basketball

BASKETBALL
BASKETBALL JONES
• Game of dribble tag
All students have a basketball. In a restricted area ½ to ¾ of
the students dribble and try to hit the other students’
basketballs away while maintaining control of their own. If a
student loses control of their ball they hand the ball to the
next student in line outside the court. The student, having
passed the ball to the next student, joins the end of the line.
Class discussion
• What skills are important in the game Basketball (move
quickly, jump, shoot, stay close to your opposition player)?
• What fitness skills would you need to play basketball well?
• Why? (CSF 3)
TEACHING NOTES
• Footwork skills can be learned initially by shadowing teacher
before going into line drills.
• In dribbling drills concentrate on fingertip control. Encourage
older students to take eyes off ball.
• In line drills use cones to divide court into three (foul line,
centre line, foul line). Do not have students doing drills on
end line (near walls), as they may not be able to control
momentum.
ASSESSMENT
• Develop a criteria checklist for evaluating students ability to
perform a dribble (consideration need to be given to order of
introduction and mastery of skills when assessing):
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eyes directed forward throughout the bounce
ball contact with fingers of one hand at about hip
height
wrist and elbows bend then straighten to push
the ball
hips and knees slightly flexed during the bounce
ball bounces in front of and to the side of the
body
SUGGESTIONS FOR DEEPER LEARNING
• Revisit SOSE material related to purpose of rules.
• Discuss the different roles people can play in teams and how
that transfers to activities beyond sport.
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