The lost art of the LAY-UP
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...