Pass on the Move

Warm-up

Warm up passing and catching while jogging.

5 min pairs Full court
PassingU8U10U12

Step-by-step walkthrough

pairs · 1 ball per pair

Get everyone ready

Run parallel lanesTwo players jog up the floor a few metres apart. 12

● Player / attackGold: ball

Illustrated steps · 5 seconds per step at 1×

Set up

Partners side by side, one ball, at the baseline.

Look for: Lead the receiver, don't pass behind them.

Playback options
Illustrated steps · 5 seconds per step at 1×
Coach’s notes & group organisation

Partners side by side, one ball, at the baseline.

  1. Jog up the court passing back and forth.
  2. Lead your partner so they catch it in stride.
  3. Chest passes up, bounce passes back.
  4. Turn and come back down the other way.

Suggested reset

Work in separate passing lanes. Retrieve any loose ball before continuing; stop nearby pairs if it crosses their lane. Complete the prescribed passing set, then change the pass or direction together. In wall passing each player retrieves their own ball.

Coaching cues

  • Lead the receiver, don't pass behind them.
  • Give a target hand.
  • Keep spacing — about 3 metres apart.

Adapt the challenge

Harder: Add a third player in the middle for weave passing.

Easier: Walk the length instead of jogging and only use chest passes.

Two-Touch: Cap it at two touches — catch and pass — so nobody carries the ball up the floor.

What this drill teaches

Passing to where a teammate is going, not where they are. Jogging side by side means every pass must be led into the runner's stride, which is a different skill from standing-still passing.

In games: Fixes the fast-break killer — the pass thrown behind a sprinting teammate that bounces out of bounds or stalls the break.

What good looks like
  • Passes caught in stride without slowing down
  • A target hand shown before each pass
  • The pair holding about three metres of spacing the whole way

U8: walk it with chest passes only — collisions and drops are normal. U12: expect crisp two-touch passing at a jog and the three-player weave.

Equipment

1 ball per pair

Setup

Partners side by side, one ball, at the baseline.

Steps

  1. 1Jog up the court passing back and forth.
  2. 2Lead your partner so they catch it in stride.
  3. 3Chest passes up, bounce passes back.
  4. 4Turn and come back down the other way.

Coaching points

  • Lead the receiver, don't pass behind them.
  • Give a target hand.
  • Keep spacing — about 3 metres apart.

Why kids love it

Gets legs and hands warm together and previews real game passing.

Variations

Harder

Add a third player in the middle for weave passing.

Easier

Walk the length instead of jogging and only use chest passes.

Two-Touch

Cap it at two touches — catch and pass — so nobody carries the ball up the floor.

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