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Basketball
Drill This drill adapted from Drill 16 - Lay-ups, Rebounding, Passing
Type: Quick (Dribble hard to basket) Lay-ups, rebounding, passing
Special Equipment Needed: Stop watch
Description: Players make two lines.
The
lay-up line is well outside the three point line towards the sideline at centre court.
The
rebound line is on the opposite side of the court at about the three point line.
(To set number of lay-up to be made in three minutes, you should have your team do this drill for three minutes and count the number of lay-ups made. Based on this data set the standard you wish your team to reach)
Challenge your team to beat the standard you set. For example, with one ball, ask team to make more than 75 baskets in 3 minutes. P.S. My 75 is a made up number. Use a number appropriate to your teams capabilities.
The
first person in the lay-up line has a ball.
Players
in lay-up line make hard drives to the
basket for a lay-up.
Rebounder
moves to basket anticipating
Player
who took lay-up moves to end of rebound line.
Rebounder
takes two strong dribbles out, make a good pass to next player in lay-up line and then move to the end of the lay-up line.
Either you count made lay-ups or have team yell them numbers out as they make the basket. Periodically in the three minutes give them a verbal time cheque.
Variations: 1.
Swap sides of court. 2. Add a second ball. 3.
Vary type of lay-up (e.g. reverse, two-foot stop into power lay-up etc.)
Points
of Emphasis: 1.
Make it a hard drive to basket (game speed). Work to score more than number specified for time period used. 2.
Correct lay-up form. 3.
Ball does not hit floor on the rebound. 4.
Strong rebound, protect ball, strong dribble, hard pass. 5.
Receiver to receive the ball running to the basket, not standing still.
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