Guest Cassy Noet Report post Posted January 15, 2003 I need to know how to help my players with their left hand, I mean how to do a lay up and dribble. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Report post Posted January 15, 2003 A layup with a left hand, have your players step back from the backboard several feet untill they get to the "block" painted on the floor.Take a step with right leg,and when they raise the ball up to lay it in with the left hand,the left knee comes up with it.So its like this, jump off right leg and bring the left knee up the same time you bring the ball up to ;ay it in.Aim for the " box " painted on the backboard.Not the center of it,but the edge of it..do opposite for right hand layups.I have good dribbling drills on my page,visit it and pick some you would like to try.You can print them off. Tommy's Playbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hollad6636 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2003 Basically, the best way is to start of with some stationary dribbling. A good drill is to have the players stand in place with their head up and their eyes closed. Focus on the players hand, you don't want them to slap at the ball you want the arm bent at the elbow and you want them to allow the ball to come up into their hands. Work on both hands. Then start having them dribble to half court and back around cones. Dribbling is something that they just need to repeat over and over again to get better at.As far as layups, initally you want to start at the basket. Work on the footwork for the lay up first. Once they have get used to jumping off of the correct foot you can slowly start moving back. One dribble back, then two and eventually they can start from half court and complete a lay up at full speed from either side. Here again repetition is important. It will take awhile to get better.SchannY-coach.com - Coaching Database Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Drew Hall Report post Posted January 15, 2003 I know that all basketball players are thought to jump off of their opposite leg when shooting a lay-up. I was wondering if it is true with people who have never play basketball before. I wanted to know if they jump off of their non-dominant leg? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hollad6636 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2003 Like most things in sports - it takes muscle memory to do something naturally (without thinking about it). So no, unless someone has spent time practicing layups from both sides of the basket, they are not likely to jump with the correct foot but will use their dominant leg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
