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PASSING THE BASKETBALL

basketball training - passing fundamentals

I assume by now we have worked on our basketball dribbling skills, and the nest phase in our basketball training and development program is to develop our passing skills.
Now let us discus about developing our passing skills in basketball.

To develop your passing skills in basketball, you have to work hard and train harder because it does not come naturally. 



In basketball, there are different ways in which you can pass the basketball.
but the most commonly used type of passes are:

1. the Chest pass

2. the Bounce pass

3. the Overhead pass

and also


4. Advance passing

You should train to develop this first three different types of passes in basketball so that you would be able to use it any time the game demands it.


Things to work/train on when developing these 3 passing skills:
tips

a) learn to make these passes with two hands and also with one hand (left/right).

b) learn to make these passes standing in one position.

c) learn to make these passes moving or dribbling the basketball(off the dribble pass)

(with a two hand pass and also a one hand pass)

Explanations:

1. Chest pass:

basketball training - passing - chest pass

Factors to consider while training on a good fundamental chest pass


i.) Stands
    ( stay in a 'triple threat position')   this position is done with knees slightly bent and face up(court vision), which enables you to be in a position to pass, dribble or even shoot the basketball.



ii.) Hand position
    (thumbs behind the basketball, ball held with both hands below the chin in the middle of the chest)

iii.) Stepping Foot

basketball training and development - chest pass

  (follow through with one leg forward as you pass the basketball, thus increasing the speed of the basketball and accuracy of the pass) always extend your hands completely.



iv.) Aim/Target area
    (you should aim for the middle of the chest of you team mate , just above the tummy/belly, bellow the chin and between the shoulders of your team mate) making sure the basketball hits the target.

COURT VISION 

v.) when to use
     (use this pass in basketball training only when there is a clear part between you and your target i.e. there is no one standing between you and the chest of your team mate)

vi.) Advance training
    (try making a good fundamental and accurate chest pass for both long and short target, and with and without dribbling the basketball) i.e. half court chest pass/ full court chest pass.

2. Bounce pass:

basketball training and conditioning - bounce passing fundamentals

Factors to consider while training on a good fundamental bounce pass

i.) Stands
   ( maintain a fundamental basketball triple threat position stands)


ii.) Hand position
    (thumbs behind the basketball, ball held with both hands below the chin in the middle of the chest) just like the chest pass hand position of the basketball.

iii.) Stepping Foot
    (follow through with one leg forward as you pass the basketball, thus increasing the speed of the basketball and accuracy of the pass) always extend your hands completely.

iv.) Aim/target area
     -(aim at bounce the basketball at the ground, half way to your team mate or 3/4 way to you team mate).

v)  Height of bounce
    -(try to make the basketball bounce above you team mates knee to make it easy to catch)

vi.)  when to use
     (use this pass in basketball training only when there is NO clear part between you and your target i.e. there is someone standing between you and the your team mate)

vii.) Advance training
      (practice the bounce pass with both left and right hand, practice passing the basketball with a third player between you and your team mate to create a real game situation), 
Also try aiming at the side of the foot of your opponent player or just while he is lifting off the foot from the ground during training.

Do the bounce pass in various position:

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passing fundamentals

standing without dribbling the basketball.
standing while dribbling the basketball.
moving while dribbling the basketball.
running while dribbling basketball.
(with two hands and one hand 'left/right')
this is also called off the dribble pass.

3. Overhead pass:

Factors to consider while training on a good fundamental overhead pass

i.) Stands

   ( maintain a fundamental basketball triple threat position stands)

ii.) Hand position

    (thumbs behind the basketball, ball held with both hands above the head )

iii.) Stepping Foot

    (follow through with one leg forward towards your team mate as you pass the basketball, thus increasing the speed of the basketball and accuracy of the pass) 

iv.) Aim/target area

     -(aim at passing the basketball at your team mates chest or above his head, depending on where he wants you to pass the basketball by showing is hands as a target to aim at). could also go as high as the rim for an ally hoop.

v.)  when to use
     (best time to use this pass in basketball training is when there is no clear part between you and the target you want to pass the basketball to. i.e. there is at least one person standing between you (the passer) and the your team mate= (the receiver of the basketball) )

vi.) Advance training

      (practice the overhead pass with both standing and also  moving with the basketball, during training/workout)

(also train passing the basketball with a third player between you and your team mate to create a real game situation)

4. Advance passing skills

                                    BASKETBALL ADVANCE PASSING SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Now that you have understand the basic fundamental passes in game of basketball, it is time to learn some advance passing skills.

. behind the back passing drills

. between the leg passing drills

. wrap around passing drills

. behind the head passing 

. skip pass

. pump fake passing drills

. no look passing drills

Remember to use the tips above while working on this advance training on improving your basketball passing skills.

Check out the video collection of basketball training and development library for more visual feed on basketball passing fundamentals and different passing skills out there.

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