Drill3 phasesRuns 9.1 s
Two-Man Full-Court Layups
Two players sprint the length of the floor about five metres apart, passing back and forth without dribbling, and the last pass leads one of them into a layup. The passer follows for the rebound. Good conditioning with a ball in it.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Ages
- U10–Adult
- Minutes
- 8
- Players
- 2–16
- Balls
- 2
- 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
- Pass ahead of the receiver, to where he will be, not where he is.
- Catch on the run and pass on the next step; no dribbles until the last catch.
- Stay five metres apart: lane line to sideline.
- The passer always follows the layup for the rebound.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
Both sprint straight up the floor. Pass ahead of your partner, chest high, so he catches in stride.
- B cuts
- A cuts
- A passes to B
2Phase 2
Catch, two steps at most, pass straight back. Keep the spacing: drift together and the pass gets easy to steal.
- A cuts
- B cuts
- B passes to A
3Phase 3
The last pass leads B to the rim for the layup. A follows the shot to the other side of the rim for the rebound.
- B cuts
- A cuts to the left elbow
- A passes to B
- B shoots
- A cuts to the rim
Variations
- Add a time limit: layup within eight seconds.
- Three passes maximum, so every pass has to go further.
- Add a defender at half court for a live 2-on-1 finish.