Simple Read & React Warm Up Drill (Layer 1)

Subscribe to the NEW Better Basketball Channel at and get new videos coming soon! A few months ago, I wrote a post on killing Sacred Zombie Cows - getting rid of those drills that may be dear to your heart, but have long since lost their usefulness. I’m looking at you three-man weave! Well, with that in mind, here’s a simple warm up drill using only the habits from Layer 1. The 12U South Windsor Girls use this drill to get 60 lay-ups, 40 jump-shots, and 220 passes in under 5 minutes. All the while further engraining the Read & React habits into their muscle memories. It’s not complicated. It’s not overly flashy. But, to me, it’s significantly more practical than two line lay-ups. Use this as a launching pad for your own ideas. Be creative. And, let us know how you did it in the comments section.