Partner Passing Series
Develop chest, bounce, and overhead passes with a moving partner.
- Duration
- 12 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 2 items
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
How to run it
- 1
Stand 15 feet apart. 10 chest passes, focusing on stepping in.
- 2
10 bounce passes — ball should bounce 2/3 of the way and arrive at waist height.
- 3
10 overhead passes — release above the forehead, snap wrists.
- 4
Add movement: partner cuts laterally, lead them with the pass.
Coaching points
- Bounce pass needs backspin and the right bounce point.
- Overhead pass uses wrists, not a full arm throw.
- Lead the receiver — pass to where they're going, not where they are.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Partner
Why it works
Mastering all three passes gives a player the right tool for every situation. The nugget: bounce under arms, chest in the open floor, overhead over the defense. Leading a moving receiver — passing to where they're going, not where they are — is the skill that turns a pass into an assist. A kid who can deliver all three passes on the move becomes a true point guard, not just a kid who can pass when standing still.
Partner Passing Series
Purpose: Develop chest, bounce, and overhead passes with a moving partner.
▶How to run it
- 1Stand 15 feet apart. 10 chest passes, focusing on stepping in.
- 210 bounce passes — ball should bounce 2/3 of the way and arrive at waist height.
- 310 overhead passes — release above the forehead, snap wrists.
- 4Add movement: partner cuts laterally, lead them with the pass.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Bounce pass needs backspin and the right bounce point.
- ✓Overhead pass uses wrists, not a full arm throw.
- ✓Lead the receiver — pass to where they're going, not where they are.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Mastering all three passes gives a player the right tool for every situation. The nugget: bounce under arms, chest in the open floor, overhead over the defense. Leading a moving receiver — passing to where they're going, not where they are — is the skill that turns a pass into an assist. A kid who can deliver all three passes on the move becomes a true point guard, not just a kid who can pass when standing still.