How does a newbie learn to play basketball?

Don’t practice shooting right away! Start practicing by dribbling. There are two ways. The first is to dribble with your head down first, that is, you dribble while looking at the ball. From unfamiliarity to proficiency, practice various movements and then slowly dribble with your head up. The advantage is that it works quickly. On the wild court, especially when the temporary team is not cooperating, the conditions allow dribbling with the head down. The disadvantage is that it takes longer to reach the final goal.

The second is to dribble with your head up as much as possible from the beginning. The advantage is that it is highly efficient in improving ball feel. The disadvantage is that the results are slower. Practice layups first! Underhand left and right hand three-step layup, overhand left and right hand small floater. After practicing for a period of time and gaining some experience in scoring goals, start practicing rebound shots. Many people think that rebounding shots are unreliable and look like they are blinded, but this is not the case. The fault tolerance rate of board playing is higher, as long as the direction is correct, the strength requirements are not so precise. Moreover, the position of hitting the board should be higher than the basket, which is more conducive to establishing a good shooting arc. In addition to offense, defense is also important. There is no technical content in practicing defense, it just requires persistence. Practice sliding steps and small steps in place. A good defender is very popular on the court, even if your offense is weak. All we can do is keep practicing and move forward step by step.

Basketball is the core event of the Olympic Games and is a hand-centered confrontational sport. Basketball originated in the United States. It was invented on December 21, 1891 by James Naismith, a physical education teacher at the Springfield YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (now translated as Springfield College, USA). In 1896, basketball was introduced to China.

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