LESSON OUTCOMES:

• Demonstrate a chest pass
• Execute a fake chest pass
• Move to an open area without basketball.

EQUIPMENT:

• 1 basketball for every 2 students
• Containers or basketball cart
• 2-4 noodles
• 5 cones per court to setup grid

BEFORE CLASS SET UP:

• Set up a grid area for every 6 students, about a quarter of a basketball court.
• Place basketball containers in different corners of the play space.

HEALTH-RELATED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: Knock Out (10 minutes)             

• On your signal, students dribble with the dominant hand, moving within the court and trying to knock the basketballs away from other students.
• Students protect their basketballs with movement and with a non-dribbling arm.

If basketball is knocked away, or the student loses control of basketball, the student must exit area, and dribble the basketball once around the outside of the court before re-entering the game.

ACTIVITY #1: Partner Chest Pass     

• Students find a partner and perform chest passes with one basketball.
• Students should include faking a pass either left or right.
• After a minute of chest passes, students begin bounce chest passes.

TRANSITION

Pairs should form groups of 6, 2 basketballs per group.

ACTIVITY #2: 3 Catch Game 

• Object of game: complete 3 passes to your own team.
• Demonstrate the game with students.
• Assign 2 teams of 3 to each quarter of the basketball court.
• One point for every 3 consecutive passes is awarded.
• After 3 consecutive passes, the basketball is placed on the ground for the opposing team to begin.
• If a pass is incomplete, the basketball goes to the other team.
• Principle of 3’s is in effect:
• Must defend from 3 feet away.
• 3 catches by 3 different people to score a point.

COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE

Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.