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Basketball Post Moves & Skills: The Drop Step
Two Post Moves Demonstrated in the Video:
- Drop Step - Baseline
- Drop Step - Middle
The goal of the drop step is to get the defensive stuck on your back so he can not disrupt your shot as you drop step towards the basket for a lay up. A great counter-move to the drop step
is the Drop Step, Inside Pivot, Jump Shot.
How to Drop Step towards the Baseline
- Plant your inside foot as the pivot foot and
- As you receive the pass, drop step towards the goal with your outside leg.
- Drive your knee of the leg that originally was your pivot foot up towards the goal and complete the lay up.
How to Drop Step towards the Middle
- Plant your outside foot as the pivot foot and
- As you receive the pass, drop step towards the goal with your inside leg.
- Drive your knee of the leg that originally was your pivot foot up towards the goal and complete the lay up.
Tips:
Keep Your Hips Low - Approach the chair and keep your hips low. Just like in a game you want to maintain a low center of gravity to keep a solid base so
you are not easily pushed around. If you get lower than the defensive player with a solid foundation and you bump into the defender, it is more likely to knock the defender off balance which will open up more scoring opportunities.
Long and Strong - I like to remind players to take a long step and go up strong towards the goal. This helps them get to the goal quickly and prepares them for contact by the goal.
Advanced Variations:
Power Drop Step - Take one hard dribble and come to a jump stop with both feet before powering up for the lay up.
Drop Step w/ Contact - Nudge the player as he goes towards the goal with a pad or your hands. This will help condition them to power up towards the goal through contact.
If you would like a format for this drill with diagrams, go to Low Post Chair Pivot Drill.
Do you have any questions or suggestions for this drill? Let us know by leaving your comments...
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Wim Cluytens says:
9/25/2008 at 3:08:32 AM
Where do you dribble the ball: between the feet?
What hand is used?
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Jay says:
9/25/2008 at 9:33:36 AM
Coach,
Isn't it considered a travel when you are raising your pivot foot as you are going for a layup during this drop step baseline?
I think it would only be legal if he jumps with both feet after dropping his outside leg.
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Joe Haefner says:
9/25/2008 at 11:02:40 AM
Hi Wim,
Typically, you would want to dribble the ball away from the defense and that is typically directly in front of you (between your feet) and close to the body.
Personally, if I'm drop-stepping to the left, I use my right-hand, because it is harder for the defender to knock the ball away.
You would use your left hand if drop-stepping to the right.
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Joe Haefner says:
9/25/2008 at 11:04:37 AM
Hi Jay,
The move displayed in the video is a legal move. It's just like when you go up for a lay-up, you get a step and half.
Now, if the player would stop and bring his other foot back to the ground, it would be a travel.
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gal says:
9/30/2008 at 6:28:49 AM
very nice drills, this is an excellent drill for forward and center to make strong down low....i'll add this in my training program....god bless you breakthrough...
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david kigbu says:
10/13/2008 at 2:04:54 PM
breakthrough, may God bless You guys.
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John says:
11/10/2008 at 6:41:09 PM
This drill is exlent for big men that are playing post up for the first time in basketball men that previously played sf or sg and now have come in to play pf or c lack this moves a great drill
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Lew says:
12/4/2008 at 3:07:08 PM
This the first time I''ve seen this drill and it looks like the ball handler is traveling. I will start using this drill thou.
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