Basketball: Ball Pass/ Protection

Stop Travelling - Get your players to master the pivot. A simple technical session which focuses on your players pivoting, cutting and passing. No dribbling allowed!

The antidote to travelling violations. Use this session to stop your travellers in their tracks with two simple stopping techniques!

Blue 1 moves to the middle to receive a pass from red 1, as they catch the ball they must land with either a jump stop or a stride stop.

Blue 1 then pivots on the correct foot to face the line they came from. They then pass to the next player in line. Blue 1 then pivots again to face where the pass came from and runs to join the back of that line.

The drill is then repeated.

Ensure the players catch the ball in the air. Younger and inexperienced players tend to catch the ball then perform a jump/stride stop.

The player in the middle must perform a pivot with the ball. If they land with a stride stop they must not move the foot that landed first.

Players pass the basketball off the wall and catch the ball in a quick stop position. The coach will either say forward or reverse pivot.

On hearing the call the player will pivot round 360 degrees so they are facing the wall again before making the next pass.

Player simulating passing situation and then ball retention.

Awareness of player to pass, ball between hands, under control, alert to pass.

Protection of the ball, involves placing body between ball and opposing (invisible) player

Players line up at the half way line. The first player in the group starts with the ball.

Player 2 stands on the left hand side of the court and player 3 stands at the corner on the right hand side.

Player 1 passes to player 2, fakes to go the other way and then goes towards the ball and receives the return pass.

Player 1 pivots (use front or reverse pivot) and passes the ball to player 3 before then performing a V cut towards the other side of the court, stopping and then pivoting towards the ball to receive the pass from player 3 and executes a lay up shot.

After the lay up shot player 1 plays an outlet pass to player 2 and then goes to replace player 3. Player 3 replace player 2 who then passes to the next starting player and goes to join the back of the queue.