Drills

Pregame Lay Up Drill

How to run Pregame Lay Up Drill — a drill you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Pregame Lay Up Drill — frame 1 diagram
1 passes to 3; 1 cuts to the right wing; 2 cuts to the right low post; 3 passes to 2; 3 cuts to the lane
Pregame Lay Up Drill — frame 2 diagram
1 passes to 3; 2 cuts to the left wing; 1 cuts to the left wing; 3 passes to 2; 3 cuts to the lane
Pregame Lay Up Drill — frame 3 diagram
2 passes to 3; 2 cuts to the right block
Pregame Lay Up Drill — frame 4 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)
Pregame Lay Up Drill — frame 5 diagram
2 cuts to the free-throw line
Pregame Lay Up Drill — frame 6 diagram
1 cuts to the free-throw line; 1 cuts to the left block
Pregame Lay Up Drill — frame 7 diagram
2 passes to 1
Pregame Lay Up Drill — frame 8 diagram
2 passes to 1

Use this drill in warmups to sharpen passing and cutting timing before tip-off. Your three hits the two and immediately cuts through the lane — the cutter reads the defense and the passer learns to deliver on time. Two players, one rep, zero wasted motion; it grooves the fundamentals you'll use all game.

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