Basketball: Simultaneous Bounce / Chest Pass

This fun passing session works on the pass and go - getting your players to pass and then follow the ball up the court to continue the attack.

Teach your players the principles of chest and bounce passing with this beginners session - Lay the foundations so your players can continue to develop and improve!

Step forwards with one foot.

As the weight transfers forward make a chest pass by extending your arms at chest height and bounce the ball in between you and the player to whom you are passing.

Player 3 runs to the middle of the line before receiving a pass from player 1. On receiving the ball they pivot and pass the ball to player 4 before running to join the end of the queue.

Players stand in a circle with one ball per group.

The first player with the ball starts off by passing the ball to another player and then follows their own pass.

Simple drill to improve the technique of passing, especially ball movement towards the chest and release.

The starting player rolls the ball towards the player on the other side and follows their ball, running the other side and then joins the back of the other queue.

The receiving player steps forward to and pick up the ball and executes a bounce pass. The picking up of the ball and making the bounce pass must be done in one movement.