Drill2 phasesRuns 3.6 s
Jump Hook
Post players wait under the basket. The first steps out to the block, catches from the coach on the wing, steps into the lane side-on to the rim and releases a one-handed hook with the body between ball and defender. Then the next player from the other block with the other hand.
- Trains
- Finishing
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Ages
- U12–Adult
- Minutes
- 8
- Players
- 2–6
- Coaches
- 1
- Balls
- 1
- Equipment
- No equipment: players and balls only.
Run it, tilt it, change it to fit your practice. Free to start. No account, nothing to install.
Coaching points
- Shoulders side-on to the rim: the body is the shield between ball and defender.
- Off hand stays on the ball until the release.
- Jump off the inside foot and lift the shooting-side knee.
- Release high, arm going up past the ear; bank it from an angle.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
P1 posts on the right block and catches. Look over the inside shoulder, step into the lane with the left foot, lift the right knee and hook it with the right hand, off hand on the ball until release.
- P1 cuts to the right block
- C passes to P1
- P1 cuts to the right block
- P1 shoots
2Phase 2
P2 on the left block: step in with the right foot, left-hand hook. P1 rebounds and goes to the back of the line under the basket.
- P2 cuts to the left block
- C passes to P2
- P2 cuts to the left block
- P2 shoots
- P1 cuts to the left dunker
Variations
- Warm-up: under the rim, alternate right- and left-hand hooks without stopping.
- Step-in: start a step off the block at 45 degrees, step into the lane and hook, then step toward the baseline and hook with the other hand.
- Add a defender with a pad who bumps the shooter.