Posted by Sarah Behn on Thu, Mar 04, 2010 @ 03:02 PM
I don't see enough young players or older players who can make lay-ups correctly any more. I hardly ever see players who can shoot them with their left hand either. The fundamentals of the lay-up are as essential to the development of a basketball player as any other area of the game.
I see 15 year old boys and girls dribble with their head down, go off the wrong foot, and/or hit the ball too hard off the backboard. I see even more players at all levels attempt the lay-up from an incorrect angle...which is destined to be a miss.
I don't think players are taught the fundamentals of the lay-up early enough and how important it is to take hundred of practice lay-ups a week. If your son or daughter can't take a fluid lay-up from both sides of the basket, they should come to our basketball camp and learn the right way to take a lay-up.
Ask me about my formula for success on lay-ups...
Posted by Sarah Behn on Thu, Mar 04, 2010 @ 02:48 PM
Photos Courtesy of Foxboro Reporter
On Februay 23, 2010 we all witnessed a great event at Foxboro High School. Our senior point guard, Kristen Hoffman, drove in on the left side of the basket (her signature move) to score a beautiful lay-up and become the school's 9th player in history to reach that milestone.
I am quite proud of Kristen for many reasons. She worked diligently for hours with me on her shooting form. She has great BEEF! :) 
She improved as a player each year --- offering more ways to score and more ways to make plays for her team.
The community support was truly awesome for Kristen's big night! There were about 500 people at the game to celebrate in an event that doesn't occur often. Little kids had their faces and chests painted with Kristen's jersey number on them. The boys' varsity basketball team had the girls' away jerseys on and they even presented Kristen with flowers when she hit the big shot.
Kristen has been a joy to coach for the last four years. Hoffman's 1000th point sparked school and community spirit and gave all the young kids in the stands something to "shoot for".....