Passing and Pivot Drills
Two of the most ignored fundamentals to the game of basketball are passing and footwork. Most coaches will make sure to find time for dribbling and shooting drills in practice and then figure that footwork and passing will be covered during drills that cover these other fundamentals or during scrimmage time.
I feel that passing but especially footwork are so important to the game for so many different reasons and they need to be properly incorporated in practice. One of the most important moves in basketball is the pivot and many basketball players don't understand how to properly pivot. If you know how to pivot you can do so many things. You can create space for yourself when looking for a shot, and you can get yourself out of a trap even after you have picked up your dribble. In essence it is a great space creator whether you still have your dribble or not. A good spin dribble can only take place with a good pivot, a good reverse pivot and rip can help you easily go by a person that is covering you too closely. Pivots are so valuable yet so ignored.
The same can be said about passing. One might say that passing is easy. As you get older a simple chest, bounce or outlet pass is no problem to make at all. But there is more to passing than the simple. In a game you will be required to pass off a dribble, on the run, and under pressure, with one hand, with your weak hand, or a backhand pass. All of these situations should be covered in practice using various drills.
We will have a lot more to say about both passing and footwork in the future but for now here is a drill that is perfect for practicing both passing and pivots.
I feel that passing but especially footwork are so important to the game for so many different reasons and they need to be properly incorporated in practice. One of the most important moves in basketball is the pivot and many basketball players don't understand how to properly pivot. If you know how to pivot you can do so many things. You can create space for yourself when looking for a shot, and you can get yourself out of a trap even after you have picked up your dribble. In essence it is a great space creator whether you still have your dribble or not. A good spin dribble can only take place with a good pivot, a good reverse pivot and rip can help you easily go by a person that is covering you too closely. Pivots are so valuable yet so ignored.
The same can be said about passing. One might say that passing is easy. As you get older a simple chest, bounce or outlet pass is no problem to make at all. But there is more to passing than the simple. In a game you will be required to pass off a dribble, on the run, and under pressure, with one hand, with your weak hand, or a backhand pass. All of these situations should be covered in practice using various drills.
We will have a lot more to say about both passing and footwork in the future but for now here is a drill that is perfect for practicing both passing and pivots.
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