2nd - 5th grades
A...Students will begin dribbling, moving around the court, challenging different skilled dribblers at different skill levels and discussing double dribble and traveling. Students will play "Dribble Pirates" as students try to control their own ball and tip others balls away. Control is emphasized and high vs low dribbling demonstrated. Students will then be instructed on shooting cues: ball in front of neck, hand behind ball, jump and push. They will shoot to the roof attempting to shoot as high as possible. Groups of 6 will be formed and students will conduct their own two team shooting contests at their own basket.
B...Students will again start out dribbling with an explanation of the improtance of the dribble. Students will play "Dribble Pirates" and then "Offense Defense" where half the students dribble (offense) and the other half tries to steal (defense) and then become offense. A demonstration of "2 on 1" follows and students will practice offense defense skills in groups of 5 to 7. Groups more advanced or that improve will try "3 on 2".
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K - 1st grades
A...Students will be asked to dribble in open spaces, either standing still or moving. They will be challenged in different ways: low vs high, moving and still, same hand vs cross over, good hand vs bad hand, and dribbling on a spot. Students will get in relay form in groups of two and then take turns dribbling out and around a basket. Emphasis will be on keeping the ball in front of them and continuously dribbling. Students will have 5 minutes of free shooting at the end of class.
B...Dribbling will begin like last class and students will be challenged at higher levels. Again groups of twoo will be made and moving dribbling relay will be performed. Next students will shoot back and forth to their partner, correcting each others form from the basketball shooting cues mentioned earlier. The last five minutes will be free shooting again, this time shooting form will be corrected.
