Aim - This is a basic warm up drill used to raise core temperatures.
Here we work on basic, catching, dribbling and shooting techniques.
The group splits into two groups either side of the half court line.
One player from the attacking group dribbles in to shoot a layup and then joins the other group.
One player from the other group catches the shot and passes it out to the attacking group which he then joins.
Court size: 14m x 7.5m
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