David Moore

Breathe out. Say "clear." Eyes on the rim. Viraaj runs that reset before every catch in Game 2, the live game with trash talk the whole time. 10/14, live defender: 3 of 5 before, 4 of 5 after. Pick 1 word. Say it before every catch.

He got sped up. 0 turnovers, and the pace still broke. So Luke trains Pace Control: hit first on dribble 2, close the gap, own his line. Day 1, 10/9, live defender: 2 of 10 before, 6 of 10 after. Next live rep, count your dribbles and hit first on 2.

Score the decision first, then the make. McKayla, 22 live closeout reps on film, 10/11: decided before dribble 2 on 19 of 22. Film 20 closeouts and keep 2 columns: right decision, made shot.

Early hands, scored when he's tired. Isaac Ryu, 10/8, live defender, 10 reps: 2 of 10 before the constraint, 5 of 10 after. Run it: 10 catches right after a hard minute of live. Hands ready before the ball. Count the clean ones.

3 games, Pressure Execution scored on film each time: 7, 7, 9. Her last game of the 3: 32 of 40. 3 straight at 7 or better is the graduation signal, and Grace graduated 10/14. Pull 1 game. Count how many pressured possessions still ended in a good shot or a good pass.

Day 7 asks: did the constraint change the rep? 4 athletes, 4 constraints: 10 of 20 before, 14 of 20 after. Day 30 asks the harder question: did it stay? Count the change at Day 7, test the hold at Day 30.

Day 1 sets the number. Nevaeh: pull up under pressure, 2-dribble cap. 7 of 10 before, 7 of 10 after. Day 30 is 11/6. Start with 10 live reps. Write down the number Day 30 has to beat.

Half a second. Decide, then live with it. That's Grace's standard, scored in the last 20 minutes. Day-30 retest: 3 of 5 before the constraint, 4 of 5 after. Try it on your next live rep.

Across 22 scored sessions from a 10-day window: 19 with a live defender on the scored rep, 3 against the constraint alone. Use this filter on every training number: who was guarding?

Joanna's Day-30 retest: 10 threes vs a closeout fresh, 6 of 10. 6 minutes of live 1-on-1. 10 more tired, 8 of 10. Run the same test: 10 fresh, 6 minutes live, 10 tired. Track both numbers.

1 week, 7 athletes, every constraint counted before and after. 5 went up, 2 stayed flat, 0 went down. Keep the flat counts on the sheet. They show you where the work still is.

Tyler's cycle is 1 read: the defender, before the first move. 8 live 1-on-1 possessions, I scored the clip. 7 of 8 clean. Film 8 live possessions. Score 1 thing: did you read the defender before your first move?

Watch the first number. Aila's Pressure Execution constraint, scored late. Day 8: 2 of 5 before, 4 of 5 after. Day 15: 4 of 5 before, 5 of 5 after. Next workout, count the first 5 before you coach the rep.

This checkpoint scored DJ's Decision Quality on 1 question: did he move the defender where he wanted him? Slow hesi into a first-step burst, then the bump. Day 7, me guarding: 3 of 5 before, 4 of 5 after. Next possession you watch, ask the same question.

The read picked the shot. Harper 9/26-10/3: transition, floater. Recovery, step-back 3. Space, catch-and-shoot 3. Bump, 2-dribble finish. Closeout: read the 2nd reaction, pull-up. Closeout x2: beat the closeout to the rim, floater. 3 floaters, 3 makes. Write the read first.

Most shooting numbers are really shot-selection numbers. Clean up the shots he takes and the percentage moves before you ever touch the stroke.

The eliminations are the quiet half of Shot Identity. The shots you kill on purpose are what keep the ones you own honest under pressure.