Passing · U13 drill · ages 11–13

Two-Player Slide and Pass

Slide the whole floor in stance: chest passes down, bounce passes back.

AgesU13+
Players2–12
Time6 min
Spacefull court
Equipment1 ball per pair
Levelintermediate
Court diagram of the Two-Player Slide and Pass basketball drill: start positions and movement
Basket at the top. Orange circles: offense, X: defense, wavy line: dribble, dashed line: pass.

Setup

Two players start on the baseline a few metres apart, facing each other with one ball, both in a low defensive stance.

How it runs

  1. Slide sideways up the floor in stance, never turning to run.
  2. Exchange chest passes the whole way down the court, aimed at the receiver's numbers.
  3. Come back the other way using bounce passes only.
  4. Hand off to the next pair waiting on the baseline.

Coaching point

The stance is not decoration – the feet stay wide and uncrossed for the whole trip.

In the U13 Drill Book, page 37

The full drill

  • 2 more coaching points
  • 2 common mistakes and how to fix them
  • 3 progressions to make it harder
  • a way to make it competitive

Plus 119 more drills for ages 11–13, one per page, with court diagrams.

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