by JOE WATERS
Undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of basketball is passing. In order for a team to move the ball effectively they must be efficient at basketball passing.
Passing is used in almost every part of the game. Let's think about it for a minute. The offensive team uses the pass to advance the ball down-court on the fast break. They also use the pass to move the basketball around in their half-court offense. Various passes are used depending on where and who the ball is being thrown to.
Rebounders use various basketball passes to throw to an outlet player - which is the initial step of initiating the fast-break. Offensive players must use a variety of passes when executing an inbound pass.
It's easy to see how important the pass is to the offensive players on the court. Every player must be able to pass the basketball effectively and efficiently in order to help their team succeed. In order to do this, they must have strong fundamentals and techniques. They must also practice a basketball drills that work on a variety of passes as well as passing situations.
As players practice their basketball passing and as they use the basketball pass during their games, there are certain tips they must be aware of and keep in mind. These are the passing dos and don'ts. Every player must realize the importance these dos and don'ts have on their effectiveness as a passer. The players that are able to implement or eliminate these tips will become extremely successful at basketball passing!
The Dos Of The Basketball Pass:
1. Do make the easy pass.
2. Do hit the open player.
3. Do use fakes before making the pass.
4. Do use an air pass on the fast break - not the bounce pass.
5. Do use the dribble to create better passing lanes.
6. Do pass to the low post from below the foul line.
7. Do use a bounce pass to feed the post.
8. Do follow through on every pass - don't let them float.
9. Do pass with two hands. One handed passes are harder to receive.
10. Do pass away from the defender.
11. Do face the basketball to improve your vision of the court.
The Don'ts Of The Basketball Pass:
1. Don't throw to a teammate’s voice.
2. Don't jump in the air to make a pass.
3. Don't pass to a teammate who is in trouble.
4. Don't make a pass to a teammate that will get them into trouble.
5. Don't make a pass from the middle of the court - pick a side and then pass.
6. Don't overpass the ball.
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WELCOME TO THE QUEST FOR THE RING BASKETBALL SCHOOL. ALL NEW VISITORS READ THIS FIRST.
The Quest for the Ring dedicates the QFTR Basketball School to athletes who were not born knowing how to do everything by instinct. Which is all of them, actually.
You kind of know how the game of basketball is played. Let's learn how you can get your skills, your energy, and your muscles ready for "prime time." And let's learn how the game is won. Because often, the team that finishes first is the team that knows how to win, rather than the team that has the best players.
This is likely the best free basketball school anywhere. But since it is free it is not updated daily or even weekly. But as time permits I will continue to post on this site as much information as possible about how you the player can get more skills, more energy, and more muscles. And I will continue to post basketball instruction articles and videos. And I will continue to post on this site as much information as possible about how the game should be played by those who want to win.
Never, ever assume in advance that you can not win. If you come correct with the skills, the muscles, and the energy, there is a way for you to win. But you have to find it.
Don't miss the main site which covers basketball at the highest level, THE QUEST FOR THE RING. When you take a break from learning basketball, visit the main site, and check out the huge amount of basketball things that are there.
THE QUEST FOR THE RING BASKETBALL SCHOOL HAS BOTH VIDEOS AND LESSONS FOR BETTER BASKETBALL--YOU NEED TO BOTH READ LESSONS AND WATCH VIDEOS FOR BEST RESULTS
The School has both videos and written articles on how to play better basketball. Let's take a quick tour of this school. At the top (where you are now) are the introductions on how to use this school. Below the introductions are the list of articles to choose. Below this is where the articles are. Only one article loads at a time.
Another way to go to another article is to click either "Newer Posts" or "Older Posts" at the bottom of the article that you are done with. Either the next most recent or the next oldest article will appear if you click one of these. You can read the whole Site in order if you use these links.
There is another, separate way to choose articles. In the right sidebar, there is the "Index of Quest for the Ring Basketball Lessons". To use that index, click on the triangles to show the names of the lessons. Then click on the lesson you want, and a new page will load which will have that lesson on it.
SIXTEEN HOME PAGE BASKETBALL INSTRUCTION VIDEO PLAYERS TOTALLING 800 VIDEOS
Below where the article is are 16 video players loaded with videos that instruct you in all basic aspects of basketball. Each of these players has 50 videos loaded into it. In each player, you choose which videos to watch by clicking any of the selections that you see to the right of the screen. All 50 videos have a picture on the right. If you scroll over any of the pictures you see the title and the length of the video. You can see all of the pictures for all of the videos if you click inside the area and then scroll with the mouse OR you can click and hold down the down (or up) button and the pictures showing the videos will scroll by.
The 16 basketball instruction video players are on the following subjects:
--Basketball Fundamentals
--Basketball Tips
--Better Basketball
--Better Basketball Shooting
--How to Shoot a Layup
--How to Shoot a Jump Shot
--High School Dunk Shot
--Better Basketball Defending
--Better Basketball Rebounding
--Basketball Steals in High School Games
--Better Basketball Dribbling and Ball Control
--Better Basketball Passing
--How to Play Point Guard
--How to Play Shooting Guard
--How to Play Forward in Basketball
--How to Play Center in Basketball
The order you see above is the same order the players are in on this page.
