Basketball: Lay up step 3 - Two steps

All players love shooting, so reward your team with this shooting skills session as we aim to improve their lay-up and offensive rebound shooting!

This is the 2nd step to teaching a lay up.

From the right side (as in the example) player takes one step forward with their left foot and then drives the right knee up (as if their elbow and knee were attached with a piece of string) to finish the lay up they aim for the little black square on the backboard, as in step one.

This is the first step to teaching a lay -up.

Using the correct shooting teachnique players must aim to hit the top corner of the little black square on the backboard. If they are standing on the right side, this will be the right corner, on the left, the left corner.

Players line up on 3 point line.Throw ball against the backboard and roll away.

Next player jumps to take the rebound and throws it against the backboard again for the next player.

Players must jump then catch and release the ball before they hit the ground.

The idea of this is to get the player to perform the correct footwork for the lay up without having to worry about the dribble.

One player stands to the side, holding the ball out for the player to take. (for the right hand side)

The shooter runs towards the ball, as they take the ball, they should beginning their first step with their right foot, they then take the second step onto their left and shoot as per lay up technique.