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Basketball skills
94 skills, beginner to advanced. 74 of them can be checked from a phone video with honest form analysis — no fake scores.
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Master a Basketball move you've seen on TV
Follow a path from the basics up to the real thing — you film almost every step and get an honest form read before you move on.
Build a Pure Catch-and-Shoot
Curry's bread and butter — catch it and rise into a repeatable, clean jumper.
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Master the Step-Back Three
Harden and Luka's signature — create space out of nothing and rise into a three.
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Master the Euro Step
The two-step dodge every guard uses to slither past a big and finish.
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Beginner
17Chest Pass
The fundamental two-hand pass — push the ball from your chest straight to a teammate's che…
Bounce Pass
A pass that bounces once to reach a teammate under a defender's reach — great for feeding …
Overhead Pass
A two-hand pass thrown from above your head to see over the defense and reach a teammate d…
Defensive Slide
Slide laterally to stay in front of your man without crossing your feet — the fundamental …
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Box Out
Seal your man behind you with a low, wide base to grab the rebound — find your man, turn, …
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Face-Up Jab
Face the defender and jab a hard step at them to test their reaction, then drive, shoot, o…
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Power Layup
A strong two-foot layup that lets you finish through contact — plant both feet, jump strai…
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Inside-Hand Finish
Finish with the hand closest to the baseline (the inside hand) to protect the ball from a …
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Between-the-Legs
Dribble the ball between your legs to switch hands while protecting it with your body — a …
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Pound Dribble
A hard, low dribble that pounds the ball into the floor to keep control under pressure and…
V-Dribble
Dribble the ball side to side in front of you in a 'V' shape with one hand to build contro…
Speed Dribble
Push the ball out ahead of you and sprint to it to move up the court fast in the open floo…
Shooting Form (BEEF)
Shooting is the heart of basketball, and the universal beginner framework is BEEF: Balance…
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The Free Throw
The free throw is the single most controlled shot in basketball — no jump, no defender, a …
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Triple Threat Stance
The triple threat is the fundamental ready position when you catch the ball: knees bent, f…
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Dribbling Fundamentals
Dribbling lets you move with the ball, and the fundamentals are about CONTROL: push the ba…
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Defensive Stance
Good defense starts with a stance: low and wide, knees bent, feet wider than shoulder-widt…
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Intermediate
32Baseball Pass
A one-handed pass thrown like a baseball to cover long distance fast — for full-court outl…
Wraparound Pass
Wrap the ball around a defender to reach a teammate they're blocking — step through and pa…
Alley-Oop Pass
Lob the ball up near the rim for a teammate to catch and finish in the air — the timing an…
Pocket Pass
A quick one-hand bounce pass delivered from your 'pocket' (hip) on the pick-and-roll — sne…
Skip Pass
A long cross-court pass that 'skips' the defense to the open man on the far side — swings …
Closeout
Sprint at a shooter then break down into a balanced stance with a hand up — contest the sh…
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Shot Contest
Contest a shot with a high, vertical hand without fouling — jump straight up, hand up, and…
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Steal
Read a pass or a loose dribble and jump the lane to take the ball — anticipation plus an e…
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Poke Away
Quickly jab your hand in to knock the ball loose from a dribbler as they expose it, then r…
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Charge
Get set in the driver's path and take the contact to draw an offensive foul — establish po…
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Strip
Rip the ball loose from an opponent with a strong, quick hand motion — swipe up through th…
Bank Shot
Use the backboard to your advantage — aim for the top corner of the square to bank the bal…
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Drop Step
Pivot and step powerfully toward the rim past a post defender — the fundamental back-to-th…
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Hook Shot
Sweep the ball up and over with one hand while your body shields it — the classic close-ra…
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Shoulder Fake
Dip a shoulder to fake a drive one way, freezing the defender, then go the other — a simpl…
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Pump Fake
Fake a shot to make the defender jump, then drive, shoot, or pass past them — the simplest…
Reverse Layup
Finish on the far side of the rim, using the hoop to shield the ball from the defender beh…
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Finger Roll
Roll the ball off your fingertips with soft backspin so it floats up and over a shot-block…
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High Glass Layup
Bank the ball high off the backboard so it drops straight in over a defender — using the g…
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Hop Step
Gather into a two-foot hop to gain balance and space before finishing — lets you absorb co…
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Outside-Hand Finish
Finish with the hand away from the defender (the outside hand), extending the ball far fro…
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Behind-the-Back
Wrap the ball behind your back to switch hands while keeping your body between the ball an…
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In-and-Out
Fake a crossover by rolling the ball in toward your body then keeping it in the same hand …
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Hesitation
Slow down like you're stopping — the 'hesi' — to freeze the defender, then explode past wh…
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Retreat Dribble
Dribble backward to create space from a defender or reset — quick retreat steps while prot…
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Spin Move
Spin your whole body around the defender while wrapping the ball with you — a powerful way…
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Wraparound Dribble
Wrap the ball around the front or side of your body to switch hands or reposition — a cont…
The Jump Shot
The jump shot adds a vertical leap to your shooting form, letting you shoot over defenders…
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The Layup
The layup is the highest-percentage shot in basketball — a close finish off the correct FO…
