Pull-Up Jumper
Train the dribble pull-up — the in-between shot that beats a sagging defender.
- Duration
- 12 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 3 items
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
How to run it
- 1
Dribble hard from the top toward a cone (defender) at the elbow.
- 2
Stop on a dime, gather, and pull up for a jumper.
- 3
Do 10 from each elbow and 10 from each wing.
- 4
Track makes; the pull-up is a 45%+ shot when grooved.
Coaching points
- Stop hard and gather — the legs power the pull-up.
- Get square to the rim before you release.
- The pull-up beats the defender who sags off you.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Rim
- Cones (3)
Why it works
Young drivers either go all the way to the rim or don't shoot. The nugget: the pull-up is the shot that punishes a defender who backs off to take away the drive — it's the in-between game that every great scorer needs. A kid who can pull up stops being one-dimensional (drive or pass) and becomes a three-level threat: layup, pull-up, and three. Defenses can't take away all three.
Pull-Up Jumper
Purpose: Train the dribble pull-up — the in-between shot that beats a sagging defender.
▶How to run it
- 1Dribble hard from the top toward a cone (defender) at the elbow.
- 2Stop on a dime, gather, and pull up for a jumper.
- 3Do 10 from each elbow and 10 from each wing.
- 4Track makes; the pull-up is a 45%+ shot when grooved.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Stop hard and gather — the legs power the pull-up.
- ✓Get square to the rim before you release.
- ✓The pull-up beats the defender who sags off you.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Young drivers either go all the way to the rim or don't shoot. The nugget: the pull-up is the shot that punishes a defender who backs off to take away the drive — it's the in-between game that every great scorer needs. A kid who can pull up stops being one-dimensional (drive or pass) and becomes a three-level threat: layup, pull-up, and three. Defenses can't take away all three.