shooting drills

Repetitive aiming exercises

Shooting drills are practice exercises for firearms training, typically involving repetitive actions to build accuracy, speed, and muscle memory.

Police, military, and civilian shooters run drills at ranges: We practiced shooting drills until the reload became automatic.

In a separate sense, shooting drills are school safety exercises preparing students and staff for an active shooter scenario—also called active shooter drills or lockdown drills: The elementary school conducts shooting drills twice a year.

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practice format

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Practice match with contact

pickup games · five-on-five · competitive play · match play · free play

skill focus

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Practiced routines for guarding

passing drills · dribbling drills · footwork drills · agility drills

activity structure

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Self-directed recreational time

open gym · spontaneous play

Family

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG