When watching pickup basketball at the park or at the gym it’s easy to spot beginners and amateurs making costly mistakes.
Below is a count down of the top 10 beginner mistakes in basketball:
- Not utilizing the pivot foot correctly.
- Defending with arms instead of body.
- Not paying attention to where players are on court.
- Shooting with straight legs instead of starting small and ending tall.
- Attempting difficult or impossible passes.
- Trying to dribble or shoot before catching passes securely with two hands.
- Not following through when shooting the ball.
- Dribbling high with the ball.
- Not staying between their man and the hoop.
- Not boxing out on defense.
Other honorable mentions include: setting a screen but not rolling in time, not passing to the hands of the teammate, standing to far under the hoop when catching a pass, and not utilizing free arm to protect the ball.
If you have a beginner mistake that is worth mentioning please reply to this post.