Pass
Passing in basketball has been defined as "The deliberate attempt to move a live ball between two teammates", a definition which might equally apply across other sports equally well, albeit with a change to the item being passed where appropriate.
Types of Passes
Bounce Pass
The bounce pass is thrown with two hands from the players’ chest area. The basic objective for the “bounce” pass is to pass the ball under the arms of a defender. The pass must be strong and accurate. Players should “bounce” the ball off the floor about 2/3 the way to the receiver (see diagram below). The ball should bounce into the receivers hands (waste level).
Chest Pass
The chest pass is also thrown with two hands from the players chest area. The main reason it is called “chest” pass is because the ball is being passed from the passer’s chest area to the receiver’s chest area. A chest pass must be strong and accurate.
Overhead Pass
The overhead pass is used to pass to your teammates over defenders that are closely guarding or over smaller defenders (the overhead pass is not recommended if the defender is taller than you). The two handed overhead pass is used for close distances. The overhead pass is thrown using both hands from above the players head. The release of the ball is from behind the players head.
Outlet Pass
The outlet pass is the pass made after a rebound that gets the ball back into play and switches the offense to defense and reverse. It is a simple pass with the main objective of getting the ball to a key player.
No-Look Pass
This is one of the passes that coaches often discourage because of the lack of eye contact. However, some situations warrant a no-look pass. As the name suggests this is any pass thrown without looking at the receiver. Usually the main objective during a pass is to watch the receiver and set him up in a good position by passing the ball to where he is going. With this type of pass the player may have to stop or even change direction to prevent the ball from being missed.
Behind the Back Pass
Another discouraged pass, the behind the back pass is, as it sounds, made behind the back. There are two problems with this type of pass. First, the player passing the ball has very little control. Proper form can not be taken when passing a ball behind the back. Second, there is the lack of eye contact since the receiver is usually to the side or behind the player.