]

The cringe rn....

[u/Able-City-5855]

good shot but don’t celebrate after it makes you look like you’ve never made a layup, work on your post moves, be strong and use your body to bump defenders in the paint, and get enough practice to were your confident, confident is what matters most in basketball, if your not confident you won’t play anywhere near your best