Basketball · Basic · b5

Lay-up steps

Park or court 10 min 1 to 2 players Park, hall or court, ground or field

Ready when: Dribble with the head up (b2) and Shoot close (b4) done.

What you are learning

The lay-up, a one-hand shot from right beside the basket. For a right-hand lay-up: take the ball as the right foot lands, step left, jump off the left foot with the right knee up, and lay the ball softly off the board. Two steps only after the dribble, or it is travelling.

Words on this card Dribble, Rim, Backboard, Square on the board, Lay-up, Travelling

Dribble: Bouncing the ball with one hand while moving or standing.
Rim: The metal hoop of the basket.
Backboard: The flat board behind the ring.
Square on the board: The small box painted on the backboard just above the ring; lay-ups aim at it.
Lay-up: A one-hand shot from right beside the basket after two steps, laid softly off the board.
Travelling: Moving with the ball without dribbling: more than two steps.

Set up

A hoop with open space under and behind it. Two chalk footprints at a slant to the basket on the right: right foot, then left. A ball.

Weather: dry ground

The base setup for basketball

Show it first for the one teaching

Stand at the first chalk footprint, the basket ahead and a little to your left.
Take the ball as your right foot lands.
Step with the left foot and jump off it, right knee up.
Reach up with the right hand and lay the ball softly against the top corner of the square on the board.

Your part while they practise

Hold the ball out at the first footprint; the child takes it from your hands and does the steps. Later, step away.

Step by step

Take the ball as the right foot lands.
Step with the left foot and jump off it, right knee up.
Lay the ball softly off the square on the board.
5 walking, then 5 jogging.

How much: 5 walking and 5 jogging, 3 rounds 10 min a session 3 days a week

Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.

The game: Lay-up line

10 tries from the right, then 10 from the left with the left hand; a point for the right steps and another for a basket.

Who plays: 1 or 2, taking turns.

How to play, turn by turn

Turns: 10 tries from the right side with the right hand
Then 10 from the left with the left hand: left foot, right foot, jump off the right, left knee up
Catch your own ball after each try and go back to the start
Fair play: A younger player takes the ball from your hands, with no bounce.

Points: 1 point for the right steps, made or missed; 1 more point if it goes in.
Fouls: No points for that try
Three steps or more (travelling)
Jumping off both feet
Throwing the ball hard at the ring
Winning: The most points from 20 tries.

Stars

10 points for 1 star
20 points for 2 stars
30 points for 3 stars

Easier or harder

Easier

Take the ball from your hands, no bounce.

Harder

Start with a dribble from 5 m.

What you will see, and what to say

jumps off two feet Left foot jumps, right knee upFor a right-hand lay-up the left foot is the jumping foot.
too many steps Two steps, then upRight, left, jump.
the ball is thrown hard at the ring Lay it softly on the boardPlace it gently, as if setting it on a shelf.

Self-check

7of 10

7 of 10 lay-ups with the right steps, made or not.

Stop and get a coach when

The knee or ankle hurts on take-off.

Fitness for this

Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.

This card trains lay-up rhythm, take-off.

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