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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.

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