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🏀 tracking how constraints (task, individual, environment) influence shooting dynamics and tendencies in workouts and practice sessions Get in touch to discuss and explore further - info@shootxp.com #ShootXP #Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp #AI

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🏀 movement shooting - left/right, off the dribble, off the ball (curls/flares/pops/ghosts) 🏀 shooter~defender interactions leading up to the shot - open, close out, tightly defended - and creating space to get a shot off

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🏀 Extending range ("4pt range") - how often are you practicing deeper shots? How effective are you as you shoot deeper? What patterns of coordination and control emerge to generate extra force? 🏀 the influence of a defender - distance from and contesting shot

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Lev Akabas @levakabas.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Levelling Up Shooting & Player Development v2.0 of our platform provides unique & highly contextualised insights into shooting workouts, practice sessions & *TRANSFER* to game performance... 🏀 the impact of varying shot location on make % (practice variability - "repetition without repetition")

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The New York Knicks just played the most dominant 10-game stretch in NBA history, and it's not even remotely close

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Todd Whitehead @crumpledjumper.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Tracing the ball during Sam Hauser's shooting motion on 10 threes he took from the left corner last season. The shot on the left took just 0.5 seconds from catch to release (30 dots). The one on the right took 1 second because the pass was thrown too high (60 dots).

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ShootXP @shootxp.com · 22/05/2026

Must-read for an honest and authentic deep-dive into life as a coach...

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ShootXP @shootxp.com · 21/05/2026

When Goodhart's Law* gets a shout-out you know the article will be decent... * something all aspiring analysts and coaches need to understand and consider

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ShootXP @shootxp.com · 21/05/2026

The missing piece in this article is a good example of the "gap" we fill - blending cutting edge tech & data with 20+ years of experience in theory & practice of enhancing human movement, skill and expertise across pro and olympic sports...

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Brian McCormick @brianmccormick.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

brianmccormick.substack.com/p/the-basket...

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Brian McCormick @brianmccormick.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Small-ball was never about size, but skill. brianmccormick.substack.com/p/supersizin...

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ShootXP @shootxp.com · 19/09/2025

From aspiring youth to professionals expanding their repertoire, our platform provides highly relevant and unique insights to help players improve across a range of shooting situations and contexts... #ShootXP #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp

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Brian McCormick @brianmccormick.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

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How should we develop better players? What characteristics should we build into leagues, organizations and systems? brianmccormick.substack.com/p/learning-f...

Brian McCormick @brianmccormick.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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Learning from video games to improve youth sports. brianmccormick.substack.com/p/learning-f...

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ShootXP @shootxp.com · 09/09/2025

Watch and listen to our founder Mark Upton (@markupton.life) discuss with Chris Oliver how our shooting platform creates "action learning" opportunities for coaches & staff wanting to explore advanced practice design, player development etc... www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QuL...

ShootXP Overview - Mark Upton & Chris Oliver

ShootXP @shootxp.com · 09/09/2025

ShootXP Overview - Mark Upton & Chris Oliver

ShootXP @shootxp.com · 04/09/2025

Our founder @markupton.life joined Chris Oliver on the Basketball Immersion Podcast to talk all things coaching, player development etc "that uncertainty as a coach, you need to be adaptable & comfortable with some of that uncertainty - that is a challenge" basketballimmersion.com/the-basketba...

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The Basketball Podcast: EP 388 with Mark Upton on Better Coaching and Skill Development - Basketball Immersion

ShootXP founder and skill acquisition expert Mark Upton shares insights on better coaching and skill development.

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🏀🏀🏀 ShootXP v2.0 - "plays nicely in a larger sports tech ecosystem" We value integration & interoperability, so this one's for those who want to use ShootXP alongside other video analytics tools like Angles, Sportscode etc. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtTv...

ShootXP v2 - integration & interop

ShootXP @shootxp.com · 29/08/2025

ShootXP v2 - integration & interop

ShootXP @shootxp.com · 26/08/2025

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Coaching, Pedagogy & Motor Learning A series of short discussions between our founder @markupton.life and @brianmccormick.bsky.social , recorded almost 10 years ago covering ideas and topics that have only become more prominent in 🏀🏀🏀 circles today... see thread for links...

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ShootXP @shootxp.com · 26/08/2025

#1 - Block vs Random Practice youtu.be/GXjWe35gow8 #2 - Contextual Interference youtu.be/qFyAXEqMjio #3 - Learning and Memory youtu.be/8yuUZfnxScM #4 - Ecological Dynamics youtu.be/Px-D8PCkW_Y #5 - Constraints-Led Coaching youtu.be/4tuF9Ufuxvw #6 - Affordances youtu.be/qejaHPi9UfE

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Day 108 Constraints-led coaching with Mark Upton

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Brian McCormick @brianmccormick.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Improving practice design. brianmccormick.substack.com/p/moving-bey...

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ShootXP @shootxp.com · 22/08/2025

ShootXP v2.0 - the most powerful platform available for those advanced 🏀🏀🏀 coaches and practitioners applying contemporary player development & skill acquisition principles & frameworks More here - youtube.com/watch?v=7HOp... Get in touch - info@shootxp.com #PracticeAnalytics

ShootXP @shootxp.com · 22/08/2025

Last week we unveiled the next generation in shot charting - showing the shooters movement leading up to the shot (www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7w5...) yellow lines = movement without ball orange lines = with ball Can anyone guess the player & game!? (this chart just shows their made 3's)

ShootXP @shootxp.com · 21/08/2025

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“We live in a world of analytics & data [...] How can I get better going right or going left and catching into a shot, dribbling into a three pointer?" - David Leitao Our pre-shot movement "radar" helps answer these questions (and many more!) ... #ShootXP #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics

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ShootXP @shootxp.com · 20/08/2025

When it comes to player development, below are three common problems we've seen in 🏀🏀🏀/team sports. Bringing 20+ years of experience in this area, we work with coaches, analytics & performance staff to co-create solutions to these problems. Get in touch - info@shootxp.com

ShootXP @shootxp.com · 20/08/2025

In just 60 seconds learn what version 2.0 of our 🏀🏀🏀 platform can do in relation to shooting & player development... Get in touch - info@shootxp.com 🔈SOUND ON🔈 youtube.com/watch?v=ipKO... #Basketball #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #Gamification #AAA #XP #LevelUp #AI

ShootXP v2 - 60 sec summary

ShootXP @shootxp.com · 19/08/2025

“Learned more about coaching in 4 months from Mark than in 15 years coaching basketball” ShootXP provides a range of tools, support and guidance for 🏀🏀🏀 coaches, teams, organisations, leagues and governing bodies #PlayerDevelopment #PracticeAnalytics #AAA #XP #LevelUp

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ShootXP @shootxp.com · 18/08/2025

ShootXP v2.0 - Shot Tagger 🏀🏀🏀 This addition is VERY useful for basic live tagging of shots during a game or practice, that can later be linked to video & enhanced with contextual shooting & player movement data. Short screen demo.... 🔈SOUND ON🔈 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x99...

ShootXP v2.0 - Shot Tagger

ShootXP @shootxp.com · 18/08/2025

ShootXP v2.0 - Shot Tagger