We set a tricky basketball passing record. Jonathan and I had to practice for months to pull off this Guinness World Record’s Title for most behind the back basketball passes in one minute. The previous record was 54. After a few practice sessions, we realized the mark was within reach. A few more practice sessions and we finally hit the mark in practice. A few more and we were ready to set it in front of the camera crew and the official witnesses (that were required to include a certified basketball referee).

We were on stage at the Cathedral of the Rockies in Boise, Idaho when we finally got a run with 62 behind the back basketball passes throw and 61 of them caught cleanly before time expired. We did have one pass that bounced before being corralled that was subtracted from the total.

If you would have asked me a few months ago if I could break a basketball passing world record (not ever having played organized basketball) when there are organizations like the Harlem Globetrotters who seem to break all the basketball Guinness World Records out there, I would have been skeptical. We approached this with a growth mindset – the idea that you can get better at anything, with no hard upper limit, and the mindset and hard work paid off.

If you think you can break this one less us know in the comments and give it a try with a friend!

It took a lot of work and was exhausting (as well as great exercise). At the end, Jonathan had to take a timeout, but I’m not sure 30 seconds was long enough…