Motion Offense Basketball

One of my favorite motion offense basketball drills is lay-ups without a basketball. I have used this quite successfully with middle school basketball teams.

Form 2 lines on opposite sides of the basket and simulate shooting both right and left handed lay-ups emphasizing the proper form.

Do this for about 5 mins. Then move to the foul line and begin to introduce the ball in the form of a pass.
The players continue to move towards the basket looking for a pass.
They may get a pass immediately and shoot a jumper or receive a pass for a straight lay-up or reverse lay-up. They may continue through the lane and receive a pass for a turn a round jumper or continue out toward the wing and receive a pass for a 3-point shot.

What is being learned in this basketball drill is moving without the ball, learning to move toward the basket expecting a pass at anytime and learning how to move off of screens and pick for the open shot.

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