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Passing
Baker drills


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George Karl
 
See YouTube video - Baker drills.

Partner passing.

1) One ball

Facing each other, 1 chest passes to 2's right hand, 2 receives the ball with his right hand, dribbles once, and passes back with his right hand, continue then 1 and 2 switch, progressions,

- left-hand
- two dribbles, pass
- one dribble, crossover dribble, pass with the other hand.

Basketball New South Wales - 1 catches in shooting stance with hands up, 2 hits the target, see Passing - Partner.

(Progression) - both players make the same move and pass, see Jr. NBA Passing - Pound and pass, Pound between and pass.

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2) Two balls

a) Scoop passes

Alternate underhand scoop passes (right hand to left hand, left hand to right hand), progressions

- one dribble between passes, using only one hand,
- two dribbles between passes, using only one hand.

Scoop passes should be low and quick, not loopy and slow.

b) Air (push) passes

Alternate passes from shoulder level, then

- one dribble, using only one hand,
- two dribbles, using only one hand
- air pass with the left hand, receive with right hand, one dribble, crossover dribble, air pass with the left hand, continue, switch to pass with the right hand and receive with the left hand.

(Option) - to start, both players make push passes with the same hand then switch, see Post play - Duke pairs 2-ball passing.
 
Dave Malowski
- alternating push passes, then moving forward-backward from sideline to sideline and back
- same-time push passes, then while moving
- one right-hand dribble, right-hand pass off the dribble, catch with both hands, left-hand dribble and pass, continue, progression - while moving.

Tony Watson
Partner dribbling part 2 - two balls,
- pound, between the legs, snap a one-hand pass to partner, continue, switch sides
- double move (between cross), pass, alternate sides.
Partner dribbling part 3
- while moving forward to halfcourt, one player goes pound, in and out, tosses to partner, gets the other ball, alternates hands
- pound between cross, toss (progression - between between).

See Rebounding - 5star hands (alternating push passes, then moving laterally), Passing - Ganon Baker partner.

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c) Behind the back passes

1 faces halfcourt, 2 faces the baseline, both players make behind the back bounce passes with their right hand (then face the other way to pass with the left hand).

(Variations) - one ball, then both players can face the same direction.

Matthew Dellavedova
Intermediate passing
- one ball, both players face the same way, pound, pocket pass
- pound, behind the back bounce pass
Advanced passing
- pound, behind the back air pass
- pound, inside-hand flick bounce pass
- pound, hook pass.

See Jr. NBA Passing - Kick pass breakdown, Shovel pass breakdown.

See Ganon Baker passing - Partner, Solo one-ball, Solo two-ball.up

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