2.  An educator and coach, Patrick Van Amburgh
spends time away from work playing in recreational
sports leagues. During the fall and spring, Patrick Van
Amburgh participates in flag football and softball. In
the summer, he heads indoors to compete in a
basketball league.
An essential part of basketball, layups combine
footwork and coordination to execute proper
technique, allowing a player to score two points. As
in all sports, practice drills help determine the
effectiveness of a shot. For layups, a two-line layup
drill is common and has been in existence since the
creation of the sport.

3.  It begins with two lines of five players on the left
and right sides of the court, just beyond the
arc. Each side receives an assignment of either
shooting a layup or rebounding the ball.
One at a time, a player from the shooting side
dribbles the ball to the basket and shoots a
layup. A member from the rebound side
coordinates his or her efforts to retrieve the ball
and bounce passes it to the next player in line
to shoot. Following a layup, the shooter runs on
the opposite side of court, around the outside
of the rebound line, and positions him or herself
at the end of the group.

4.  The rebound player follows the same
process, but places themselves at the end
of the shooting line after the bounce pass.
Players should maintain a consistent pace
and stay alert at all times to keep the drill
moving fluidly. It is recommended to
practice this drill at game speed. To
increase dexterity, a person can practice
dribbling with the left hand and completing
a layup using that same hand. The same
applies to the right hand.