Teaching point:  Week 6

Two handed passes (chest/bounce) – Please teach the student athletes the proper form for both chest passes and bounce passes. Stress the importance of using two hands. (See drill on Sophomore coaches page.)

Passing:

-         Pick out a target and hit it

-         Make pass easy to catch

-         Always use two hands

-         Pass, don’t throw

 Chest pass:

-         Ball is thrown out of the chest with two hands

-         Hands are on either side of the ball

-         Extend arms and follow through (thumbs down)

 Bounce pass:

-         Use two hands and extend like chest pass

-         Pick out spot on floor to hit so that ball comes up between thigh and waist level of receiver (usually two thirds of the way to target.)

 

Bounce/Chest Pass Alternate Drill:

Form two lines facing each other about 12 feet apart. One line throws a chest pass and one line throws a bounce pass. After throwing pass the player moves to the right and switches to the other line. This drill should be conducted at a rapid pace with the coach stressing proper form.