Passing

Ok, now what is the most common pass in basketball
answer - one handed chest pass

then why do we put so much emphasis on two handed passing, and alot fo coaches are against passing with one hand or passing how you shoot instead of using 2 hands..

The only time a 2 handed chest pass is used in basketball is in transition making half court length passes.

so if only a small majority of people (pg's, ball carriers) will use this pass consistently, why is it we put so much time teaching it to the kids and when we practice it teaching it instead of teaching to pass with the shot style, one hand pass and the other guides.

When I played I played the point, in the halfcourt I honestly can't say i would use a two handed chest pass, the passes I would use were
One handed chest pass, one handed push pass, two handed over head pass, one handed bounce passes, and behind back and flick passes whch are all one handed.

I'm thinking its not that we put to much effort into the two handed chest pas, but not enough into one handed chest pass.

Again this all comes back to Ball Handling which I believe in Australia as a whole is at a shocking level.

any thoughts?

PLEASE

:lol:

[Optimal Crime]

Australia is shocking as a whole at ball handling because at junior levels most coaches are more impressed by height or by ability to score. Pure point guard play, IMHO, is severely undervalued at most amateur levels.

I think height and athletism are really seen by caoches as the ebst attributes before they ahve been caoched.. i tihnk it is the alck of ball handling and the lack of then drumming into into the players session after session that has given us the results we have wihtout ball handlers, not the fact that the coaches chose tall kids

I know if i was to take a u12 team, id take the tallest adn msot athletic kids adn teach them how to play!

[speakerboxxx]

wouldn't we love to see a big kid that has been developed into a guard come through! (6'10 PG!)

[Trappist Monk]

the 2-handed chest pass grip secures the ball better at the younger ages. It also allows players to more easily pass the ball left or right during the period when they're still trying to get their pivot feet and balance worked out. Thirdly, the pass is generally more accurate for kids.

in that case, why dont we teach the kids to shoot with 2 hands?

[Trappist Monk]

in that case, why dont we teach the kids to shoot with 2 hands?

come on, think about it :)

Its a good discussion i tihnk,

Fact is the One handed pass with other hand guideing or protecting ball is used more commenly and is far more effective at protecting the ball.

we teach kdis to shoot one handed becoz it is more accurate, yet teach to pass with 2 hands..

[Coachpete]

While you're teaching them to pass I hope you're teaching them to catch as well :wink:

[Steph]

hahaha did ya hear that Ex? 6'10 point guard!!!
Well I can honestly say that these days in junior basketball, coaches are making a big effort to make the bigger players more guard like. It's making a pretty good success too and the shorter players are starting to get outdone by the big kids.

I pass all sorts of ways, it really depends on what speed you want, what accuracy you want it and the direction of it. In ITC in victoria they are really tryig to emphasise 2 handed passing and i think that's a good thing, players should be able to pass in many different ways..

On the catching note, i think you are absolutely right! In the U.S, they are always commenting on Bogut's and Jackson's catching abilities and that catching really does make a difference. I'm learning to catch with balls going everywhere and me trying to move my feet to get them. It helps to practice people giving you bad passes so you get used to it. Not al the time of course but it gets the immune system going.

[Cee_em_bee]

I prefer to snap pass with 2 hands because it's accurate and hard, but my passes are reactionary, I'm a shocking ball handler for a point guard, so when I get the rebound I'll look up court before I even think about dribbling the ball and if it's a long pass and I have to keep it accurate I'll pass it with one hand (left or right considering which side my target is on.)

And when it comes to catching, some people just have those soft hands that can grab anything, other people have to work at it (Good way is kick and catch with the footy).

[Coachpete]

And when it comes to catching, some people just have those soft hands that can grab anything, other people have to work at it (Good way is kick and catch with the footy).

I do a lot of stuff using tennis balls. If you can catch a tennis ball a basketball should be no problem (in theory :lol: )

with people who can't catch, throw basketballs at their head, they will soon learn :twisted:

[Franklin]

in that case, why dont we teach the kids to shoot with 2 hands?

At young levels (8s and most 10s), they do nohting but shoot 2 handed because most kids at that age don't have the strength/coordination to shoot one handed (esp at 10' rings). I've got one kid now (U12s) who shoots almost totally one handed (ie, he doesn't even use his left hand to balance the ball), but despite looking extremely unorthodox, he is surprisingly accurate. However, when he comes up against kids who are more adept at getting to the the shooter, I wonder ...

[Kingshood]

with people who can't catch, throw basketballs at their head, they will soon learn :twisted:Or spanners.