Hi Dan,

At a young age it is important to develop your fundamental basketball skills. This includes working on your passing, dribbling and shooting. Here's a good drill for you to start working on your layup!

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Archie

Full lay up

Description: from the right hand side. Player dribbles with their right hand at an angle to the basket, when they are beginning to approach the basket they take their first step on their right foot followed by the step on the left, taking off their left foot, bringing their right knee up (as if knee and elbow is attached by a piece of string). Shot is with the right hand.On the left hand sidefrom the left hand side. Player dribbles with their left hand at an angle to the basket, when they are beginning to approach the basket they take their first step on their left foot followed by the step on the right, taking off their right foot, bringing their left knee up (as if knee and elbow is attached by a piece of string). Shot is with their left hand.