Lebo Drill
Ages: All Ages Youth Middle School High School+
Purpose of the Drill:
Improve ball handling skills, ball protection and finishing lay-ups
Instructions
- Start at either elbow with a ball
- take one dribble and complete layup off the glass
- ensure that you bring your non-dribbling hand to the ball so that your lead shoulder is between the ball the imaginary defender.
- Extra emphasis should be placed on "smacking the ball" so that the layup is made from a position of strength.
- make layup
- rebound out of net (no bounce)
- return with 1-2 dribbles to same elbow
- proceed across the lane with one elbow for reverse layup
- rebound layup
- proceed on dribble to opposite elbow
- use conversion dribble (behind back, through legs, crossover)
- make straight layup on opposite side with proper hand, proper foot
- rebound ball from net
- proceed with 1-2 dribbles back to elbow
- use conversion dribble
- proceed across the lane for reverse layup
- rebound layup
- proceed to original elbow
- repeat steps 1-4
- make 10 layups in this fashion
- time and make players compete for best time.
Points of Emphasis:
- protect the ball by bringing your free hand to the ball.
- use outside hand when dribbling.
- use proper foot to lift off and proper hand when finishing.
- work on reverse lay-ups
Motivation/Teaching Tips:
- have a goal of ten made lay-ups in a certain amount of time depending on age.
- high school players should make ten in 25-30 seconds
- middle school players 30-35 seconda
- youth players can skip the reverse layups and just work right and left hand layups
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