How to Make a Reverse Layup

Video Transcript

"Coach Rudy here, I've won championships both as a player and a coach. Let's talk about lay ups, more specifically, reverse lay ups. You can't make a reverse lay up until you have mastered the art of making a regular lay up. Once you've done that, a reverse lay up is just an extension of that. For instance, if you're coming down the court on the right side, instead of shooting the right handed lay up, what you do is transfer the dribble to your left hand, take another couple of steps, go underneath the hoop, put the ball in the square with your left hand, alright. That is a reverse lay up from the right hand side. Conversally, the same is true from the other side. If you're coming down the court on the left hand side of the court, instead of shooting the ball with your left hand, what you do is transfer the dribble to your right hand, take another couple steps, got to get your foot work right, put the ball in the square with your right hand underneath the rim. That's a reverse lay up. When do you use this? When the defender's chasing you, they might be a little bit taller than you are, and they're anticipating blocking the shot on the traditional side. You trick them by transferring the dribble, taking a couple other steps, and shooting the ball with the opposite hand. Getting your foot work right, putting the ball in the square, that's a reverse lay up. Learn how to do it."