LESSON OUTCOMES:
- Demonstrate a lay-up
- Move without the basketball.
EQUIPMENT
- 1 basketball per student
- Containers or basketball cart
- 16-20 cones
- 1 football per 10 students
BEFORE CLASS SET UP:
Place basketball containers in different corners of the play space.
HEALTH- RELATED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: Keep Away (10 minutes)
- Students form groups of 3.
- Demonstrate game with 2 students or with a student and the assistant.
- Designate one student to be in the middle (interceptor).
- On your signal, the 2 outside students pass basketball to each other without interceptor intercepting it or knocking it down.
- Student stays in the middle until you blow whistle (after 1 minute) to rotate.
- All passes must be around interceptor and not over his or her head.
- Interceptor must guard only the thrower and be 3 feet away from thrower.
- Thrower can pivot but cannot move.
- Receiver practices making sharp cuts to get open.
ACTIVITY #1: Alternating Dribble
- Student has own ball.
- Alternate hands while dribbling.
ACTIVITY #2: Alternating Dribble on the Move
- Walk around gym while alternating dribble.
- Practice alternating.
ACTIVITY #3: 4-on-4 Basketball 3 Pass
- Students assemble in groups of 4.
- Object of game: to score the most baskets.
- Two teams of 4 on each half-court (more students per team if courts are limited).
- No dribbling in the game. Student with basketball must keep at least one foot in place by pivoting.
- Game begins with Rock, Paper, Scissors. Ball is in-bounded from half-court.
- Whenever the basketball returns to play it is in-bounded from half-court.
- Teams play man to man (or person to person) defence
- Principle of 3’s in effect:
- No shot until 3 passes to 3 different players.
- Defender on the basketball must be 3 feet away and cannot steal the basketball.
- Play games for 3-4 minutes. Teams leading move up a court and those behind move down a court.
- Ties settled by Rock, Paper, Scissors.
- Use 1 step lay-up whenever close to the basket.
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching and questions.