This basketball shooting drill is from Coach Randi (Peterson) Henderson, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Coe College.
It is included in The Basketball HoopScoop’s A System of Success: 2011 Conference Champion and National Tournament Playbook–edited by Dan Ninham.
This eBook is bundled with the 2014 NIT Finals Playbook as this week’s feature. Click this link for more information: NIT Finals and System of Success Bundle
This drill encourages communication, responsibility, and attention to detail.
The team is required to keep the ball off the ground for the duration of the drill as well as make consistent two handed passes and catches on the run. Other variations of the drill are 1) to make a certain amount in 1:00 2) have a perfect 1:00 3) Add Coaches for defense in transition or to trap the out1et.
The most demanding way to run the drill is to put 5:00 on the clock with the team goal being to score 150 points (1 point for layups, 2 points for 2 point jump shot, 3 points for 3 point shots).
The rules are NO TRAVELS, NO MISSED LAYUPS, AND THE BALL CANNOT TOUCH THE GROUND. Exception: 1 bounce is allowed on the rebound for two and three point jump shots.
You will need to adjust the standards to fit the level you coach and the changing abilities of your players from year to year and also adjust the types of shots and passes to fit your system of play.
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Coach starts the time on the clock with a layup and a pass to 1 who is yelling “Outlet.”
1 cuts to top of the key for the pass.
Right and Left wing take off sprinting.
One is naming and yelling “Long” the other is yelling “Out1et”.
1 distributes the ball without dribbling or traveling to the Outlet wing and follows the pass.
The outlet wing delivers a scoring pass without dribbling or traveling, then follows the pass for a shot.
After the layup is made, the player who just shot the layup gets the ball out of the rim keeping it off the ground and outlets to 1 cutting to the top of the key.
The two wings who are on the baseline, deliver 2 handed passes to the shooters and then proceed to take off for the “outlet” or “long” layup.
Drill is done for 5 minutes:
NO TRAVELS, NO DROPPED PASSES, and NO MISSED LAYUPS
On the Wing Catches, be outside the 3 pt line on the catch:
(You can adjust the types of finishes or shots to fit your needs)
1 minute the finish is 1 Dribble Layup off 1 foot
I minute 1 Dribble Layups off 2 feet w/a Peek
1 minute 1 Dribble Jumpers
1 minute Catch & Shoot in Range
1 minute Choose your shot
This drill is included in The Basketball HoopScoop’s “A System of Success: 2011 Conference Champion and National Tournament Playbook–edited by Dan Ninham. The book has a lot of drills and sets from very successful small college women’s programs.
This eBook is bundled with the 2014 NIT Finals Playbook as this week’s feature. Click this link for more information: NIT Finals and System of Success Bundle
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