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Dribbling & Passing Skills

The following ball skills are generic in that they are not specific to a particular sport, and they are grouped by whether they involve passing or dribbling. Skills are listed in their approximate order of difficulty. Younger movers may use a plastic ball, volleyball, or child's basketball, and older movers may use a youth-sized or adult-sized basketball. Select the highlighted name of a given skill to view a short video clip.

Passing Skills	Description	Hints
Bounce pass
Chest pass
Overhead pass
Baseball pass
Dribbling Skills	Description	Hints
Standard dribble	Dribbling ball in place, exhibiting good form.
Blindfolded dribble	Standing still dribbling while blindfolded.
Blindfolded circle	Dribbling in a circle while blindfolded.
Figure 8 dribbling	Dribbling ball in and out of legs while standing with legs bent and separated.
4-hand dribble	Low, rhythmical dribbling with hands in front of legs twice, then in back of legs twice.
Behind back	Dribbling ball behind the back repetitively, alternating hands.
Knee bounce	Dribbling ball off of alternate shins intermittently, i.e. catching ball after each dribble.
Sitting/lying dribble	Controlled dribble while changing position from standing to sitting to laying (and vice verse).
Between legs	Dribbling ball with alternate hands, with each dribble passing between the legs.
Between legs traveling	Dribbling ball with alternate hands while walking, with each dribble passing between the legs.