South Dakota Skills Academy

Detailed skill training 🏀 Headquartered in Des Moines, IA 📍Click the link to start training 👇

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Simple shooting drill 🎯🏀👇

Adds basics reps + more game realistic reps at each spot!

One of our favorites

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Footwork is the key to separation BUT don’t underestimate making CONTACT! 💪

We love to teach our players footwork details. But we also love showing different ways to great contact 🫡

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Every player should be able to post up! 🏀

Regardless of position!

We love this dribble post up 1 on 1 game 👍

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Testing our skills with audio cues 🧠 🏀

First call = Side of the rim
Second call = Finish hand

Fun way to mix up skill work and provide a new challenge to players

Go try this out! 🙌

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A must have finish option:

“Veer” Finish 🎒

3 different options -
1. Extension
2. Hang
3. Late Reverse

Great way to cut in front of your defender or to create contact 💪

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Struggling with your touch around the rim? ❌

9 Drills to help with your touch! ✅

Get in the gym and try these out 🙌

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Shooting Challenge 🏀👇

3 Level form shots

- Near the rim
- Mid range
- 3 Pointer

Can’t jump at all. All about shot flow and release.

3 levels x 5 spots
If you miss you start that spot over

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We love 2 foot finishers at the academy 🏀🙌

We like to teach players this Outside to Inside footwork on their 2 foot finish because of all the options:

1. Outside hand
2. Pump + Outside hand
3. Slide through reverse
4. Slide by
5. Floater

Essential footwork!

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Layered shooting drills 🎯👇

One of our favorite ways to add in some difficulty to our shooting drills. Trying to be consistent!

1. 2 dribble speed stop + Elbow to wing 3

2. Cross drag pullup + mid post to wing 3

3. Corner 3 + 2 dribble pullup + wing 3 + 1 dribble pullup

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Struggling with your shot? ❌

Could be sloppy hand placement on the ball on the catch or off the dribble ✅

Try these 5 drills to improve it:

1. Waist Wraps
2. Between Pickups
3. Pound Pickups
4. Ball Spins
5. Reaction Pickups

Get in the lab and try these out!

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Step by step process on how to develop the “Cross Jab” attack move 🏀👇

1. Stationary Dribble Jabs
2. Stationary 1 Dribble Cross Jab
3. Stationary Cross Jab Continuous

This is one of the most effective ways to attack downhill off the dribble!

Go give this a try 🙌

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Handle Workout 🏀🔥

1. Slow Pounds + Chair Taps
2. Cross + 2 Chair Taps
3. Between + 2 Chair Taps
4. Behind + 2 Chair Taps
5. Cross Between Behind + 2 Chair Taps

Great way to challenge your handle while your off hand is occupied 🙌

Give this a try!

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@CoachKProducer Thanks coach!

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Mikan drill for your footwork 🔥🏀

1. Speed Stops Exchanges + Speed Stop
2. Under Drags + Stride Stop
3. Punch Drags + Jump Stop

This is a great way to develop FOOT CONTROL as a player which might be one of the most important skills you can have

Try this out 🙌

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5 quick ways to finish 👇

1. First Step - Outside Hand
2. First Step - Inside Hand
3. Extended Step Scoop
4. 2 Foot - Inside Hand
5. First Step Floater

At times players need to be able to jump early and get that ball to back board to beat a defender 🔥

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3 Drills to help improve your crossovers 🔥👇

1. Push Step Cross

2. 1 Foot to Drop Cross

3. Cone Slide Cross

If you’re struggling shifting your weight on your crossover try these drills out!

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@LaChapellBBall Start them when we they can do it! Start with #1 and keep progressing until they have the whole series

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Improve Your Weak Hand 🔥👇

Have a player struggling with their weak hand? Try this

Weak Hand Series:
1. Overtops
2. Pocket Pulls
3. Overtop + Pocket Pull
4. Overtop + Pocket Pill / Overtop + Pass / Side Jab Finish

Working on a ton ball control in this series 🙌

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5 Minute Warm Up 🚨

1. Mikan | Goal: 4 Clean Makes
2. Reverse Mikan | Goal: 4 Clean Makes
3. Waist Wrap + Guard Mikan | Make 5 with each ✋
4. Waist Wrap + Reverse Guard Mikan | Make 5 with each ✋
5. Shoulder Pounds + Extended Finish | Make 3 on each side

Follow for more 🔥

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Shooting Drill! 🎯 🏀

1. Catch & Shoot
2. Lift
3. Drift
4. Contested

Partner Goal: 6/8 at 4 spots

Grab a partner and try this one out! 🫡