Here are some basic skills needed to play basketball. First I am going to start out with passing. The idea is to get the ball to a teammate, the shooter, when and where he wants to shoot. Thus the pass receiver should have his hands in shooting position when he gets the ball, and its a shame if he has to move his hands mor

e then a few inches from ready shooting position to receive a pass and then come back again to shoot. The key thing is to be in the ready position when receiving the ball, ready to pass, dribble or shoot. Efficiency is the point. Another kind of pass is the chest pass, the chest pass is a two-hand pass used when there is no obstacle between the passer and the receiver. It is usually a perimeter pass. The ball is grasped in both hands with spread fingers in a relaxed position. The ball is held at the chest and released with a flick of wrists pointing at the target. Another simple type of pass is the Overhead Pass. This is a throw hand pass thrown from hands extended fully overhead. The ball is held as in a chest pass with both hands relaxed. Usually there is a fake down with the ball then a quick extension of the arms overhead and a quick release. Dribbling is a very important skill to play this game correctly. Dribbling has become overemphasized. Over dribbling is a common by product of too much one on one play and it is a difficult habit to break in organized team play. You should have command of the ball with the body. The floor is flat and the ball is round so it will come back to you so you don't have to look for it. The high dribble is used to get quickly from one point on the floor to another. The ball is pushed down hard out in front so that you can run as fast as you can while maintaining minimal control of the ball. The head should be up so that you have visual command of the floor. The closer you get to congestion the closer the ball should be dribbled to the floor. Although dribbling is a valuable basketball skill it is probably the most abused of all the skills.

Shooting is another really important skill needed to play basketball and win. All movemen

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