Organization: 5 players line up as the coach shoots a free throw. Of the 5 players, 2 guards (#1 and #2 in the diagram) function only as passers, receiving outlet passes and advancing the ball up-court. #3, #4, and #5 are the shooters.

2. The 2 shooters who don’t get the rebound sprint the floor. One will shoot the fast break lay-up while the other will rebound. (Figure 1)

3. The passer who receives the outlet pass ( in Figure 2) works in tandem with the other passing guard ( in figure 3), passing to #2, who is cutting aggressively to the middle of the floor. #1 then continues ahead up the floor in his lane.

5. After his shot, #5 immediately SPRINTS the lane back to the other end for the rebound. (Figure 3). Any time a player shoots the ball he rebound on the other end before the ball hits the ground.

6. As soon as #3 rebounds, he outlets rebound on the to the closest guard (#2 in figure 3) as the drill goes back down court. After #3 outlets he runs to ½ court
near either sideline. (Figure #3) When the drill comes back down the floor, #3 will be the shooter, cutting to the basket from half court.

7. The drill continues non-stop until 10 lay-ups are made.

1. If you shoot on one end, you immediately sprint to the other end and rebound.

2. If you rebound, outlet the ball on your side of the floor and go to halfcourt.

3. When at halfcourt be ready to start back the opposite direction. You are the shooter when the drill comes back down-court.

Rules for Passers:

1. If you receive the outlet, pass to the other passer in the middle and go up-court to the outlet spot.

2. If you don’t get the outlet, cut to the middle for a pass. Catch the pass and immediately pass up the floor to the shooter. This requires court vision and,
more important, awareness.

Coaching Points:

1. The ball should never hit the ground. Guards should pass ahead without dribbling. Shooters should catch the ball on the move and lay it in without a dribble. Rebounders should rebound the ball before it hits the ground.

2. Ten made lay-ups in a row ends the drill.

3. On the trip down the floor to rebound a player must run the floor wide, going around the passers, not between them.

4.. Demand excellence. You’ll eventually get it. Use the drill at the end of practice and require that, to complete the drill, each set of 5 players must make 10 consecutive layups. (NO missed shots) and the ball cannot touch the floor (NO dropped passes, NO missed rebounds, NO lazy cuts). Every time a shot is missed or the ball hits the ground, that unit must start again from Zero. Practice ends when everyone had accomplished the goal of 10 perfect trips down the floor.

By “upping the expectations” , teams remain competitive even during non-competitive, ’skeleton’ drills such as this. This drill can be very difficult for players, at first just to understand the process, then to execute it perfectly. As teams slowly accomplish their goals in this drill, there is often tremendous growth in team unity as well as improved conditioning.