The Shooting Thermometer Challenge is a competitive team shooting challenge where each made basket raises your team’s “temperature” and missed shots cool it down. The goal is to climb to the top of the thermometer—whether it’s a target score, level, or visual marker—by stringing together consistent makes under pressure. This drill adds energy, accountability, and a motivational twist to shooting practice.
Objectives
- Practice shooting with stress.
- Fine-tune the range.
Recommended age
- From 10 years onwards (Minibasket: category alevín).
Number of players
- From 4 players forward.
- Are two groups. There are No drawbacks that are odd and that in a team there should be one more or one less (the team with a player the more they will have more time between shot and shot of every player which in theory should make self-corrections of post-shooting at the individual level).
Recommended time
- Recommended time: 2-3 minutes per round. It is recommended to include variants descending and change side.
Equipment and facilities
- 2-3 balls per group.
- Optional all players with a ball.
- 1 half-Basketball court.
Initial layout and description of the Game of the Thermometer
Once formed two groups, each group is placed on one of the brands on the aisle of free throws closest to the bottom line.
Set the target number of baskets to unlock the next mark (as usual are 3 baskets marked for to be able to pass to the next mark),
The coach gives the signal and starts the game. Each player who made his shot should auto-rebotearse and pass it back to the first partner without a ball of his group and return to the row.
The team that before enceste 3 baskets of the last mark (after having basked 3 baskets of each brand), they win the round.
Variants
- Of the baskets encestadas, at least one of entering clean.
- Thermometer express: you just need to make a basket by brand.
- To add a sixth location: the triple in 45º, or corner, or in the header.
- Teams can steal the balls in rebounds (game concept of ‘trollear’ that can come out instinctively if not we prohibit explicitly) – this variant gave way to the shooting drill – Trolls Vs Trolls.
- Can be done in reverse order.
- Thermometer up and down. To play the classical form, and after a dunk in the final location it continues in descending order.
Note: All variants variants proposals are combinable.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
National Coach of Basketball (CES 2014)
