Introduce students to basic skills like dribbling, passing, and shooting!
An introduction to the basic components of basketball! These instructional materials aim to provide every student with a foundation in which they can develop their basketball skills that will eventually lead to fun and successful gameplay. To do so, students will get comfortable and confident with a full breakdown of basic dribbling, passing, and shooting techniques. While working on different skills and drills, students can also explore the basic rules and strategies of basketball, with an added bonus of different games and activities they can play at any time or place!
Breakdown:
This program includes 5 sections:
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Dribbling
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Passing
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Lay Ups
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Shooting
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Rules & Game Play
Lesson Format:
Each drill has written and video instruction. We recommend taking about 5-10 minutes on any drill to introduce the skill and allow time for students to practice. Teachers can pair and match different drills depending on total class time. In addition, students will benefit from reviewing and repeating drills over multiple classes to really fine tune their basketball skills. This program also comes loaded with PDF content to explore different elements of basketball that can be incorporated throughout the lessons.
Audience:
Grades K-12. This program is appropriate for everyone. Any student who is relatively new to basketball would benefit from this foundational introduction to basketball.
Requisites:
No formal requisites; open to all students!
Equipment:
Must Have:
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Basketballs
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Hoops
Nice To Have:
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Basketball Lines - Can also mark free throw line with cones
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Cones and or lines to mark distances for traveling dribbling drills
Assessments:
Suggestion: Create custom metrics to log different types of basketball data relevant to your group/audience. Example: Free Throws Made (10 Attempts)