Lesson Focus: Basketball
4
~Shooting~
Grade 3rd – 6th
Instructional Objectives
To learn proper passing
techniques.
NASPE Standards
Equipment Needed
Basketballs
Cones
Instructional Activities
Run, stop, pivot
Triple Threat
Astronaut Fitness
Cues or Important Points
Introduction Activity
Feet shoulder width apart
Free Foot in front of pivot foot
Knees bent, head up
Ball held near shooting-side hip
Fitness Development Activity
Walk – arm circles
Flexibility and trunk development
Skip FWD/BWD/Sideways
Upper body strength Challenge
Slide, change lead leg
Abdominal development
Jump like a pogo stick
Upper Body Strength
Trot lightly
Flexibility and trunk development
Gallop backwards
Lesson Focus
Shooting Position
• Fingers, thumb and pad at top of palm all contact ball.
• Palm and heel of hand OFF the ball.
• A well-positioned hand has air pocket between it and
ball.
Shooting Form
• Stand square to basket.
• Fingers should be on seams of ball.
• Cradle ball with fingers of shooting hand on seams.
• Hold side of ball with off hand, at shoulder height
on your strong side.
• Bend elbow so that shooting arm forms an L.
• Push up with arms and legs and release ball with snap
of wrist.
• Follow through
Lay Up
• Start about 10 feet from the basket, on the right side,
at a 45-degree angle to the hoop.
• Step forward with left foot and dribble with right hand.
• Step with right foot and pick ball up off the dribble.
• Step again with left foot and put right hand behind ball
with fingers up.
• Jump off left foot, drive right knee up and shoot ball
Shooter and Rebounding
-2 lines
off window (backboard) and in.
Game Activity
20-Second Shooting Challenge
-Groups of three
-Each player shoots for 20 sec from 4 positions
-Shooter, rebounder, feeder
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