Step 1/3Defender starts a metre behind

Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot

Finishing drill

Layups Under Pressure

Attacker faces the hoop with a defender a metre behind — drive and finish with someone chasing you down.

Equipment: 1 ball per pair, cones

How to run the drill

1Pairs. The attacker has the ball facing the hoop; the defender starts one metre behind.
2Attacker drives to score; the defender chases and tries to stop the layup.
3Keep scores in both positions and swap after each attack.
4Variations: defender holds the ball out and the attacker rips it and goes; start with the ball on the defender's back (harder for the offence); use cones for the defender's start — the further back, the more points for a stop.

An attacker starts behind a defender who cannot see the ball. Removing the ball from the defender's back triggers a live chase to the rim.

Finish using pivots and fakes against a defender allowed just one step near the rim. Change the starting angle after every attempt.

A post player has three seconds to establish a deep seal and receive the pass, then finishes against a live defender.

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