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EPISODE · Jul 31, 2026 · 6 MIN

Ep 1963 Why Can't Your Best Players Finish With Their Left Hand?

from The 5 Minute Basketball Coaching Podcast

https://teachhoops.com/ This episode is powered by TeachHoops.com, home to a massive library of skill-development drill videos organized so you can find exactly what you need in one click. Today we attack the most universal skill gap in youth and high school basketball: the weak hand. Every coach complains about it; almost nobody trains it systematically. We're going to change that with a progressive challenge system your players will actually enjoy. We lay out a multi-week progression: from stationary weak-hand ball-handling, to weak-hand-only finishing ladders, to live constraint games where strong-hand finishes simply don't count. You'll learn how to set measurable benchmarks for each week, how to use friendly competition to make the grind addictive, and why pairing weak-hand training with your LockLeft-style defensive scouting gives players an immediate, believable reason to care. Give this progression eight weeks and your players will finish through contact with either hand — and your offense will stop dying on one side of the rim. Get every drill from this episode on video at https://teachhoops.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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