Passing Drills

Passing Drills In the middle - Students are organised into groups of 3, positioned at the base line - The students on the outside lines have a ball, whilst the middle person doesn’t - The aim is to pass the ball to the middle person whilst moving up the court to the other end - Player 1 (on the left) passes the ball to the middle person, who receives it, then passes it back to player 1 - The middle person then receives a ball from player 3 (on the right), catches it, then passes it back to player 3. - Students continue this whilst moving down the court - Students can dribble the ball in-between passes to avoid travelling Progression - The students with the balls can perform a layup once getting to the end of the court - Increase speed of passes - Vary types of passes KTPS - Ball held with 2 hands in front of the chest - Step forward and push the ball to your target - Head up to receive the ball back Run onto it - Students are spread out evenly and positioned on each corner of the half-court - The ball begins in one court and is thrown to each student around the court - When receiving the ball, players must run out, receiving the pass on the run. - Once receiving the ball, they then pass to the next player who has begun their lead to receive the pass - Students continue around the square until all students have had a turn - Continue for chosen time Progression - Change playing area - Use a variety of long and short passes - Include time limit KTPS - Ball held with 2 hands in front of the chest - Step forward and push the ball to your target - Head up to receive the ball back - Effective movement to space to receive the pass Netball - Students are organised into teams of 4-5 (depending on numbers) - Two teams are positioned on one court with one ball - Students are to play a regular full-court game, however can't dribble the ball - The focus should be on passes and getting into space to receive a pass - Students are able to bounce, however cannot dribble - The game is played to 5 points, with 3-pointers only worth 2, and regular shots only worth 1 point

- The team must also win by 2 points Progression - Change number of players - Increase playing area - Restrict players to only one type of pass, e.g. chest pass or bounce pass - Include another team, e.g. 3 teams per court KTPS - Ball held with 2 hands in front of the chest - Step forward and push the ball to your target - Head up to receive the ball - Effective movement to space to receive the pass

(Basketball For Coaches, 2018)