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Drill 54 - Circle Lay-ups

Basketball Drill

Type: Shooting

Description:

Players form a line on the right side of the court.

(See Diagram A)  

Every other player has a ball starting with

player one in the line.

Line must be an odd number of players to

make the drill work.

Line moves together spacing out as players

with ball shoot.

Lead player who shoots first trots around in

a circle eventually joining the end of the line

which now becomes a circle.  (See Diagram B)

Player following shooter rebounds ball and

dribbles round in circle to become the shooter.

Variations:

1.     Have players circle to the left doing 

     left handed lay-ups.

2.     Give all players a ball and have do power 

     lay-ups rebounding their own ball as they 

     continue dribbling around in a circle.

Points of Emphasis:

1.     Spread out in circle so players don’t 

     crawl up each other’s backs.

2.     Stress beauty and symmetry of 

     drill when lay-ups are made.