…From The Computer Of Coach Reggie…

Basketball Tips - #5

Always practice lay-ups at game speed and intensity. How you play in a game will reflect the way you practiced. If you're not practicing a lot, what will that say about how do will do in the game?

If you are driving down the right side towards a player on the box, pass the defender, and try to go up for a reverse lay-up. You are using your right hand and your right leg should be in the air. If you are driving down the left side, pass the defender, and try to go up for a reverse lay-up, you are using your left hand and your left leg should be in the air. Another way of thinking of this is that the leg and arm closest to the baseline are up in the air.

Lay-ups on the left are shot with the left hand. Lay-ups on the right are shot with the right hand. Any other way, there is less of a chance of it going in, the defender can block the shot, and you will not get the foul. When you master making a left-hand lay-up with the left-hand and a right-hand lay-up with the right hand, then you can become creative and think about where the defensive is in relation to which hand you should be using.

”Scoop” or underhanded lay-ups are not as accurate and can be blocked easily. However, they can be used during an up-and-under move, which could also help to draw the foul and get the basket.