NBA-Range Expansion
Extend shooting range to NBA distance so the defense can't sag off you.
- Duration
- 15 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 3 items
- Difficulty
- Advanced
How to run it
- 1
Start at the college 3 line; make 3 in a row from a spot.
- 2
Step back 2 feet beyond the line and make 3 more from the same spot.
- 3
Repeat at all 5 spots; track makes from NBA range.
- 4
Finish with 5 pull-up 3s from NBA range off one dribble.
Coaching points
- Power comes from the legs, not the arms — load the hips.
- Don't change the release; just add more leg.
- Range is only useful if the form holds — no heaving.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Rim
- Passer
Why it works
Range is space, and space is offense. The nugget: a shooter who can hit from NBA range can't be sagged off, which opens driving lanes for the whole team. In a game, the defense has to guard you from 4 feet further out, which stretches the defense and creates gaps everywhere. A kid who expands their range becomes a spacing weapon that makes every teammate's job easier.
NBA-Range Expansion
Purpose: Extend shooting range to NBA distance so the defense can't sag off you.
▶How to run it
- 1Start at the college 3 line; make 3 in a row from a spot.
- 2Step back 2 feet beyond the line and make 3 more from the same spot.
- 3Repeat at all 5 spots; track makes from NBA range.
- 4Finish with 5 pull-up 3s from NBA range off one dribble.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Power comes from the legs, not the arms — load the hips.
- ✓Don't change the release; just add more leg.
- ✓Range is only useful if the form holds — no heaving.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Range is space, and space is offense. The nugget: a shooter who can hit from NBA range can't be sagged off, which opens driving lanes for the whole team. In a game, the defense has to guard you from 4 feet further out, which stretches the defense and creates gaps everywhere. A kid who expands their range becomes a spacing weapon that makes every teammate's job easier.