nice drill. I'm going to give this a try
thanx much

Thanks for the drills. I've used them to get alot out of a 1 hr. practice. They've really helped.

This drill came just in time for me I have been looking for another type of passing drill thanks!

basketball season has just started. and my husband has been going over his drills trying to come up with new ones.thanks to your newsletter i can now offer some assistances with your help thank you.

I am in teachers college, and I am grateful for all of your wonderful ideas...I will be incorporating them on my practicum. Cheers.

The blue circles are on offense and the triangle is defense. After the first pass, I do not understand step "5. Once the ball is caught, they must turn and pass the ball to a teammate in the COLUMN BEHIND THEM.".

Jerry -

To answer your question, yes, the blue circles represent players on offense and the triangles represent players on defense.

When a blue/offensive player catches the ball, they should turn and pass it to the next offensive player in line. They can choose either player (diagonal or straight across), just don't pass it to the defense. The defense will be trying to deflect the ball. The goal is to get the ball from the beginning of the line all the way to the other end without the defense touching the ball. The picture in the drill should help you understand.

Hope this helps.

Last night we were practicing passing drills. This drills will be great, we will practice this tonight. Thanks..Great Job!!!!

whate happen when a defense defelect a pass

Good question. Yes, if the ball is deflected they should start over.

Jeff Haefner

My passes are a lot smoother now, thanks!

A nice creative drill that makes practice fun.

There is no dribbling allowed ... correct?

Chuck,

You are correct. There is no dribbling allowed.

Wouldn''t it be better to have 4 defenders rather than 5? Makes defenders work harder, and gives a bit more passing opportunity for passers (especially young ones) to find the opening, especially if they are restricted to a simple pivot.

I assume that the receivers are standing still as well or are they cutting?

In step 5 you say "Once the ball is caught, they must turn and pass the ball to a teammate in the column behind them." Don''t you mean "... they must hand the ball the a teammate standing next to them."?? I''m not sure I''m understanding that step.

Thanks! Great site - great advice for us newbie coaches.

As long as the court is wide enough, it really wouldn't matter, because only 1 defender can defend the next pass which is the defender that is asigned to the column. For example, in the first diagram, Triangle 1 is the defender and he's defending the pass made to one of the players in the next column.

The receivers are standing still.

"Pass behind them" might worded funny. It means pass to the one of the two players in the line next to them.

This is an awesome drill i use it all the time

According to the rules wouldnt be ok to pass the ball just straight down the line or is it once you pass to a player next to you you then have to pass it across.? #5 is confusing, because a plaer next to you would be defendable unless the defender can move? Please help.

i hope drill better than