Wheelchair Basketball
Task Analysis Sheet
Skill Movement – Chest Pass
Skill Present
Yes
No
Place hands on either side of ball
Draw the ball into the chest by flexing elbows
Extend elbows forcefully to pass the ball
Turn thumbs inward and downward upon
release
Assessment:
Recommended Teaching Objective(s):
Skill Movement – Bounce Pass
Skill Present
Yes
No
Place hands on either side of ball
Draw the ball into the chest by flexing the
elbows
Extend elbows forcefully to pass the ball
Turn thumbs inward and downward upon
release
Pass so that bounce hits a spot halfway between
players
Try to land the ball in the receiver’s lap
Assessment:
Recommended Teaching Objective(s):
Skill Movement – Hook Pass
Skill Present
Yes
Stationary
Hold the ball in the hand away from defense
Extend arm out and away from body
Stabilize the body by holding onto opposite
wheel of wheelchair
Bring arm up with the ball and hooking motion
Elbow of passing arm strikes the ear upon
No
release
Assessment:
Recommended Teaching Objective(s):
Skill Movement – Stationary Dribble
Skill Present
Yes
No
Stationary position
Lean to one side
Bounce ball next to main axel of the wheelchair
Uses fingertips to contact the ball
Project the ball back to the floor
Continue
Assessment:
Recommended Teaching Objective(s):
Skill Movement – Continuous Dribble
Skill Present
Yes
No
Bounce ball ahead of the wheelchair
Close to the front casters to one side
Move wheelchair with two quick pushes
Continue dribbling forward moving chair down
the floor
Assessment:
Recommended Teaching Objective(s):
Skill Movement – Shooting
Skill Present
Yes
No
Hold ball in shooting hand
Opposite hand supports only
Shooting shoulder slightly closer to the basket
Raise the shooting hand
Eyes on target
Extend the elbow upon release
Flex the wrist and reach into the cookie jar for
follow-through
Assessment:
Recommended Teaching Objective(s):
Skill Movement – Bounce Stop
Skill Present
Yes
While moving bounce the ball to side of the
wheelchair
As ball bounces up grab both hand rims to stop
No
the wheelchair
Catch the ball with one hand as wheelchair stops
Assessment:
Recommended Teaching Objective(s):
Skill Movement – Bounce Spin
Skill Present
Yes
No
Complete a successful bounce stop
Push with one hand on the wheelchair rim
Pull with the opposite hand on the wheelchair
rim
As the chair spins catch ball with the opposite
hand
Assessment:
Recommended Teaching Objective(s):
Skill Movement – Ball Retrieval
Skill Present
Yes
Wheelchair moving
Approach rolled ball from the side
Lean over toward ball
Pin the ball against the main wheel with the
hand
Control ball as wheel rolls pinned ball upward
Control ball when it reaches top of wheel
Assessment:
Recommended Teaching Objective(s):
No