The Shooting Line Drill, commonly referred to as the “arrow drill” due to the staggered shape of the player alignment, is a classic basketball warm-up designed to build rhythm, footwork, and shooting confidence.
Players rotate through three key roles—passer, shooter, and rebounder—ensuring continuous movement and repetition.
This drill is ideal for activating players at the start of practice, improving timing, and reinforcing basic shooting fundamentals in a structured yet dynamic format.
Objectives
- Automate shooting mechanics.
- Perform volume shooting.
Recommended age
- From 8 years onwards (Minibasket: categories, benjamin and fry).
Number of players
- From 4 players forward.
Recommended time
- Recommended time: 3-5 minutes.
Equipment and facilities
- Minimum 3 balls.
- A half Basketball court.
Initial layout and description
Players are placed in a row india from the center circle, and all with ball except the first person in the row.
The first of the row comes out to the ring and are open to receive. The first of the row, the player with the ball (player 2) gives the pass to player 1, and opens to the opposite side. Player 1 pulls up and goes to get his own rebound and return to the row. Player 3 gives a pass to player 2, and so on.
Player 1 opens to receive the pass from Player 2 and pull. Player 2 gives a pass to Player 1, and opens to the opposite side.
Player 1 goes off on his own rebound and gives the pass to the last player of the row that does not have the ball. Player 2 receives the pass from Player 3 to pull and Player 3 are open to opposite side to pull. So on.
Variants
- It is a type of feint (output or pass) before you pull.
- It makes a change-of-hand, side pot, or step-back before pulling.
- Is pulled up to dial in the basket.
- Instead of throwing make an entry to the basket.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
National Coach of Basketball (CES 2014)
