How To Dribble A Basketball

Introduction

Aside from being a great spectator sport, basketball is also a great way to get in shape, learn teamwork, and to attain self discipline. Being that it's not a frightfully difficult game to play, and that it's a lot of fun, it is often a popular choice among those looking for a new sport to play.

A common oversight among coaches is spending too much time learning "plays" and not enough time learning how to play. Teams do need to have organized offenses and plays, but it is far more important to be able to execute the fundamentals of movement, ballhandling, dribbling, passing and shooting than it is to know how to run through a particular offense.

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This assignement will teach you the techniques to becoming a better at dribbling a basketball.

Task

Dribbling Frenzy:

  • Puropse of activity: To reinforce and review dribbling skills taught previusly and compare their ability to dribble with different balls.
  • Grade Level: 6- 8th

Objectives:

 The students will practice the skills of basketball dribbling and maneuvering.

The students will move safely with and without basketball in game play.

The students will work on fitness drills while maintaining control of the basketball.

Process

Procedures:

  1. Students I want you to  warm up by carrying the basketball from baseline to baseline. 
  2. When the get to the baseline they will do 10 ball squat and lifts. 
  3. The students will dribble the ball for 20 seconds in place stop and switch hands and dribble for 20 more seconds. 
  4. The students will maneuver the ball around their waistline passing it back and forth for 30 seconds clock wise then, they will change directions. 
  5. The students will do a figure 8 motion through their legs passing the ball back and forth in a continuous motion. 

Evaluation

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Student Name:     ________________________________________
Dribbling 4 Mastery 3 Proficient 2 Developing 1 Needs Improvement
1 Feet shoulder with apart 100% of the time Feet shoulder width apart majority of the time Feet shoulder width apart occasionally Feet are not shoulder width apart
2 Bends knees, 100% of time and eyes up looking at target Bent knees and eyes up majority of the time slight bend in knees No bend in knees
3 Elbow bent, arm extended from waist, ball doesn’t go above waist while dribbling 100% of time Elbow bent, arm extended from waist and doesn’t dribble above waist majority of the time Elbow has slight bend, arm may or may not extend from waist level down and balls goes higher than waist Elbow is not bent; arm extends from any level up and down balls goes higher than waist when dribbling
4 Uses only fingertips while dribbling and has ball control 100% of time Uses only the finger tips while dribbling majority of time Does not use only finger tips while dribbling, uses whole hand Does not use only the finger tips while dribbling, uses whole hand and often uses two hands

Conclusion

I hope fun Fitness components were emphasized as well as how fitness can be a fun activity.  I would like for you to write a paper on what you thought about this assignment.  How was it learning outside the classroom?  Did you enjoy adding some fitness components in with basketball skills?