Passing & Catching

Basic

• Stationary (triple threat)
• Chest, bounce pass
  • step into the pass, thumbs down, palms out
  • hands out to catch
• Catching
  • ready position (bent knees, show hands)
  • watch the ball (catch with your eyes)
  • step to meet the pass (shorten the pass)
• Overhead pass
• Push pass
  • with guide hand
  • can step around
• Off the dribble
  • jump stop, step into a pass
• Catch on the move
  • jump stop to catch, step into a pass

Intermediate

• Pass fake
• Catch and pass on the move
• Drive and kick
  • two-hand kick pass
  • inside-hand pass (two-hand pickup)
• Outlet pass
  • rebound, chin, pivot outside, outlet or push with the dribble
• Receiving an outlet pass
  • back to the sideline, call for the ball, catch on the move
• Shovel
  • underhand pass, with one hand or two hands (rugby pass)
• Shooter's catch
  • shooting hand behind the ball (loaded)
• Baseball pass
  • one hand, or with guide hand
• Wrap-around bounce pass
• Against pressure
  • pivot, sweep (low), rip (high), pass fake
  • step-around (outside hand and foot)
  • step-thru

Advanced

• Snap pass
  • one-hand pass off the dribble
• Backdoor pass
  • off the dribble
• Wrap pass
  • air pass, e.g. baseline drift pass
  • post entry bounce pass
  • curl pass - post entry with sidespin
• Post entry
  • fake high or low, pass opposite
  • relocate, cut, screen away
  • drop pass to a cutter
• Block and tuck
  • post catch
• Flip pass
  • instead of passing with the weak hand (e.g. on a post entry), bring the dominant hand across to pass, the weak hand is a guide hand
• High-low pass
• Skip pass (overhead)
  • stationary
  • off the dribble
    • inside-outside jump pivot in the air
    • outside-inside stride stop, reverse pivot on the outside foot
• Diagonal and lateral passes
  • flick pass (push, off the shoulder)
  • cross body
  • hook
  • rugby (two-hand shovel)
  • behind the back
• Delly ballscreen passing
  • pocket pass, behind the back bounce pass
  • behind the back air pass, flick bounce pass, hook pass
• 9 ballscreen passes
  • pocket, reverse pivot, hook, behind the back, jump (overhead), soccer, one-hand skip, lob, hook lob
• Fake behind the back
• Running hook pass
• One-hand corner pass fake
  • fake then pass
• No-look pass
• Overhead bounce pass
  • e.g. an outlet pass
• Pitch ahead (headman), one-more pass
  • 5 passes for guards
    • post entry, dump off in the paint (e.g. wrap around), pitch ahead (look up early), ballscreen pass weakside, one-more pass (quick swing)