Basketballexercises for technique passing

  • Players distributed on the 4 corners of a half court.
  • 2 posts, 2 wings.
  • Wing passes to other wing.
  • Post opposite corner runs up and receives the pass.
  • Post other corner runs up and does a hard basket cut to the bottom, receives the pass and finishes.
  • Wings switch sides.
  • Posts switch sides.
drawing Four corner passing
  • 3 teams of 3 players
  • 3 players in the middle
  • Attacking
  • Defense up to the center line, even after ball loss
drawing 3 by 3 by 3
  • 2 players on offense.
  • 2 players on defense.
  • 2 players at the free throw line.
  • 2 players at the level of the other free throw line.
  1. Play 2 against 2 until there is a score or stop.
  2. Defense gives outlet pass to player at height free throw line.
  3. These go 2-for-2 to other side of the court.
  4. Offense becomes defense and returns.
  5. Defense goes to height free throw line.
Variation: can also go 3-on-3.

Note: ball entered behind baseline, with defense.
drawing 2 on 2, get back
  • Half players baseline.
  • Half players half court.
  1. Player baseline throws against board and takes rebound.
  2. Chin the ball.
  3. Turn and dribble toward middle line.
  4. Outlet pass to player middle line.
  5. Player middle line goes for a layup.
  6. Dribbling return to baseline.
  7. Now with defender other side of field.
drawing Outlet drill
  • Everyone stands in a circle and start with 1 ball.
  • The first player calls out the name of the person he/she wants to pass to and only when he/she looks does the player give a pass of their choice; collision, chest, overhead.
  • If this goes well, you can differentiate to multiple balls.
Per 2 players facing each other.

Play ball across:
  • Chest pass.
  • Right pass -step around push pass-.
  • Left pass.
  • Overhead pass.
Variation:
Put a defender between the 2.
On wrong pass, passer becomes the defender.
drawing Partner fitting
  • 3 groups: Top, down left, down right.
  • Top passes to right, player already running to next spot.
  • Important to pass in front of player
  • 30 successful passes.
drawing Passing triangle
  • B passes the ball to C
    • B runs to cone receives ball
    • B scores lay up
    • B joins row C
  • C passes the ball back to line B
    • C goes to take the rebound from B
    • C goes to line A
  • A passes the ball to B
    • A connects in row B
drawing Warming up, 3 rows
5 against 5 or 4 against 4

  • On 1 half of the field.
  • Pass the ball around within the team, defend the opponent normally.
  • Ball may not be passed within 2 meters.
Note: pivot and see the whole field. The rest: timing with free running!
Which team can pass the most times.
  • Players distribute to the bucket.
  • Opposite them will be defenders.
  • Attackers are going to take care of 8 to 10 passes -straight- while defense tries to get in between.
  • Attackers are allowed to make in outs but no screens. So they really stay on their own position.
  • The attacker with the ball is allowed to make 1 dribble to get the ball to his teammate and make a good pass.
  • After 8 to 10 well-crafted passes there is a scoring attempt after which offense and defense will switch.
drawing Defense pressure with passes
  • Three rows on baseline, balls to one side.
  • Pass from side to middle and goes to 1/4 of sideline.
  • Pass from middle to other sideline and sprint to sideline-centerline.
  • Pass from baseline to sideline and sprint to middle of center line.

drawing Passing and condition drill
8 players in a circle, 2 teams of 4.

  • Coach passes the ball to a player.
  • 2 close defenders double-team him,
  • Remaining 2 split between the 3 attackers.
Reaction and rotatation are very important.
drawing Shaka drill