EQUIPMENT:
OUTCOMES:
The student will:
NATIONAL STANDARDS: 1-4
INSTRUCTIONS:
Group students evenly at five or six hoops and place a variety of items such as soft balls, yarn balls, rubber chickens, scarves, or beanbags in the center of the playing area. The purpose is to obtain as many items as possible in the hoop when time is called. Students may carry one item at a time. Items must be carried (not thrown or passed). Students may not defend their hoop.
TEACHING HINTS:
One way to incorporate health content is to signal red items as muscle, yellow as fat. Groups should try to gain muscle and get rid of fat. This activity can also be done using different colors as food groups.
INSTRUCTIONS:
TEACHING HINTS:
Hold the chute continuously while exercising.
Direct locomotor movements while holding parachute.
Use music to motivate.
Alternate locomotor movements with seated strength and stretching exercises.
Dribble-and-Pivot Drill
Players scatter in pairs around the floor. Each pair has one ball. On the first whistle, the front player of the pair dribbles in any direction. On the second whistle, the player stops and pivots back and forth; on the third whistle, he or she dribbles back and passes to the partner, who immediately dribbles forward, repeating the drill.
Squad Split-Vision Passing Drill
This drill requires two basketballs. The center player holds one ball; player 1 has the other. The center player passes the ball to player 2 while receiving the other ball from player 1. The center player now passes to player 3 and receives the other ball from player 2 until the balls move completely around the semicircle. To rotate players, the player with the ball moves to the center and the first center player becomes player 1. All other players shift one space to the right.
Dribble-and-Shoot Drill
Students form two files at one end of the floor. One file has a ball. The first player dribbles in and shoots a layup. A member of the other file recovers the ball and passes it to the next player. As each person in turn either shoots or retrieves, he or she goes to the rear of the other file. When students develop some proficiency in the drill, two balls can be used to provide more shooting opportunities.
TEACHING HINTS:
Drills are an excellent way to practice skills that are used in game situations.
Drills focus on learning skills, so excessive emphasis on the skill outcome will lower performance rather than improve technique.
Shooting spots are marked on the floor with rubber spots. Players are in groups of three. A player begins at the first spot and continues until he or she misses a shot. The player can then wait for another turn or take a second “risk” shot. If the player makes the risk shot, he or she continues “around the world.” If the player misses the shot, he or she must start over on the next turn. The winner is the player who goes around the world first.
TEACHING HINTS:
Change the make-up of the groups so different students play together.
A variation is to count the number of shots that players take to move around the world. The person who makes the circuit with the fewest shots is the winner.
Review defensive skills taught during the class.
Why is it important to develop rhythm skills?
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