OTHER VIDEO PLAYERS
Sixteen players is the most we dare place on the home page. Now we have begun to install other players on other pages. You have to click on one of the links in the horizontal menu above (just below the banner) to get to these video players. The videos on the home page are mostly at the basic level while the videos on the other pages are mostly at a higher level. Both coaches and some experienced players will be interested in the videos on the other pages. Here is a directory of the video players that are NOT on the home page:
OTHER VIDEO PLAYERS ON OTHER PAGES
BASKETBALL PLAYS PAGE
--Pick and Roll in Basketball
--Basketball Plays
BASKETBALL OFFENSE PAGE
--Basketball Offense Videos
BASKETBALL DEFENSE PAGE
--Basketball Defense Videos
Even more pages with other higher level basketball videos will be produced soon.
CHOOSE VIDEOS CAREFULLY
Some of these videos are extremely valuable, free basketball instruction, But WARNING: Some of these videos are not serious. They are just jokes, and if you are a serious basketball player, you should skip the joke videos.
When a video ends, the next one starts playing automatically, but you can always stop one video and watch any other one by clicking on it. You will find that you can very quickly choose which videos you wnat to watch when you use these players.
READ ARTICLES AND WATCH A FEW VIDEOS
To be the best basketball player you can be, you should both read lessons and watch videos, not only one or the other. Also, there are other very good basketball lessons sites listed in the right column, under the list of Quest Basketball School lessons.
The Quest for the Ring dedicates the QFTR Basketball School to athletes who were not born knowing how to do everything by instinct. Which is all of them, actually.
You kind of know how the game of basketball is played. Let's learn how you can get your skills, your energy, and your muscles ready for "prime time." And let's learn how the game is won. Because often, the team that finishes first is the team that knows how to win, rather than the team that has the best players.
This is likely the best free basketball school anywhere. But since it is free it is not updated daily or even weekly. But as time permits I will continue to post on this site as much information as possible about how you the player can get more skills, more energy, and more muscles. And I will continue to post basketball instruction articles and videos. And I will continue to post on this site as much information as possible about how the game should be played by those who want to win.
Never, ever assume in advance that you can not win. If you come correct with the skills, the muscles, and the energy, there is a way for you to win. But you have to find it.
Don't miss the main site which covers basketball at the highest level, THE QUEST FOR THE RING. When you take a break from learning basketball, visit the main site, and check out the huge amount of basketball things that are there.
THE QUEST FOR THE RING BASKETBALL SCHOOL HAS BOTH VIDEOS AND LESSONS FOR BETTER BASKETBALL--YOU NEED TO BOTH READ LESSONS AND WATCH VIDEOS FOR BEST RESULTS
The School has both videos and written articles on how to play better basketball. Let's take a quick tour of this school. At the top (where you are now) are the introductions on how to use this school. Below the introductions are the list of articles to choose. Below this is where the articles are. Only one article loads at a time.
Another way to go to another article is to click either "Newer Posts" or "Older Posts" at the bottom of the article that you are done with. Either the next most recent or the next oldest article will appear if you click one of these. You can read the whole Site in order if you use these links.
There is another, separate way to choose articles. In the right sidebar, there is the "Index of Quest for the Ring Basketball Lessons". To use that index, click on the triangles to show the names of the lessons. Then click on the lesson you want, and a new page will load which will have that lesson on it.
SIXTEEN HOME PAGE BASKETBALL INSTRUCTION VIDEO PLAYERS TOTALLING 800 VIDEOS
Below where the article is are 16 video players loaded with videos that instruct you in all basic aspects of basketball. Each of these players has 50 videos loaded into it. In each player, you choose which videos to watch by clicking any of the selections that you see to the right of the screen. All 50 videos have a picture on the right. If you scroll over any of the pictures you see the title and the length of the video. You can see all of the pictures for all of the videos if you click inside the area and then scroll with the mouse OR you can click and hold down the down (or up) button and the pictures showing the videos will scroll by.
The 16 basketball instruction video players are on the following subjects:
--Basketball Fundamentals
--Basketball Tips
--Better Basketball
--Better Basketball Shooting
--How to Shoot a Layup
--How to Shoot a Jump Shot
--High School Dunk Shot
--Better Basketball Defending
--Better Basketball Rebounding
--Basketball Steals in High School Games
--Better Basketball Dribbling and Ball Control
--Better Basketball Passing
--How to Play Point Guard
--How to Play Shooting Guard
--How to Play Forward in Basketball
--How to Play Center in Basketball
The order you see above is the same order the players are in on this page.
OTHER VIDEO PLAYERS
Sixteen players is the most we dare place on the home page. Now we have begun to install other players on other pages. You have to click on one of the links in the horizontal menu above (just below the banner) to get to these video players. The videos on the home page are mostly at the basic level while the videos on the other pages are mostly at a higher level. Both coaches and some experienced players will be interested in the videos on the other pages. Here is a directory of the video players that are NOT on the home page:
OTHER VIDEO PLAYERS ON OTHER PAGES
BASKETBALL PLAYS PAGE
--Pick and Roll in Basketball
--Basketball Plays
BASKETBALL OFFENSE PAGE
--Basketball Offense Videos
BASKETBALL DEFENSE PAGE
--Basketball Defense Videos
Even more pages with other higher level basketball videos will be produced soon.
CHOOSE VIDEOS CAREFULLY
Some of these videos are extremely valuable, free basketball instruction, But WARNING: Some of these videos are not serious. They are just jokes, and if you are a serious basketball player, you should skip the joke videos.
When a video ends, the next one starts playing automatically, but you can always stop one video and watch any other one by clicking on it. You will find that you can very quickly choose which videos you wnat to watch when you use these players.
READ ARTICLES AND WATCH A FEW VIDEOS
To be the best basketball player you can be, you should both read lessons and watch videos, not only one or the other. Also, there are other very good basketball lessons sites listed in the right column, under the list of Quest Basketball School lessons.
6/25/2007
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