====== 2-Minute Full-Court Left-Hand Lay-up Drill ======
This is a drill that is often run at the end of practice. It helps with left-handed lay-ups, left-handed dribble and conditioning. It is a competitive drill where the team has to make a certain number of left-handed lay-ups within 2 minutes. We use 75 for high school boys varsity and 65 for girls varsity. If they fail to make the goal, they run or do push-ups.

===== Drill =====
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Half of the players are on each end of the court with the first two players in each line having a ball. With only two balls on each end, this is a much more difficult goal to make than if every player has a ball.

On “Go!” the first two players from each end start the left-handed speed dribble and shoot the left-handed lay-up. The next player on that end gets the rebound and speed dribbles up the other side. Players must speed dribble quickly and make most of their lay-ups to achieve the goal.

If the team fails to make the goal, they run or do push-ups. If we have had a good practice with good effort, we give them a “second chance” by having everyone shoot a half-court shot. If just one player makes it, nobody has to run! So instead they should celebrate as a team mobbing the shooter with lots of “high-5’s” – it’s a fun thing and a good way to end practice on a positive note.

==== Variation #1, Adding a Dribble Move ====
Have each player do a prescribed dribble move when reaching the 3-point arc. You can do a rocker step, in-and-out, crossover, behind the back, thru the legs, spin move, etc.

==== Variation #2, Finish the Lay-up Against Pressure ====
Place a defender in the paint at each end (a coach or manager), who offers a token defense against the lay-up – no blocks or steals allowed (nothing that would slow the flow of the drill). The defender could bump the shooter with a pad.

Of course, you could run this drill with right-handed lay-ups as well, especially for younger teams and make the goal easier to achieve.

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