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goes the other way passing to the
C/M on the other side. This action
is repeated for four minutes.
After the two-minute mark,
have the players switch directions
toward the left side. The C/M
moves to the same spot on the
opposite side of the floor. Have
one coach or team manager who
isn't involved in the drill keep track
of makes and misses.
Once your players get good at
this drill, your team can get well
over 100 layups in four minutes
using four balls. Set 100-made
layups as the ultimate goal.
Initially, set a goal of 90 and the
players can work their way up.
If missed layups are a problem,
add a stipulation that only two to
four misses are allowed. Our team turns on the
scoreboard, starts it at four minutes, and posts
the running tally of made layups on the board.
Your players will watch the scoreboard, hustle,
and cheer on one another.
Vanderbilt
This drill is a variation of the Jack Ramsay
drill. If you're having problems with your team's
ability to run the floor, this is an excellent drill.
Using four balls and two lines of players, the
first player in each line speed dribbles to halfcourt.
At half-court, the player passes the ball
ahead to a coach at the 3-point line. The player
continues to streak toward the basket.
The coach throws the player a bounce pass
and the player catches it in stride, lays it in,
and runs to the end of the closest line. Another
coach rebounds the ball and passes it to the
first player in the near line.
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UMass
If your players didn't perform well the night
before or didn't play as hard as you'd like, this drill
gets their attention the next day at practice. We
call it UMass because when John Calipari was
in our league and coached at the University of
Massachusetts, this is how his team warmed up.
Put the whole team in one line facing in the
same direction. The first player in line (X1)
walks to the other side of the lane, and with the
next person in line (X2), begins to pass the ball
back and forth down the court. Once they get
to the other side, the player with the ball must
speed-dribble back on four dribbles. The other
player sprints back. Both players get back in
line, and the next two players go.
Whether you have 10, 12, 14, or 16 players,
this drill gets players working up a sweat. It's a
challenging drill and is fabulous for conditioning,
passing, and catching. n
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