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Crossover Dribble
The crossover is the classic move to change direction and beat a defender — you switch the…
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Jab Step & Pivot
From the triple threat, the jab step and pivot are how you create space and read the defen…
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Catch-and-Shoot
Catch-and-shoot is scoring quickly off a pass — the skill is footwork and readiness that l…
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Advanced
27No-Look Pass
Pass one way while looking another to freeze the defense and hit a teammate they didn't ex…
Behind-the-Back Pass
Pass the ball behind your back to a teammate beside or behind you without turning — disgui…
Touch Pass
Redirect a pass in one touch without catching it, keeping the ball moving fast to catch th…
Hook Pass
A one-hand pass thrown with a hooking motion over a defender — get a pass out of a trap or…
Chase-Down Block
Sprint back and block a shot from behind on a fast break — LeBron's iconic hustle play. Ex…
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Trap Defense
Two defenders converge to trap the ball-handler and force a turnover — positioning, timing…
Pull-Up Jumper
Rise into a jumper off the dribble — gather, plant, and shoot in rhythm without losing you…
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Turnaround Jumper
Turn and face the basket out of the post, rising into a jumper over a defender — create yo…
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Leaner
Lean into a floating shot to finish over a defender when you can't stop fully — a mid-rang…
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Side Step
Step laterally to dodge a closeout and create space for a jumper — sideways cousin of the …
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Sky Hook
A hook shot released at the very top of a full arm extension — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's utter…
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Up-and-Under
Pump-fake a shot to make the defender jump, then step through underneath them to finish — …
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Scoop Layup
Scoop the ball up underhand from below the defender's reach so it rises up and into the ri…
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Spin Layup
Spin off a defender in the paint and finish in one motion — combines a spin move with a la…
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One-Hand Dunk
The fundamental dunk — jump off one foot on the move and throw it down with one hand. Expl…
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Two-Hand Dunk
The powerful two-foot, two-hand flush — gather off two feet and slam it with both hands fo…
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Alley-Oop
Catch a lob in the air and finish at the rim in one motion — timing your jump to the pass …
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Putback Dunk
Grab an offensive rebound and dunk it back in one motion, before you land — quick timing o…
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Shamgod
God Shammgod's move — push the ball out with one hand as if losing it, then snatch it back…
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Snatch Back
Dribble forward then violently pull the ball back to create separation for a jumper — the …
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Pocket Dribble
Pull the ball back into your 'pocket' (hip) to escape a reaching defender or a trap — the …
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Hang Dribble
Hold the ball at the top of your dribble for a beat to freeze the defender, then attack — …
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The Three-Pointer
The three-pointer is a longer jump shot that demands more POWER from the legs while keepin…
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Step-Back Jumper
The step-back creates separation from a defender by pushing off into a controlled step AWA…
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Floater & Runner
The floater (or tear-drop/runner) is a soft, high-arcing close shot you launch ON THE MOVE…
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Euro Step
The Euro step is an evasive finishing move: after picking up your dribble, you take two lo…
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Landing Mechanics & ACL Safety
This is the most important INJURY lesson in basketball. Most serious basketball injuries —…
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Insane
18Killer Crossover
Allen Iverson's ankle-breaking crossover — a huge, violent weight shift one way to sell th…
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Kyrie Combo
Kyrie Irving's handle package — chain crossovers, between-the-legs, and behind-the-back in…
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Luka Slow-Step
Luka Dončić's deceptive change of pace — lull the defender with a slow, probing tempo, the…
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Sombor Shuffle
Nikola Jokić's signature one-footed floating shot — a soft, high, one-legged push shot ove…
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Spin Jumper
Spin off a defender and rise straight into a jumper — combine a spin move with a pull-up t…
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One-Leg Fadeaway
Rise and fade off one leg, drifting back to shoot over any defender — Dirk Nowitzki's unst…
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Dream Shake
Hakeem Olajuwon's legendary post move — a rapid sequence of shoulder and pivot fakes that …
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Jelly Layup
A stylish, high-body-control finish — hang, contort, and lay it in with flair ('jelly'). B…
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Reverse Dunk
Dunk facing away from the basket, throwing it down on the far side of the rim as you pass …
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360 Dunk
Spin a full 360 degrees in the air and dunk — one of the flashiest dunks there is, demandi…
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Windmill
Swing the ball in a full circle (like a windmill) before flushing it — a signature highlig…
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Tomahawk
Cock the ball back behind your head with one or both hands and hammer it down — a powerful…
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Eastbay Dunk
The between-the-legs dunk — pass the ball between your legs in mid-air before flushing it.…
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Self Alley-Oop
Bounce the ball off the floor or backboard to yourself, then catch it in the air and dunk …
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Off-the-Dribble Shooting
Pulling up off the dribble — creating and making your own shot under pressure — is what se…
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The Fadeaway
The fadeaway is an advanced, difficult shot where you jump BACKWARD (away from the defende…
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Shot Creation & Reads
At the highest level, scoring is about READING the defense and creating good shots — and t…
Advanced Ball-Handling
Elite ball-handling chains combo moves — between-the-legs, behind-the-back, hesitations ('…
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