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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A ball, a hoop and 500 shots/day.[/quote]

This is TERRIBLE advice.  Without coaching, kids will cement terrible habits. Almost nobody learns good shooting mechanics.  Shooting is actually easy to learn if you learn the mechanics, but just throwing up shots won't teach kids anything.

Also, ball handling and dealing with contact are HUGE.  As is speed and footwork.[/quote]

How many guys in the NBA do you think had private basketball coaches?  As you know, Coach, you can't buy a good basketball game.  The secret is on the blacktop.[/quote]

I grew up playing basketball on the playgound/rec center since the age of 7 (now in my mid 30s) all on my own with no private coaches and I had certain success in the game competitively being an undersized guard.  Having said that, I don't think OP is expecting that the kid will make the NBA, if so OP wouldn't be asking for advice on DCUM because the connections would already be there.  But I guarantee you, a private coach/trainer early on would have done wonders to my game and instill proper footwork and on-court habits, and if I was gifted with those instructions I would be practicing and incorporating those proper instructions 24/7 growing up.  This is especially applicable during COVID when kids are not coming out to play.  [/quote]

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