Dee Benson
Basketball Assessment
1) The purpose of this assessment is to measure the ability of basketball skills along with
basketball knowledge. This assessment lasts for 1 whole week. Athletes should be able to
perform basic skills along with knowing the correct terminology to go along with the skills
performed. This assessment will evaluate the players in shooting, ball handling, passing,
movement, and rebounding. They should also be able to perform skills individually along
with cooperating on a team. This athlete will be assessed on a number scale from 0-5 with 5
being the highest level. The purpose is to see how much the athletes improved through the
duration of the assessment.
2) This assessment will cover a number of different skill and age levels. We will have 3 different
level schooling assessments. ( Middle school, High School, College) The age of the athletes
really does not matter as long as they within one of the three schooling systems. We will
have the separate assessments for men and for women. So all together we will have 6
different groups being assessed. (MEN-Middle, High , College: WOMEN- middle, High,
College)
3) The athletes will be assessed on a Pre-test/Post-test scale. (Before and After) This gives the
athletes time to improve and show us what skills they really need to work on. They should
be trying their hardest and asking for feedback from the coaches to help them with the skills
they lack in. The coaches should be more than willing to give feedback but also
encouragement. You really do not want to put the athletes down but want to give the
inspiring words to help push them along the way, not saying that we won’t tell them the
truth about their level of play, but something like constructive criticism. When they get an
achievement/ reach one of their goals we tend to let the whole camp know so that the
athletes would push themselves that much more. As far as the final exam during this
assessment the athletes will perform the same test as the Pre-test on the second to last day
of the week.
4,5,6,

Ball Handling (one choice- should be the most representative of the athlete's skill level)
Has difficulty dribbling and catching
Possesses some ball handling skills but they are very limited
Can handle ball with dominant hand only
Can handle ball with both hands
Has ability to go either direction on the dribble
Has ability to beat defender regularly with dominant hand
Has ability to beat defender regularly with either hand

Passing (one choice- should be the most representative of the athlete's skill level)
Has difficulty completing a pass/short pass to a teammate
Can sometimes make a pass to an open teammate with token pressure
Can only complete a pass to teammate after looking directly at him/her
Has ability to choose best type of pass (bounce, chest, skip, other)
Has ability to complete a no look or quick pass to an open teammate
Controls game with ability to complete an advanced pass (no look/snap pass) to open player when
they are in good position

Movement (one choice- should be the most representative of the athlete's skill level)
Maintains a stationary position; does not move to a loose ball
Moves only 1-2 steps toward ball or opponent
Moves toward ball; but reaction time is slow and only in a limited area of the floor
Movement permits adequate court coverage
Good court coverage; reasonably aggressive
Exceptional court coverage; aggressive anticipation

E. Shooting (one choice- should be the most representative of the athlete's skill level)
Periodically can make an uncontested lay up
Can make shots inside of lane
Can make shots inside of lane and occasionally attempts a mid range jump shot
Can make some mid range jump shots
Can make some mid range jump shots and will attempt shots beyond 15'
Has excellent shooting form and makes shots from all ranges on court

