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BennyBooy: 1 year ago

Why i'm i not improving in basketball? how can i get better?

well i practice almost every day, it doesn’t seem to work, im barley making 3's, 2's i, barley passing by, and lay ups, i don’t even know what im doing, i cant do one when im guarded and in the clear im feeling like im doing them wrong or something is wrong,(2 slow, 2 fast, hand movements, etc..) but i still keep it up, and it feels like nothing, if you going to say practice don’t, im trying, and i dont feel it, i don’t see it, when i vsed friend who plays soccer, i couldn’t do 1 lay up? What’s happening??? When I practice dribbling the ball keep’s flying out of my hands or I cant catch it or better yet it go beyond my reach…. Also why is it every time I shoot the ball hits the back/spins out etc… its really anyone and no matter how much I practice to sharpen the basic’s nothing happens..(I started playing couple month), the 3 coach’s I played with thought I had a lot of potential but im no good and I really need good advice… P.S. I play rec and my average is 2-4 points a season…

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averagenewyorker29: 1 year ago via iPhone | Last edited at 6:00AM on 7/27/2011

hmmm, i see... 1st how old are you? when did you start playing basketball? are you playing basketball with someone not better than you? do you play with the same age group?

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BennyBooy: 1 year ago

im 15, i started this year but i know some people who play other sports or dont play and still beat me.... i play in highschool league, im going to 9th now i started school late

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Ryza: 1 year ago

Workout and practice.Basketball takes speed and thinking.

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BennyBooy: 1 year ago

i do workout, im probably the strongest there.. and i still get pushed, and people keep scoring over me

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Ryza: 1 year ago

be more aggressive

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toni6383: 1 year ago

You are so focused on not being good, not being able to make those shots, you our in negativity mode., and trying to hard. Quit with the I can't, had potential get that confidence back that you had when you first started. Ask a coach what he thinks is going on? He maybe able to point you in the right direction.

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BennyBooy: 1 year ago

im thinking badly because im done practicing and im doing awfull. i just finished, here my average, 3/10 3's. 5/10 2's. lay ups 15/20 right side, 3/20 left side, coach's dont really help, we dont have practice's... and everyone really believed in me while idk.... and im by myself btw

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toni6383: 1 year ago

okay, you are saying your done, your giving up, your a disappontment. I am hearing more than just basketball, what else is bothering you in your life? When you try to over achieve you set yourself up for failure. Your setting your goals to high right now. Talk to me, I will listen , I will try and help you if I can. How old are you? You can check my profile I am a safe person and you can trust me. I would not give you any advice that I wouldn't give my son and grandsons. God Bless

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BennyBooy: 1 year ago

no, you got it wrong, im not saying im giving up, but when im done i go over and i see my failures, faluts, and it get's me really angry because im those type of people when you do one mistake(a lot in my case) and rethink it just hurts you and get's you angry, but i try so hard? and how is my goal so high? scoring 4 pts in a rec game instead of 2-4 in a season??? i dont know what to do, i go to the park and shoot, do lay ups and it really annoys me how i miss and when i get pissed just shoot and it's a better chance of making it and i always wanna stay calm, and when i dont think about it, literally when i just shoot and think about dinner its a 80% shot but keep's hurting my shoulder(no form)... talk to me on Pwnerest@live.com

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cannerbug: 1 year ago via iPhone | Last edited at 6:09AM on 7/27/2011

When I was 13 , my uncle taught me to play. He told me before I would be any good in a game I had to practice the basics, I know u said u didn't want advice to practice but that's all you can do to get better. My uncle told me to make 20 free thro shots in a row, if I missed one to start over again. That's the best thing u can do, do 20 shots n a row, miss one , start over. Once you've mastered that, do the same with lay - ups. After you've done this over and over , practice ur dribbling and passing skills with a one on one game with a friend. You have to work up to it. If u take my advice you'll be making 3 pointers in no time. If your tired of practicing like u say you might not b as into the game as u thought because people who really love the game eat drink and sleep basketball, meaning, that's all they wanna do.good luck.

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BennyBooy: 1 year ago

sounds good... problem is how im a gonna make 20 shots when i cant make 1...?

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cannerbug: 1 year ago via iPhone

That's where the practice comes in. Like I said, if u don't love the game, then your not gonna want to practice. If u don't want to play, you don't have to , but if you do spend every free second u have to yourself practicing. If u make two n a row and then miss one start over again, those two don't count . It is , again , practice. Yeah it's hard but it wouldn't b fun if it wasn't ! You just have to keep trying , if, this is what u want. It gets easier with time, I promise. Nothing comes easy in life.

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king606: 1 year ago

Get lessons. Take one step at a time. Eventually with little steps, lead to big steps which lead to big things.

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BennyBooy: 1 year ago

lessons? ok ill call up a nba player??? i want to be good while playing rec and join my high school team thats all

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king606: 1 year ago

Practice more with friends.

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emilypoet25: 1 year ago

Try going to a basketball clinique.

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BennyBooy: 1 year ago

a basketball clinique?

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wildchick: 1 year ago

First of all you need to stop thinking you suck.
If you think your ugly, you see yourself as ugly, others will then see you as ugly, therefore making yourself think you could never be pretty. Same applies to pretty much everything including basketball. I play basketball and love it but never truly was as good as I could be until I got some self confidence.

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JoshKnull77: 1 year ago

one thing you need to do is work on what your doing wrong. If your not good at shooting, then constantly shot from one spot, then when you are good there, do another spot.

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