“Daily Dozen” Drill

By Dr. Greg Williams, Head Boys Coach, North Hall High School, Gainseville, Ga.

This is a great drill to either begin or finish practice with each day.  The object of the drill is to make 12 consecutive layups without the ball touching the floor or without committing a turnover.

Split up you post players into two groups and position them under each basket. Do the same with your guards and wings and place each group at the half-court line on each sideline. Put 2 minutes on your scoreboard’s clock.

DIAGRAM 1: Start the drill by having a coach toss the ball off the backboard, a post player grabs the rebound and throws an outlet pass to the guard or wing player who is breaking to proper outlet position.

The outlet player passes cross-court to the other guard or wing player, who is streaking downcourt for a layup. The post player who grabbed the initial rebound runs downcourt trailing the play and can tip in any missed layup.

The players must make 12 layups in a row before the 2 minutes expire off the scoreboard clock. If the trailing post player makes a tip-in, the count stays alive. If any player misses a layup, a tip-in attempt or a violation occurs (such as a turnover or any dribbling), the layup count starts over again back from zero. The clock, however, continues to run and is not reset.

If the time expires and the required 12 layups aren’t met, you player must run sprints for however many layups they had left to reach the goal.

Players must communicate, hustle and stay positive to achieve their goals. This drill builds team unity and teaches your players not to panic under pressure situations.

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