Rebounding (one choice- should be the most representative of the athlete's skill level)
No understanding of rebounding positions or principles, often beaten to a missed shot
Gets rebounds only when they land directly to him/her
Goes after loose balls within 3 to 4 steps
Aggressively goes after rebounds, gets many
Exceptional ability to get to missed shots on both sides of the basket and either side of the court
7)
BASKETBALL Formative Assessment
Performer 1 _________________________Performer
2______________________________
Grade_______Period_______Day______Date___________________
Directions: In groups of five, you are going to assess one another's DRIBBLING,
SHOOTING,
PASSING as well as SAFETY and court ETIQUETTE. Two players are the
performers, two
players are the defenders and one person is the assessor.
Performers: While using correct form, play a 5 minute ½ game of basketball.
Assessor: Read the criteria for each skill and provide feedback to the performer.
Check "yes" or "not yet" upon demonstration of each area.
Rotate players after each 5 minute round
SKILL: DRIBBLING
P1 P2
CUES: YES NOT YET YES NOT
YET
1. Head up
2.Dribble waist level or lower
3. Dribble off pads of fingers
4. Dribble ball close to body
5. Has control of the ball most of the time
SAFETY & ETIQUETTE
P1 P2
CUES: YES NOT
YET
YES NOT
YET
1.Plays without making unnecessary physical contact with others
2.Retrieves ball from adjacent space by waiting until play
is over and politely asking " Ball Please" & saying "Thank You"
SKILL: SET SHOT
P1 P2
CUES: YES NOT YET YES NOT YET
1. Knees Flexed
2. Shooting hand behind the ball
3.Extend elbow and legs
4. Index finger pointing at the basket
SKILL: LAY-UP
P1 P2
CUES: YES NOT YET YES NOT YET
1. See target
2.Lift shooting knee
3. Extend shooting elbow
4. Used backboard
5. Has balance upon landing
SKILL: CHEST PASS
P1 P2
CUES: YES NOT YET YES NOT YET
1.Swing ball in Triple Treat
Position
2.Step in direction of pass
3.Push ball out & extend
4. Snap Wrist
5. Ball is passed to receiver's
chest
SKILL: BOUNCE PASS
P1 P2
CUES: YES NOT YET YES NOT YET
1.Swing ball in Triple Treat
Position
2.Step in direction of pass
3.Push ball out & extend arm
down
4. Snap Wrist
5. Ball is passed to receiver's
Waist
Basketball Grading Rubric
Score
4
3
Dribbling
Passing
Student is
Student is
able to
able to
maintain
deliver a
control over
successful
the basketball
on target
with
chest and
dominant and bounce pass
nonto a
dominant
teammate
hand with a while on the
defenseman
run
on him/her
Catching
Student is
able to catch
pass on the
run and
complete a
successful
rebound
maintaining
control
Student can
maintain
control over
the basketball
with a
defenseman
on him/her
Student is
able to catch
a pass and
complete a
successful
rebound and
maintain
control
Student is
able to
deliver a
successful
on target
chest and
bounce pass
to a
teammate
Shooting
Student is
able to
complete a
lay-up on
both
dominant
and nondominant
sides and a
jump shot
with a
follow
through
Student is
able to
complete a
lay-up and
jump-shot
with full
follow
through
Rebounding
Student is
able to
complete full
rebounding
motion and
pivot to left
or right
away from
defenders
Pivoting
Student is
able to pivot
off of
dominant
and non
dominant
foot without
committing
a walking
violation
Student is
able to
complete
successful
rebound and
maintain
control
Student is
able to pivot
successfully
off of
dominant
foot and not
commit a
walking
violation
2
1
0
Student can
Student can
Student is
somewhat
somewhat
somewhat
maintain
complete an able to catch
control over
accurate
a pass or
the basketball
pass to a
rebound
until he/she
teammate
has a
by only a
defenseman
chest or
on him/her
bounce pass
Student is
Student is
Student
often unable often unable often drops
to contain
to deliver a
the ball
control over
chest or
more than a
the basketball bounce pass catch from a
while
accurately teammate by
dribbling
to a
the means of
teammate
passing or a
rebound
No Score
No Score
No Score
Student is
able to
complete a
lay-up and
close jump
shot but
has no
follow
through
Student is
often
unable to
complete a
successful
jump shot
or lay-up
No Score
Student is
able to catch
the ball but
unable to
contain
control over
the rebound
Student
pivots off of
dominant
foot but
sometimes
commits a
walking
violation
Student is
often afraid
to jump up
for a
rebound in
fear of injury
Student is
more often
unable to
pivot on
dominant
foot and
commits
walking
violations
No Score
No Score
References
Jerry Krause, Don Meyer, Jerry Meyer - Human Kinetics (2008)
http://www.hoopskills.com/