Basketball drill: finish under pressure

Prerequisites:
players must master the layup at full speed

Goal:
Dare to finish
the
layup under pressure of a following defender

Organisation:

• defender may only cross the half way line at the first dribble
• attacker may make feints
• if the defender steps in, he/she must put both feet behind the centre line before defending again
• Attacker dribbles as fast as possible to the basket and finishes with a layup.
• Finish with a layup
• winner takes ball and connects behind the attackers on the other half of the court
• loser defends on the same half.
• depending on the skill of the attackers, allow the defender to cover more or less distance

Teaching points:

• dribble at full speed
• do not let the oncoming defender distract you.
  
  

Variations:

• increase the pressure by having the defender start closer to the basket
• Have players start sitting or lying down. The defender can only get up after the attacker.