The overhead pass is used when the defender is just opposite and we need to give the pass above him (you can be a pass of the counter after capturing the rebound defensive and have a right to that defender by pressing the output to the player with the ball).
Objectives for teaching
- Locate the target.
- Calculate the trajectory.
- Maintain a balanced stance.
- Catch the ball with two hands and fingers facing upward and slightly backward.
- Keep the ball above the forehead.
- Take a step forward.
- Drive the ball by extending the index fingers, heart and thumb down.
- Finish with palms down and fingers extended.
Most common errors
- Do not locate the target.
- Calculates the wrong path.
- He loses his balance.
- Gets evil the ball and/or directs the fingers down.
- The ball is subject in front of the face and not see it. The ball is behind the head, and takes more time to give the pass and exposed unnecessarily the ball against possible theft.
- Does not give the pass and the pass loses tension.
- Do not use the index finger, heart finger and thumb and the ball comes out with difficulty.
- It ends with the palms facing in or facing down.
The overhead pass is most frequently used players are higher than your rivals to take advantage of the difference in stature.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
Entrenador Nacional de Baloncesto (CES 2014)
