All basketball coaches need a good variety of layup drills to pick from.
You need layup drills for mastering technique, individual drills to do at home, 1-on-1 drills, 2-on-1 drills, advantage / disadvantage drills, full team layup drills, and more.
These all work on different situations players will find themselves in during games.
In this blog post, I’ll give you drills that will fit any situation.
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John Wooden is the greatest basketball coach of all time.
He led UCLA to 10 NCAA national championships (including 7 in a row), won NCAA College Basketball Coach of the Year 6 times, and coached an 88-game winning streak.
But it’s not just his on-court accomplishments that leave us in awe…
Through many books, stories, and speeches, he’s shared important life lessons that have inspired millions of people across the world.
In this article, I’ll share his story.
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If you want to win basketball games, your players must be able to finish at the rim consistently.
While knowing “how to do a layup” will sound easy to most players, it’s actually much more difficult than most people realize.
Think about it:
Players attack the hoop at varying speeds…
Players attack the hoop from many different angles…
And when they do get to the hoop, there’s usually a second defender waiting who will attempt to swat their layup into the 5th row.
Continue reading There’s nothing more important for young players than improving basketball fundamentals. In this post, I’ve listed 9 fundamental skills every player should work hard to master.
Continue reading There are many “little things” coaches can do that will have a large impact on the success of the team and the players.
In this article, we’ll go through 12 of them.
Continue reading Every basketball fundraising idea has its own advantages and disadvantages.
It’s up to you to decide which ones best fit your team / program.
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