My point is this, if you are not spending 5-10 minutes per day on catching, pivoting and faking, how can you expect your players to execute these skills under duress in the heat of battle and perform at a high level. You may have a race horse of a player, but unless the horseshoe is comfortable, you're not going to win the race. The purpose of this month's clinic is to provide you some basic rules for each of these skills, some suggested drills, and descriptive ways to make these points retainable when teaching your players. This is an unnatural position because our normal running motion involves swinging the arms in opposite synchronization with our leg stride. Lifting the arms, and in fact any movement of the body involves what is called a response time.
Response time is a combination of reaction time and movement time.
Movement time is generally a little bit more than reaction time. By moving with their hands constantly up, they reduce their preparation time. Finally, moving to the passer with both hands up signals the passer that your player wants the ball and is alert for a pass at any time. This is another basic and simple rule, but more turnovers are caused in the game of basketball today because the player catching the ball, doesn't practice this. Another reason for doing this is that it is easier to pivot and keep your balance if your body has some motion or energy in it.