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BASKETBALL
Jump Stops,
Pivots,
and V-Cuts
By Barry Hecker
H
aving coached basketball at every level since 1970,
including 21 years in the NBA, I always started
with stops, starts, pivots, and v-cuts with every
team I worked with.
In presenting at coaches and player clinics since
retiring from the NBA, I always demonstrate and teach
footwork to start the clinic. It's my contention that if a
player cannot stop on balance, then shooting becomes
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more difficult. Therefore, the first thing I teach is the
concept of balance.
The players line side-by-side and are instructed to put
their feet together with their arms hanging by their sides.
Next, they are to move their head forward, backward, and
sideways. It's obvious when their head moves forward
they are off-balance - and the same can be said for
backward and sideways. The head controls the body,

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