Organization: Players line up in 3 lines about 4 steps past the baseline. There is a ball in the front of the middle line.

Procedure:

1. Player 1 passes back and forth with player 2 as 1, 2 and 3 move up-court in unison.

2. When he nears mid-court, Player 1 dribbles hard to the free throw line in 2 dribbles or less.

3. At the free throw line, 1 executes a jump stop and delivers a bounce pass to 3 cutting in for a layup. 1 “follows his pass” and goes to the outlet spot on that side of the floor.

4. 2 rebounds 3’ss layup and takes it out of bounds (on a make). He then outlets to 1.

5. 1 turns and throws a baseball pass straight up the floor to player 6.

6. Players 4, 5 and 6 repeat the drill.

Coaching Points:

1. 1 should reach the free throw line in only 1 or 2 dribbles. Before the bounce pass he executes a 2 foot jump stop so that he is balanced and so that he makes himself a threat to shoot.

2. 3 runs up the outside lane, then cuts hard to the hoop at a 45 degree angle when he reaches the free throw line extended.

3. 2 must rebound the ball as it leaves the net and quickly go out of bounds to outlet to 1. 2 must “clear the backboard” for the inbound pass. All of this action should take no more than 3 seconds.

4. 1 must have his back facing the sideline for the outlet pass so that he has vision of the floor. He must remain stationary until he receives the outlet and makes his baseball pass up the floor.

5. On the next trip, 4 and 6 pass back and forth and 5 shoots the layup. The line that shoots the layup and the line that rebounds changes on each trip up the floor.

Variation: If there are at least 9 players available, the drill can be run with 2 balls. As the first set of 3 shoots their layup, the next 3 go. This keeps everyone moving and forces players to sprint back up the floor and return to line to receive the next baseball pass.