The Zen of Foul Shooting
My guaranteed program includes:
- how to practice as an individual player
-how coaches implement free-throw shooting practice for optimum results
-how to establish and maintain proper mindset so you never miss again
-the mind-body connection that is the true secret to excellence in foul shooting
Every coach knows that defense wins games, but a great defensive effort can be wasted by poor free-throw shooting throughout the game, or especially at the end of the game. As a coach, think about how many more wins your team would have if you could raise the team free-throw shooting percentage by only 2%, 3%, or 5%…10%? As an individual player, wouldn't you like to help your team win more games with consistent shooting from the line, especially when under increased pressure at the end of the game?
Think of how you will have the strategic upper hand at the end of every game when you know that your players can make free throws. Using the principles of Ken's program, your players will make more free throws and your team will win more games
When you look at the all-time career free-throw shooting percentage statistics for the NBA, ABA, and WNBA, a few things become clear: first and foremost is that the 15-foot shot (with the game stopped and no defense) is not as easy as it seems. This misperception makes the shot all the more important to a winning strategy. Since there are so many missed free throws at all levels of the game, coaches are much more willing to assume the penalty of shooting two free throws in order to foul and get the ball back. This means that teams with good free-throw shooters have an even larger advantage. Only four players in professional basketball history have a career free-throw shooting percentage above 90%, and only 11 players in history have a career percentage greater than 89%. I will name them here because they definitely deserve the recognition.
As of 2015 stats:
1- Elena Delle Donne .9390 (A fellow University of Delaware of alum)
2- Steve Nash .9043
3- Mark Price .9039
4- Stephen Curry .9016
5- Becky Hammond .8970
6- Peja Stojakovic .8948
7- Chauncey Billups .8940
8- Ray Allen .8939
9- Rick Barry .8931
10- Calvin Murphy .8916
11- Kara Lawson .8900
Looking more closely at these statistics, it's clear that the free throw is not such an easy shot after all. Or, maybe, it's just not being taught properly. This proves that it is all the more essential to teach proper free-throw shooting at every level of the game -- from peewees to pros. If you fully realize the important impact that making free throws has on the game and practice with the highest intensity level as outlined by my program, your team will make more free throws and you will win more games!