Drill3 phasesRuns 2.9 s
Mikan Drill
Continuous short layups from alternate sides of the rim, ball kept high the whole time. Builds touch, rhythm and the habit of finishing with the outside hand.
- Trains
- Finishing
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Ages
- U10–Adult
- Minutes
- 5
- Players
- 1–2
- 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
- Keep the ball high, between chin and forehead; it never drops below the shoulders.
- Right side: jump off the left foot, right hand. Left side: off the right foot, left hand.
- Aim for the top corner of the square on the backboard.
- Catch it before it bounces and go straight back up: no dribble, no wasted step.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
Right side: off the left foot, right hand, soft off the top corner of the square.
- 1 shoots
2Phase 2
Catch it out of the net above your head, step across to the left side without bringing it down.
- 1 cuts to the rim
- 1 shoots
3Phase 3
Left side: off the right foot, left hand. Straight back across and keep the rhythm going.
- 1 cuts to the rim
- 1 shoots
Variations
- Reverse Mikan: start under the rim and finish on the far side with reverse layups.
- Race the clock: most makes in 30 seconds.
- Power Mikan: two-foot jump stop and a two-hand finish each time.