Lay-up – Functional Basketball Coaching

The Importance of Body Positioning during a Lay-up

By Coach Riches Posted on November 12, 2014 Posted in General Basketball Coaching, Individual Offence No Comments Tagged with Basic, Body, Body Positioning, Fundamental, Lay-up, Points of Emphasis, Skill, Teaching, Technique

Here we can see how the offensive player keeps their body between the ball and the defender while performing a lay-up. As can be seen from the picture if the defender is on the hip or inline with the ball handler then there is no other option but for a foul to be committed when trying to stop the shot (Photo Source: Danny Bollinger)

The lay-up is the highest percentage shot outside of the dunk. It is one of the very first skills that young players will attempt, and often is the stuff of nightmares for senior coaches whose teams can squander a certain …

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Why Do My Players Continue to Miss Lay-ups?

By Coach Riches Posted on August 6, 2014 Posted in Individual Offence, Offensive Philosophy No Comments Tagged with 1 on 1, 1 v 2, 5 on 5, Individual, Individual Offense, Instruction, Lay-up, Miss, Missed, Offense, Score, Skill, Teach, Teaching, Technique

Poor exposure of players to a variety of angles in which to practice their lay-up will lead to a limited development of the skill and a lack of ability to convert in games (Photo Source: Wm Chamberlain)

The Lay-up is one of the most widely used skills in basketball. For most players this is their very first technique learnt when attempting to score. The lay-up forms one of the most fundamental skills developed in basketball and so …

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Weak Hand Dribbling Drill

By Coach Riches Posted on March 19, 2014 Posted in Basketball Drills, Individual Offence No Comments Tagged with Acceleration, Basketball, Basketball Drill, Compete, Competition, Dribble, Dribbling, Drill, Individual Offense, Lay-up, Layup, Offense, Players, Pressure, Speed, Time

Weak Hand Dribbling Drill Diagram 1

The Weak Hand Dribbling Drill looks to promote players confidence with their non-dominant hand. Basketball is a sport where players will need to develop their skills to overcome challenges posed by defences and playing in a sports environment that is …

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The Beat the Player Dribbling Drill

By Coach Riches Posted on February 17, 2014 Posted in Basketball Drills, Individual Offence No Comments Tagged with 1 v 1, Basketball, Basketball Drill, Competitive, Dribble, Dribbling, Drill, Individual Offense, Jump-shot, Lay-up, Offense, Offensive, Pace, Speed, Speed Dribble

The Beat the Player Dribbling Drill looks to help offensive players with their ability to progress the ball off the dribble from one end of the floor to the other as quickly as possible. The Beat the Player Dribbling Drill …

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Catch and Go Wing Lay-up Drill

By Coach Riches Posted on January 2, 2014 Posted in Basketball Drills, Individual Offence No Comments Tagged with Attack, Basketball, Basketball Drill, Basketball Lay-up, Basketball Shot, Catch and Attack, Catch and Go, Drill, Floater, Jump-shot, Lay-up, Lay-up Drill, One dribble, Pace, Shooting, Shooting Drill, Speed, Two Steps, Wing

The Catch and Go Wing Lay-up Drill is a great activity for players to utilise in learning how to attack the basket. Often in basketball players are presented with scoring opportunities very briefly before the advantage is lost. The Catch …

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The Importance of Body Positioning during a Lay-up

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Why Do My Players Continue to Miss Lay-ups?

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Weak Hand Dribbling Drill

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The Beat the Player Dribbling Drill

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Catch and Go Wing Lay-up Drill

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