Period 4
Scoring is a major skill needed in basketball. Like mentioned in the previous blog, they're 2 ways of scoring in basketball; shooting or making a lay up. But I already covered shooting so now it's time to talk about the lay up. The lay up is considered by many the easiest way to score in basketball since it doesn't require much accuracy or skill. To do a proper lay up, first you must dribble towards the backboard. As you get closer to the backboard take 2 steps while carrying the ball in both hands. After the 2nd step, hop of the ground with 1 foot and gently release the ball from 1 hand. While doing a lay up, aim for the backboard or the hoop. While most players only do lay ups with their dominate arm, a skilled hooper masters the lay up with both arms. The main reason skilled players master the lay up with both hands is because it givers the player more scoring options. Instead of doing lay ups only from the right side of the hoop, you can do lay ups from both the left side and right side now.
But those aren't the only type of lay ups you can do. They're more advanced versions of a lay up. The first advance version of the lay up is the reverse lay up. According to Clive Grifford's book "Basketball" he says " A reverse is a lay up made from opposite side of the basket. It is trickier to master but is useful because the hoop helps protect your lay up from a defensive block". What this means is that the reverse lay up is harder to master since it involves more accuracy but it can be useful to protect the ball.
But basketball isn't just about scoring. To be able to score you must learn how to protect the ball from steals and to get past defenders. To do this you must learn how to dribble properly. My question you now is this. How would you use this advice and apply this to your hooping skills?
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