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Coach’s Clinic
Passing Drills Every Single Day
Scott Davenport, Head Coach Bellarmine University
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At Bellarmine University we consider passing to be a lost art! We work on passing EVERY SINGLE DAY. There are many ways to be successful. These passing drills are what we consider to be VITAL in our DNA at Bellarmine. We believe great ball movement leads to great player movement. We want to press on offense which only happens by moving the ball with side to side and never allowing the defense to settle. This can only happen with precise ball movement.
2-Man Passing
Emphasis
1 . Passes on Time and on Target 2 . Running the Ball into your Hands
SEE DIAGRAM
To start 2-Man Passing you need two lines at the wing area . 2 line will start with the ball . 1 Line will start the drill with a V-Cut to the nail area . As he comes up to the top, he is trying to run his hands into the ball . As he catches the ball, player will Reverse Pivot, and he immediately reverses the ball to one . As player 1 is reversing the ball Player 2 is V-cutting to the nail and popping out just like 1 did . As Player 2 pops out he reverses it just as player 1 did .
4-Man Passing
Emphasis
SEE DIAGRAM
In our 4-Man Passing drill you need 4 lines in each corner of the Half Court . 3 Balls total will be used and will be placed at lines 1,2, and 3 . • 1 Starts the drill and will pass it to 4 running across . Line 1 & 4 will always pass it to each other . • After both lines pass it to each other, lines 1 & 4 will receive passes from line 3 & 2 . (Line 1 will receive pass from diagonal line 3 . 4 will receive pass from diagonal line 2 .) • As that is taking place line 4 immediately hits line 1 and sprints across to 2 . 2 will hit 4 and go to line 1 . This is repeated for 30 seconds as players must have passes on time and on target and communicate which passes are going to which line . Coaches can change up the time limit . Some may consider these drills to be too simple . However, they work for US! Feel free to contact us for video of this drill . You are welcome to come to practice anytime . sdavenport@bellarmine .edu
The winningest coach in Bellarmine history with a won-lost record of 378-117 (.763), Davenport led the Knights to the NCAA Division II national championship in 2011 and was named National Coach of the Year by two different organizations: the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the Division II Bulletin. Bellarmine transitioned into NCAA Division I in 2021 and the Knights fell one game shy of winning the regular season conference title in the ASUN Conference.
2-Man Passing
4-Man Passing
