A basketball training apparatus for use with a basketball goal is secured to a backboard, the apparatus including a blocking element secured to the backboard. In an embodiment, the blocking element is a generally planar ledge secured to the backboard at a height substantially equal to the height of a top surface of the basketball goal. The generally planar ledge can be constructed to include a center portion extending outwardly from a center of the backboard. A right side portion can extend outwardly from the backboard along a right side of the backboard from the center portion to a right edge of the backboard, and a left side portion can extend outwardly from the backboard along a left side of the backboard from the center portion to a left edge of the backboard.