Line Layup March
Teach the two-step layup footwork (right-left for righties) marching up a line.
- Duration
- 10 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 2 items
- Difficulty
- Beginner
How to run it
- 1
Stand on the lane line, one step from the rim.
- 2
Step right, step left, jump and lay it in off the backboard.
- 3
March up the line one step at a time, repeating the right-left footwork.
- 4
Make 5 on the right side, then mirror to the left (left-right footwork).
Coaching points
- Right-hand layups jump off the left foot — and vice versa.
- Aim for the corner of the square every time.
- Keep the ball high and protected on the jump.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Rim
Why it works
Layup footwork is the most common travel source for beginners. The nugget: in a game, you don't get to think about your feet — you're watching the defense and the ball. Marching up a painted line isolates the right-left rhythm so the footwork becomes automatic before adding speed. Once it's automatic, a kid can focus on the defender in a game, not their feet, which is why this is the foundation of every fast-break layup they'll ever take.
Line Layup March
Purpose: Teach the two-step layup footwork (right-left for righties) marching up a line.
▶How to run it
- 1Stand on the lane line, one step from the rim.
- 2Step right, step left, jump and lay it in off the backboard.
- 3March up the line one step at a time, repeating the right-left footwork.
- 4Make 5 on the right side, then mirror to the left (left-right footwork).
✓Coaching points
- ✓Right-hand layups jump off the left foot — and vice versa.
- ✓Aim for the corner of the square every time.
- ✓Keep the ball high and protected on the jump.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Layup footwork is the most common travel source for beginners. The nugget: in a game, you don't get to think about your feet — you're watching the defense and the ball. Marching up a painted line isolates the right-left rhythm so the footwork becomes automatic before adding speed. Once it's automatic, a kid can focus on the defender in a game, not their feet, which is why this is the foundation of every fast-break layup they'll ever take.