Basketball Moves: Left Hand Layups

Video Transcript

"Okay, the next drill we'll discuss is layup drills. And the main thing to remember in layup drills is what foot to jump off of. If you're laying up with your right hand, you're going to jump off your left foot. It's always the opposite leg. If you're laying up with your left hand, you're going to jump off your right foot. Now we'll discuss the left-handed layup drills. It's also important to remember if you're going up on the left side of the basket, dribble with your left hand, because the defender will always be between you and the basket. So if you're going up on the left side, if you're dribbling with your left hand that means your--the ball is protected. And always remember, just like when we were shooting backboard shots, you're going to put the ball off the center of the glass when you lay up. So you dribble up to the goal, jump off the right leg, put it off the center of the backboard. Left hand layup. Left hand, right leg, center of the backboard. Left hand, plant your right leg, jump, center of the backboard. Always jump to get good elevation. The higher you jump the closer you are to the basket. And always remember you can take two steps once you pick up the ball without traveling. And what I mean by two steps--one, two. And that's your left-handed layup drills. "