Game version
Shooting gallery: two teams of two take turns at the hoop from marked spots, and each team adds up only its own makes.
Mikan Drill
A classic footwork and touch drill: alternate right and left layups under the basket.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Core: Free-throw line. Beat your own best of makes out of 10.
- Ages
- 7 and up
- Time
- 8 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Gym or court
- Bring
- Basketball, hoop
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Shooting
The steps
How it works
- Stand under the basket. Step with your right foot and lay the ball up with your right hand off the backboard.
- Catch it before it hits the floor, step with the left foot, and lay it up with your left hand.
- Keep the rhythm: right, left, right, left.
- Make 20 in a row, then repeat once.
Coaching point
Soft touch off the glass. Catch high.
Step by step
The drill in 3 frames
lay the ball up with your right hand
Stand under the basket. Step with your right foot and lay the ball up with your right hand off the backboard.
step with the left foot, and lay it up with your left hand
Catch it before it hits the floor, step with the left foot, and lay it up with your left hand.
right, left, right, left
Keep the rhythm: right, left, right, left.
- Run or crawl
- Shot or serve
- Faint: already done
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a spot: Less (close), Core (free-throw line), More (a step back). Beat your own best of makes out of 10.
Story
You are an astronaut and the hoop is the docking port, so every make is a perfect landing.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best of makes out of 10. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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