The Baseball pass is the most used in the counter-attacks. It is so called from the resemblance of both motor patterns. From my point of view also seems to to the motor pattern of the javelin.
The main uniqueness of this pass is that it throws the ball back to get more stroke on the arm before launch and so to be able to throw the ball to a greater distance. The path, even though they have some height, tends to be quite ‘flat’.
In the case of the parable too pronounced, it runs the risk of losing the advantage of time. Without any doubt, what most characterizes this pass is its speed and scope.
Objectives for the teaching of the baseball pass
- Locate the target
- Catch the ball with one hand or sit in one hand
- Maintain a balanced stance at the same time that advances the leg opposite to the hand that has the ball or is delayed the same leg of the hand that has the ball
- Place the arm to release the back, with the palm facing up and your arm flexed at the same time which makes a torque of trunk and hip in that direction
- Throw the ball to coordinate the extension of the arm forward with the torsion of the trunk and hip.
- Take a step in the direction of the pass.
Most common errors
- Do not locate the target.
- Doesn’t catch the ball with one hand or slips and falls from hand to try to keep it quiet.
- Keep your feet aligned in parallel, and does not take the urge to assemble the gesture.
- Do not put the arm back and/or does not the twisting trunk. The range of motion is short (no force).
- No coordinates the action of extending the arm with torsion of the trunk.
- Do not take the step, you lose the balance and the pass out wide.
The baseball pass should be done. It is of great utility to perform counter-attacks flashing (single-pass) and is also useful for out of fund from defense field with the same goal.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
Entrenador Nacional de Baloncesto (CES 2014)
