Basketball Passing Drills – The Circle Passing Drill

The Circle Passing Drill is one we do frequently and with excellent results.  The object is to pass the ball to another player in the circle.  Use good passes: chest, bounce, overhead, etc.

The Circle Passing Drill
At least 6 players in a circle.
Distance between players can vary.
Start with one ball.

The rules:
. You can not pass the ball to the players on your immediate right side or left side.
. You can not look directly at the player you intend to pass the ball. (when using only one ball, I encourage ball fakes.)

After a minute, you add a second ball.
. In addition to the above mentioned rules, you now can not throw the ball to someone who already has a ball.

Depending on how many players in the circle, you can add a third ball.

Variations:
. Place one defensive player in the middle of the circle.  If he steal the ball, the player who passed the ball in is now in the middle.

. The All Important Chaos Factor:“  While all of this is going on, have coaches, parents, etc, near the players making noise and generally trying to distract the players.