how to get better at basketball?

[brandon F.M.]

I'm 14. I'm 5'11 and 180 pounds. I play for the school team and the seasons already half way through.I can barely jump but i want to jump higher( any techniques). I can't shoot anything but 3 years ago i could sink everything and anything from any wheres. Now i don't know how to properly shoot. I'm not as fast as everybody else. I get called for blocking fouls even though my feet are planted. They just won't stay down. I Just learned how to drive so I'm pretty good at that.I'm the rebounder on my line on offense and usually the last line of defense. My coach doesn't know much about the game he just started coaching when his son was at my school and been doing it since. I usually end up guarding guys about 6' 3 or higher. I'm pretty average player but i want to get better so i can keep playing in high school next year. Please give me help for about every aspect of the game and take into consideration its winter where i live and i am in the middle of a school year

 

[anonymous]

Practicing on your own time is the key. 3 years ago i was in the same situation. I was 14...about 6'0 tall and i didnt have all the skills i needed to be the best i could be. So the summer of 2005 i worked my ass off...i played in my driveway by myself....practiced shooting....dribbling....working on my hops etc. The results were immense. I went from not being able to tuch rim to dunking in one summer....got better at shooting threes....my handle increased a bit and i got a little stronger. And this was all done by myself on my own time(no coach, no tutuor nothing) It helps to have a trainer or coach but all you really need is yourself and dedication. ALso i recorded NBa games and watched key players moves and manevers. And at 5'11, 180 lbs and ONLY 14...man thats scary. You will only get taller, an dbigger naturally as you grow and so if i were you...id make myself a deadly shooter and great ballhandler so by the time ur my age(17) ull be a monster on the court with size and skill