Personal Narrative: How To Shoot A Basketball

Do you know the correct way to shoot a basketball? Coach King, my basketball coach, was the first to teach me how to shoot a basketball correctly. After having a little sister to share my experience with. She began playing basketball at the age of nine and she started to ask some questions about the sport. This experience showed me a new career I may want to pursue some day. I demonstrated how to set your feet. She asked, "Why do you have to set your feet?" I explained, "If you do not set them correctly you are more likely to miss than to make your shots." I also included that she should jump and use her legs, not all arms. She greatly struggled with her form at the beginning. We worked on making her arm a perfect "L" shape when shooting. I also taught her to use her left hand as a guide hand to prevent from shootings one handed. I was once told in order to have the perfect shot you should follow the rules of "BEEF". These rules are known as balance, elbow, eyes, and follow through. My sister understood these rules and her form got dramatically better. …show more content…
I showed her some YouTube videos of NBA players shooting. First, she learned how to flick her wrist to make the ball rotate. While practicing that I told her,"If the ball rotates it is more prone to go in the goal." I compared it to reaching to a high shelf and sticking her hand into a cookie jar. She mastered this technique quickly. Through this experience we bonded. We also strengthened our relationship as siblings. She learned a valuable lesson she will never forget, but she wasn't the only one. I too learned how easy it is to teach someone something. This event inspired me to coach basketball when I get