The elbow pass became famous worldwide in the All-Star of the year 2000 in which he played Jason Williams. The grace of this pass is that Jason Williams already warned his companions that he would make a pass rate that has never been seen. In one of the many counterattacks by the party, occurred. Jason Williams gave the elboww pass to his companion Lafrenz that came to pick him up because the pass we went straight to the hands. The action did not result in a basket, but stayed for the History of Basketball. Since then it remains as a resource to the extent of only a few.
Objectives for the teaching of the pass of elbow
- Locate the target.
- Maintain a balanced stance.
- Catch the ball with one hand, in such a way that it appears that it is going to make a pass behind the back.
- Throw the ball as if it were a pass behind the back.
- Hitting the ball with the elbow of the direction that I was going for the ball in the pass behind the back initial.
Most common errors
- Do not locate the target
- Lose your balance
- Gets evil the ball and/or directs the wrong toes and gives a pass to be defective
- Do not throw the ball as if it were a pass behind the back.
- Do not hit the ball with your elbow or gives glancing and the ball does not change direction.
The elbow pass is, from the point of view of coordination, the most difficult to master. Is done behind the back and the surface with which it strikes the elbow, which has very little surface contact. Would be good for the players of big basket come to know him. From there to master it, there is a way, but at least you know this type of pass far-fetched.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
Entrenador Nacional de Baloncesto (CES 2014)
