![]() Step #5 - Protect the Basketball From the Opponent If a player bounces the basketball without much force, the ball can easily be tapped away by a defender because of the time extra time it isn’t in the offensive player’s hands. The less time the basketball is out of your hands, the more control you have. Players need to push the basketball into the ground with force when they’re dribbling.ĭo this by extending the elbow and snapping their wrist at the bottom of the movement. Step #4 - Pound the Basketball into the Floor Whereas if you were more upright, you’d first have to drop down before you could attack. If your defender reaches in to steal the basketball, you’ll be able to immediately explode past your opponent and attack the rim. There are several reasons for this, but the main benefit is…īeing low to the ground makes you explosive. The basketball SHOULD touch all of the pads on your hand…īut it’s the fingertips which control the basketball.Īll players should be bending their knees and staying low to the ground when they have possession of the ball. This results in a bunch of 5-year-olds making a claw shape with their hand, bouncing the ball with the top of their fingers, and then wondering why they can’t dribble. Some coaches and trainers tell their players the basketball should never touch the palm of their hand while they’re dribbling… Step #2 - Use Your Fingertips For Control It’s important players get comfortable relaxing their hands and fingers. Which results in players ‘slapping’ at the ball. The other issue is players making their hands and fingers too stiff… Spreading your fingers out increases the surface area and gives the player more control. Young kids have a tendency to keep their fingers together unless they’re taught otherwise. Create Your Own Basketball Routine WorksheetĬheck out the Basketball Unit Resource Pack (TPT) Basketball Follow the Leader PackĪll of our follow the leader packs are a “technology upgrade” for anyone with a screen that goes along perfectly with the Unit Resource Packs.The first step in learning how to dribble a basketball is to relax your fingers and make sure they’re spread out evenly on the basketball.Sample Unit Plan with 50 pages of activities. ![]() The Unit Resource Pack will provide you with a ton of printable resources to plan an AMAZING basketball unit. They are also available in our Teachers Pay Teachers Store for anyone who isn’t a member. Each resource is available to all teachers in our membership program ( info on our membership here), just login and download them straight from the membership area. If you want to check out our Basketball Resources you can see an overview of them in the videos below. ![]() #physicaleducation #physed #pegeeks #iteachpe #pe #peteacher #elempe #primarype #basketballĪ post shared by Ben Landers on at 10:35am PST You can purchase my Station Signs at the bottom of this post if you’re interested (see a few examples of the signs below) With my K-2nd Graders I also do lots of Station Work ( more info on teaching with stations here) so they can build up the fundamental skills needed to play modified games when they get to the 3rd – 5th grades. ![]() You can see how I do the Basketball Skill Cues Knowledge Quiz by clicking the link below, it’s pretty simple: Check Out the Basketball Cues Knowledge Assessment Basketball Station Activities ![]() Passing and ShootingĪfter we work on dribbling and ball handling we move on to Passing and Shooting which you can check out by clicking the graphic belowĪt the end of the unit I give my 2nd graders a verbal quiz to see if they know the 3 cues for a basketball dribble, this is one of our common report card assessments for 2nd grade ( details on how I do grades here). Teach the drills at the beginning and then do a follow the leader style warm-up to kick off the following lessons with the footwork drills we taught to the students during the first week. We do similar warm-ups during our soccer unit and jump rope unit. ![]()
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