The beauty of the jump shot is that you do not need to be stationary and open, you can score while moving and in "traffic", you just jump and extend your shot over the defender!
A lot of people start to early with the jump shot and that can be dangerous since you can ruin your technique, I would suggest the player to be in a good shape and in a good age as well! Start by shooting about one feet from the basket and extend the distance you shoot from, don't go to far out since that can ruin your technique as well, if it gets ruined or you start getting a bad habit I would highly recommend for you to go back to the one feet line and start practicing all over again.
How to hold the ball: The shooting hand is under the ball and acts as a platform, the other hand is on the side and balances the ball. You receive the ball with your knees bend, use your legs to provide the power for your shot. Make sure that you're in balance with the ball before doing the jump shot.
Jump off the floor straight up in the air or a bit forward if you're doing a long shot, shoot the ball just before you have reached your jump height, if you need extra power jump up to the max height you can do.
This technique allows you to shoot over a defensive player, once the shot is done the shooting should form a L with the elbow turned and pointing against the hoop.
When you're focusing on releasing the ball it is very important that you focus on the destination where you want the ball going, do not focus on the flight path that it is going to take! Don't even watch the ball go, just focus on the area you'd like the ball to hit.
Being able to jump high up is also a part of this technique, that's why you need to train your vertical jump.
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