2. Passing, Dribbling

Passing

• Basic
  • coordination - passing, catching
  • stationary (triple threat)
  • on the move, off the dribble
  • chest, bounce, overhead, push
  • receiving - show both hands, meet the pass, catch with both hands, jump stop
• Intermediate
  • pass fake
  • one hand off the dribble
  • penetrate and kick, dish
  • against pressure - pivot, sweep, rip, pass fake
• Advanced
  • skip, baseball
  • hook, sidearm (circular, wrap), shovel (across the body), behind the back, kick (sideways), flip (dominant hand across the body, outside-hand guide)

Dribbling

• Basic
  • stationary ballhandling & dribbling
  • dribble while moving e.g. skip, backpedal
  • from triple threat (catch with a hop stop)
  • speed dribble - dominant hand, weak hand, alternating hands
  • switch hands, crossover, reverse dribble
  • rhythm dribble - ball and inside foot hit at the same time (protect the ball)
  • control dribble (crab)
  • hesitation - stutter, fast-slow-fast (or stop and go)
  • inside-out
  • drive and finish or pass
• Intermediate
  • catch and go
  • shift speeds
  • turn the corner, cut off your defender, attack in a straight line
  • pocket dribble - pull the back outside the hip
  • hesitation - skip (inside foot)
    • load-up (scissor) move - skip, drop the inside foot back, push off (drop position)
  • back-down dribble - defender on hip
  • escape dribble - pullback, pullback crossover (or between), lateral
    • pullback, hip swivel, attack or cross
  • roll crossover (throw across), between the legs (scissor), behind the back (sit on the ball), wrap (around the back), spin
  • primary-secondary e.g. inside-out cross, hesi between
• Advanced
  • hesitation - gallop step (shuffle, float)
  • half spin - fake a spin dribble
  • fake reverse - baseline drive, reverse (change hands), reverse again, attack the basket
  • scissor series
    • hesi scissor cross, scissor inside-out, scissor cross wrap, scissor wrap, scissor cross cross
    • scissor hesi, scissor cross (Hardaway), scissor hesi cross
    • scissor under, scissor under cross
  • crossover series
    • hesi cross (Iverson), hesi inside-out (counter)
    • cross jab - switch hands, jab back the other way
      • counters - cross jab between, cross jab cross
    • cross cross - double crossover
    • cross spin (Tony Parker)
      • counter - cross to half-reverse layup
  • other jab moves
    • Nash dribble-jab and go - jab with the inside (non-dribble) foot
      • dribble-jab cross (jab inside, jab outside, cross; progression - Iverson cross)
        • counter - dribble-jab inside-out (Drew Hanlen)
      • stutter and go (3 steps, jab-jab-jab, can be outside-inside-outside foot)
    • jab-crossover (pound cross) - pound dribble & jab with the outside (dribble) foot, crossover
      • jab between
  • other combo moves, e.g., behind-behind (Steve Nash)
  • push out - mini inside-out and dribble-foot jab at the same time
    • shoot (freeze pull-up)
    • push-out cross
    • push-out stunt - push-out, jab opposite (fake cross), attack
  • closed-stance explosion (Isaiah Thomas) - pound and crossover step (get an angle), hesitate, attack.