by Neetu | Jun 11, 2020 | Sports
Aim
Get the batting & Throwing basics correct for Grip, Stance, Movement while making the shot.
Equipment Required
• Bat (Small-Medium size)
• Smiley Balls
• Fluff Balls
• Tennis Balls
Play Area Set-Up
1. Create boundaries for a large activity area with large cones.
2. Create a batting area and throwing area individually while taking respective sessions
Activity Description (Batting)
1. Grip
- Place bat face down
- Have hands together
- Pick bat up with V’s made by the thumb and index finger pointing down back of the bat
2. Front Foot Shot
- Watch the ball
- Lift bat straight back
- Step towards the line of the ball
- Head over ball
- Use full-face of bat
3. Stance and Back lift
- Stand in a comfortable side on position
- Eyes level
- Feet shoulder-width apart
- Bat resting on back foot Shot
- Lift bat straight
- Move back and across to off stump back with the back foot
- Front foot moves back and in line with the body
KEY TEACHING POINT: Keep the hands above the ball ALWAYS
Throwing :
1. Grip
- Fingers on top of the ball
- Fingers across the seam
2. Action
- Front arm, hip, and footpoint towards the target
- Throwing an arm up at shoulder height
- Step as you throw
- Follow through as if bowling
KEY TEACHING POINT: The fingers, wrist, elbow, and shoulder should all be used
Grade Level Progression
1. Increase the speed of the ball while batting, Throwing towards a particular direction.
2. Vary the speed of the ball while batting, Throwing towards a particular direction & Target
3. Increase the distance between the batting and bowling spots. Hitting a target or throw between the target while throwing in changing directions
by Neetu | Jun 11, 2020 | Sports
Aim
- Move into open space in order to get open for a pass from my teammate.
- Discuss which game strategies worked and which did not work.
Equipment Required
1 spot marker per 3 students, 1 basketball per 6 students, Pinnies for teams, Cones to create a grid
Play Area Set-Up
- Create 1 large grid per 6 students with 1 spot marker positioned at each end of the grid to act as baskets.
- Group students into teams of 3, each team with its own color and each student with a wristband.
- Teams play Rock, Paper, Scissors to see who starts with the ball.
Activity Description
- It’s time to have some fun with our basketball skills and play 3 v 3 Bounce Ball.
- Each team will try to score a point by bouncing the ball on their team’s spot. Points are also scored by making complete passes to each member of your team in a single possession.
- Defense must play 3 full arm-lengths away from offensive players and can only intercept passes. They cannot touch offensive players. If a foul is made, the offense scores a point.
- When a team successfully bounces the ball on their spot, change possession with play going in the other direction
KEY TEACHING POINTS – Ball Fake to Freeze Defense, V-Cut to Get Open
Grade Level Progression
- Third graders may require a slower-paced game. Play 3 offense v 2 defense with one team remaining offense for 2 minutes before switching roles. How many points can each offense score in 2 minutes?
- Play the activity as it is written above.
by Neetu | Jun 11, 2020 | Sports
Aim
- Use the cues for shooting and give shots a high rainbow arc.
- Remember and recite the cues.
Equipment Required
1 spot marker per student, 1 basketball per 2 students, a 2 ft high object
Play Area Set-Up
- Place half of the spots on the perimeter of the activity area. Scatter half of the spots inside the activity area.
- Set rubber penguins up in front of 2 spots as “challenge defenders.”
- Pair students, one student at an inside spot with a basketball, the other at a perimeter spot
Activity Description
- It’s for a speed challenge that will test all of your basketball skills. You and your partner will try to score as many baskets as you can in 2 minutes.
- When I say, “GO!” players next to the inside spots will use proper shooting form and shoot to the spot in front of them. After shooting, dribble to your partner on the perimeter and make an accurate bounce pass and switch positions. While waiting, perimeter players mirror the actions of offensive players.
- As soon as the pass is made, dribble to a new inside spot for another shot. Continue until you hear the stop signal.
- 2ft high objects are set up at a couple of spots as challenge defenders. Be sure to shoot over the top of the defender!
KEY TEACHING POINTS – Square Up to Target, Ball in Pizza Platter Position, Bend Knees, Extend Up, Snap Wrist, Wave-Goodbye Follow Through
Grade Level Progression
- Play the activity as it is written above.
- Add obstacles like cones to general space for students to dribble around.
- Add students as passive “defenders” 1 pace in front of each spot. Offensive players must shoot up and over the defenders’ heads
by Neetu | Jun 10, 2020 | Sports
Aim
Experience and develop passing to the partner and catching/receiving skills.
Equipment Required
4 large cones, 1 basketball per 2 students
Play Area Set-Up
- Create boundaries for a large activity area with cones.
- Pair students, scattered throughout the area with a ball.
Activity Description
- We’re going to work on our passing skills with an instant activity called Passing Triathlon.
- As soon as you come into the activity area, get a partner and 1 basketball. Complete the following events: 10 chest passes, 10 bounce passes, 20 alternating bounce/chest passes (i.e., partner 1 – bounce pass, partner 2 – bounce pass, partner 1 – chest pass, partner 2 – chest pass, etc.).
- If you make an error and drop a pass, restart from where you left off.
- When you’re finished, put the ball on the floor and both partners hold the plank position until the stop signal.
KEY TEACHING POINTS – Passing: Thumbs Behind Ball, Fingers Apart on Sides, Step to Target, Push with Both Hands; Catching: Show Hands with Thumbs Together, Watch the ball into Hands, Catch with Soft Hands
Grade Level Progression
1: Play the activity as it is written above.
2: Continuous play. When finished, students take a step back and start again.
3: Students shuffle in a circle, facing each other, passing as they move.
Challenges & Modifications
- Add an overhead pass as a Triathlon event.
- Students complete three sets of bounce passes.
by Neetu | Jun 10, 2020 | Sports
Aim
- Move into open space and away from potential taggers while keeping control of the dribble.
- Understand offensive and defensives strategies for Dribble Tag.
Equipment Required
4 large cones, 1 basketball per student
Play Area Set-Up
- Create boundaries for a large activity area with cones.
- Students scattered throughout the area in self-space with a ball.
Activity Description
- It’s time to dribble in traffic and under pressure with a game of Dribble Tag.
- Everyone is “it.” The object is to dribble around the activity area without losing control of your ball. At the same time, you’ll try to knock other players’ basketballs away from them and out of bounds.
- There are three ways to get tagged: 1) your ball is knocked out of bounds; 2) you dribble out of bounds; 3) you touch or bump another player.
- If you’re tagged, take your ball out of bounds on the perimeter and complete 3 right-hand dribbles, 3 left-hand dribbles, and 3 crossovers. Then re-enter the game
KEY TEACHING POINTS – Soft Knees, Finger Pads, Top of the Ball, Eye Over the Ball and Alert
Grade Level Progression
- Play the activity as it is written above.
- Introduce a signal for changing dribbling hands.
- Introduce a signal for changing speeds.
Challenges & Modifications
- Add more challenging fitness tasks for players working to re-enter the game.
- Only 2 or 3 students are “it” and act as defenders while dribblers concentrate on ball handling.
