These are just some of the tips from the top of my head(I'll just think of it for a while then write down whatever I can think of. It's a good way to teach, because you say what you really think it is).
Shooting: The most important thing for this is to have a repeatable shooting form that works for you. You aren't going to have a Kevin Durant shooting form if you're about 5'2 eh? It takes about 20,000 correct repetitions for your muscles to remember the form and in turn become "automatic". A few basic rules are to have the L shape for your shooting arm, to keep the guide hand on the side of the ball while you're shooting, to have a balanced stance, to follow through, and to just have a repeatable form. Oh yeah, use shot fakes.
Defense: Learn all the types of defense. It is crucial that you know them. Defense wins games, not offense. Learn which players from the opposing team are a hazard to your team. Example: If you see them pulling off some pick and rolls and your 5''5 guy has to go guard a 6'2 guy, have a way to prevent that situation. Actually, have a way to prevent the offense from making their options work.
Offense: There are so many offenses to utilize. Learn as many offenses as you can, so you can customize it for your team. Remember the unstoppable play: The Pick and Roll. Distribute the ball to both sides of the court to look for openings. A few passes could destroy a zone defense.
Passing: Make fakes in your passing. See how the defender reacts or what is their tendencies. Example: In pick up games, there is usually a guy who jumps at everything above him. Make a quick fake above, then pass low. If the fake doesn't work then quickly pass above if the player doesn't react. It's hilarious when you make a guy jump up two times in a row then you just pass it above him. Also, pass the ball to the shooting pocket of a player or their most comfortable position to catch it.
Dribbling: Train on pounding the ball hard. When you do dribbling drills, it's not a matter of what drills you do, it's how you do them. That's why great players use simple drills, because their intensity is very extreme. Pound the ball until you lose control if it. Coming from a point guard, there will be a lot of situations where you just go what the?? such as three people coming at you, and then it will go like hesitation step-crossover-pound the ball-fake sprinting-spin move. Bam, two guys are outside the court and another guy is on the floor and it's a 5v2 half court and your smiling.
The Mind: Always believe in yourself. When you shower, show off your muscles. Tell yourself you're sexy. When you play, tell yourself you're really good. When you practice, try your best to imagine the opponents such as Kobe Bryant, or you owning Steve Nash. Then him walking up to you and saying, "Man you owned me. Nice. You're like god compared to me." I'll tell you my personal story. Before high school, I never really practiced. I got praise from my fellow peers, so I decided to join basketball in high school with my friends. I practiced and practiced. I redefined my practice schedule every time to increase the amount of work I got done. Remember, it's about what you get done, not about how much time you put into it. I worked on all the skills I included here. However, I was an ingame choker.. For some reason, I couldn't think of what to do during games. I ended up choking for a full two years. I won every 1v1 in that two years except one(I had the flu :D excuses excuses). Give me the ball and I could shoot 20/25 from every spot two feet away from the 3 point line. I worked with two basketballs and one tennis ball. It wasn't until junior year when I just said to myself, "Dude you know why you are failing? It's because you don't believe in yourself. You f***king worked harder than all of these people, and you don't believe in yourself. Well you should. Everyone says that you are the most skilled, so why the f*** aren't you doing something? Just do it". It was like a different entity was talking to me, but it was myself. I then practiced being confident in my abilities in pick up games from slowly shooting one jumper and getting one steal into getting 5 layups, 3-5 jumpers, 1-3 steals, 1-2 blocks, 3-7 assists, and an occasional dunk all in a game of 21 pick up game. I was prepared, and it was time for glory.
TO SUM UP THIS WHOLE MEGA PARAGRAPH: Believe
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