Full Court Lay-Up
The next drill in our series is what is called the full court layup drill. This drill is again for coaches of younger teams who really want to work on teamwork, passing, ballhandling and finishing at the basket.
Line up players in a zig zag fashion using one half of the entire court. Drill can be done using 7-8 players. Player 1 starts with the ball on the baseline and makes a pass to the first player who immediately passes it back. Player 1 continues this up and down the court by passing and receiving passes from his teammates. The last player on the other end throws player 1 the ball who makes a layup. For rotating, each player should go back 1 spot so the person who makes the layup becomes the person who throws the last pass and the person who received the 1st pass now becomes the shooter.
To make the drill more difficult you can change the type of pass that is made by the players from a chest to a bounce pass. Players should also be made to jump stop for the layup as well as that is a great move to teach young players. The drill should be done with no or limited turnovers and no missed layups.
