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Specific basketball drills?

Okay, here are the conditions. I can’t get anyone to help, (one person drills) and my driveway isn’t very big, probably a free throw long, and like 4 feet in width… and I”m also looking for some INDOOR drills, where I don’t need to dribble, like figure 8′s, candy cane (around your body in circles) and etc.

I would recommend working on some dribbling skills (such as dribbling the ball for several minutes while looking straight up) with both hands.
For a shooting drill (if you can), use the form shooting drill where you help perfect your shooting technique by standing close to the backboard and use one arm to throw the ball back and forth from the backboard. Use a lighter ball for this as the emphasis is on technique. Otherwise, I would recommend jumping rope and doing wall squats (it can be done indoors) to help with your vertical leap and conditioning. Finally, see if you can play a summer league. If not basketball, then maybe try a soccer league. This will help with your conditioning, your footwork and you should meet several players that will eventually be your teammates come basketball season.

Best wishes on your pursuing your dreams.

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