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Drill 57 - Pivot Pass

Basketball Drill

Greenvale Basketball Club Inc. (A0025777N)

http://greenvalegrizzlies.asn.au/coaching.htm

Type: Passing, Triple Threat, Pivoting

Description:

Players form into lines of about 3 to 4 people

each with one ball at front of line.

First player in line dribbles out about 15 feet

ending dribble with jump stop into triple threat

position with back to teammates. (See Diagram A)

Player pivots using left foot as pivot foot first

time and right foot next time (i.e., alternating

pivot foot).

Player executes crisp pass to next player in

line once pivot complete.  (See Diagram B)

Player follows pass to end of line, as next

player dribbles out.  (See Diagram C)

Variations:

1.  Change type of pass being used.  

2.  Insert cones in dribble path to add

crossover dribble technique.

3.  Make activity a race as to which team

     completes 2, 3 or 4 time through first.  

4.  Change distance of dribble (dribble out

      long way and turn keeping dribble and

     dribble back to execute pass).

5.  Have dribble toward wall, execute pass

     to wall catching ball on rebound in triple

     threat position, pivot, and pass back to

     next person in line.

Points of Emphasis

1.     Calling “Ball”

2.     Hand signaling for pass

3.     Triple threat stopping correctly

4.     Good passes

     5.     Dribble low – go full out