Section 8 Lay Ups 8.1 Multi Angle Lay-ups. 8.2 Slide, Pivot, Lay-up. 8.3 Team Dribble Move to Lay-up. 8.4 Dribble, Lay-up, Board Shot. 8.5 X Lay-ups. 8.6 Giant Killers, Floaters. 8.7 Jump Stop Series.
8.1 Multi Angle Lay-ups. Bacchus Marsh Basketball Association Each shooter should run through this drill hard & fast. It combines a routine lay-up drill with sprints & teaches the player to adjust to balls coming from different angles. Drill requires six players & five balls. Drill starts with players/coaches standing with balls at five points as shown. Shooter stands at the top of the key. Younger players can use the foul line as their starting point. Shooter breaks to the basket, receives pass from high- post extended player & makes a lay-up. Shooter runs back to their starting point & cuts back down the key, where they will receive a pass from the low-post extended player. Shooter makes a lay-up. Shooter runs back to their starting point & cuts back down the key, where they will receive a pass from the other highpost extended player. Shooter makes a lay-up.
8.1 Multi Angle Lay-ups continued. Shooter runs back to their starting point & cuts back down the key, where they will receive a pass from the other low-post extended player. Shooter makes a lay-up. Shooter runs back to their starting point & cuts back down the key, where they will receive a pass from the baseline player. Shooter makes a lay-up. Everyone rotates 1 spot & repeat.
8.2 Slide, Pivot, Lay-up. Bacchus Marsh Basketball Association Player 1 starts off sliding up the lane facing the sideline. When he gets to the foul line player 1 forward pivots and catches the pass from the coach to lay the ball up. Player 1 then goes to other lane and repeats the drill. Player should go until they have shot 20 layups.
8.3 Team Dribble Move to Lay-up. Each player has their own ball. Have players dribble full court at the coach. The coach puts an arm out to act as a gate, the player must react & go opposite side of the extended arm. The player makes a dribble move & lay-up. This can be a drill used in the warm up but must be done with intensity.
8.4 Dribble, Lay-up, Board Shot. Players line up on baseline with a ball. On coaches cue player dribbles out to the first hat at speed with the ball on the outside hand. The player turns around the hat & crosses the ball over to the new outside hand. The player now drives hard to score a lay-up & rebounds their own ball. Then the player drives up to the opposite elbow hard & loops around for the jump shot.
8.5 X Layups. Facing the basket start at the top right of the key. Bacchus Marsh Basketball Association Dribble with the right hand to a lay- up, rebound the ball and dribble with the right hand to the top left side of the key. Turn with a crossover dribble to the left hand then drive to the basket for a lay-up. Rebound the ball & dribble with the left hand to starting point, crossover & repeat the drill. 13+ in 1 min is the goal.
8.6 Giant Killers, Floaters. *Note: The curved shot lines signify a high lob shot over the coach not to side as shown. This lay-up is performed to get a shot over a waiting shot blocker, it must be lobbed high over the defenders hand & come down to the basket. Players dribble in from the side or wing taking off early before they reach the coach or opponent, the player takes a 1-2 layup step & then can finger roll or overhand place shot the ball up high to beat the shot block attempt. This lay-up action must be done early enough for the player to pull up so as not to charge into the coach or opponent. To make it more realistic the coach can stand with a broom & swat the shot if the lob is not high enough
8.7 Jump Stop Series. Bacchus Marsh Basketball Association Dribble, Jump stop, Crossover move to lay-up. Players dribble in from the wing or top of the key. Have players perform a 2 foot jump stop at the hat, chair or coach making sure they are balanced & low. Player s eyes should also be focused on the rim. Players then perform a crossover step to a lay-up or baby hook shot. Only 1 step is allowed after the jump stop, either foot may be used. Make sure players are getting fingers pointing to the rim on the lay-up & not fading away. Work both sides & top of key varying left and right hand moves. When the coach is happy with execution they can add shot fakes, jab steps etc. as counter moves. Play 1 on 1 situations. Dribble, Jump stop, Reverse Pivot move to lay-up. Players dribble in from wing or top of the key. Have players perform a 2 foot jump stop at the hat, chair or coach making sure they are balanced & low. Player s eyes should also be focused on the rim. Players then perform a balanced low reverse pivot to a lay-up or baby hook shot. Only 1 step is allowed after the jump stop, either foot may be used. Make sure players are getting fingers pointing to the rim on the layup & not fading away. Work both sides & top of key varying left and right hand moves. When the coach is happy with execution they can add shot fakes, jab steps etc. as counter moves. Play 1 on 1 situations.