Basketball Passing Drills | 50 Passes Drill by Mark Chapman

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September 5, 2014

Basketball Passing Drills | 50 Passes Drill by Mark Chapman

This is one of the basketball passing drills that I’ve seen used by a couple different college programs and I like it because it works specifically with a fundamental that all players at any level need, passing.

Here is just one of the many basketball passing drills that we do. You start out the 50 Passes Drill like this:

– Start the drill with a jump ball, players can start anywhere in the playing court area.
– Can use more that just 5 on 5 to prevent extra players from standing out.
– No dribbling allowed for any reason
– Must advance the ball with the pass
– First team to complete 50 passes wins
– A lot harder than it sounds, works on a great in game skill
– Puts a lot of emphasis on screening & cutting
– Continuous play; if there is a turnover the score is kept and the other team starts their pass count.

*Possible variations | Basketball Passing Drills

– Allow one dribble each time you catch (preferably for shortening the pass)
– Vary the number of passes trying to complete
– Play for an amount of time on the clock instead of number of passes.

Mark Chapman is the Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Hamilton Township High School in Columbus, Ohio. Coach Mark Chapman always has great basketball plays and basketball coaching clinic notes to share with the basketball coaching world. Coach Mark Chapman is one of our hardest basketball contributors on Men’s Basketball Hoop Scoop. I think that you will love the different types of basketball material that he will present us with on this basketball forum. Make sure that you check out his posts here!