Abstract: In the process of physical education in higher vocational colleges, training students' three-step layup technique is an important aspect for teachers to impart students' basic knowledge and skills of basketball. The three-step layup requires good personal awareness and physical coordination. Throughout the course of basketball teaching in higher vocational colleges, there are still some deficiencies in training students' three-step layup skills. This paper briefly expounds the significance of three-step layup, analyzes the present situation of training in higher vocational physical education, and puts forward the effective countermeasures to train students to three-step layup in higher vocational physical education.

Key words: Higher vocational colleges, "Three-step layup", Teaching