This fun youth basketball passing game is called “Touchdown Try”.
While fun, it’s also a challenging basketball passing drill for kids with a focus on passing, body movement and defending passing lanes. It also helps improve decision making.
Here is the video…
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Touchdown Try Basketball Passing Game…
Basketball Skill Acquisition
Offensive Skills:
- Decision Making
- Communication
- Team work
- Pass Faking
- Passing Windows
- Dexterity
- Reduce Mental Gaps
- Starting and Stopping
- Cutting
- Pivoting
Defensive skills:
- Defensive footwork
- Deflections
- Reaction
- Defensive Stance
- Anticipation
- Hand Eye Co-Ordination
- Dexterity
- Teamwork
- Timing
- Man on Man
Basketball Drill Purpose
While this basketball passing game will help develop offensive and defensive basketball skills. It’s also a great decision making, reaction and timing drill. It’s a simple yet fun basketball drill for lower and middle school aged children. A variation can also be made for older athletes.
Basketball Equipment Needed
- You will need minimum 6 participants split in to 2 even teams
- Each player matches up on an opponent of equal height and ability
- 1 basketball ball
- Playing area can be a half or full court depending on player numbers
How To Play (Watch video)
Variation:
With an older group with more advanced skills, you may allow double teaming and encourage off ball screens. Also with larger numbers use the rule: “You cannot pass to the person who just passed it to you” to encourage decision making.
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Disclaimer: Basketball, like many sports, may result in serious injury or even death. Drills and ideas contained in OzSwoosh videos are demonstrations only. Coaches and players re-enacting the drills, or following advice, do so at their own risk. Also, children should always play under the supervision of a responsible adult.
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