Year 3 Basketball Lesson 4

Lesson Summary

Learning Intentions

  • Create space and opportunities to take a shot in basketball
  • Use a two-handed technique to perform a basketball shot
  • Assist teammates in a game to shoot

Skill Development Basic two-handed shot (set shot)

Success Criteria

  • I can find ways to shoot
  • I can use both hands to shoot the ball correctly
  • I can assist my team to score

We are Learning...

to perform a two-handed shot to score baskets.

Curriculum Links

NC – Develop and apply simple attacking tactics as part of a team game.

L – Explain why using both hands helps improve control and accuracy when shooting a basketball.

N – Explain the meaning of the word consecutive when used to describe a series of scores, passes, or points (e.g. “three consecutive goals”).

Equipment

  • Basketballs
  • Cones
  • Basketball/netball hoops
  • Bibs

Key Questions

  • How do we create power in the two-handed shot?
  • Why is it important that everyone in your team can shoot well?
  • How did you assist your team to shoot? What could you improve next time?

Basic shot

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Teaching Points

✔︎ Basic two-handed shot

  • Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent
  • Place your shooting hand under the ball and your other hand on the side to support it
  • Keep your shooting arm bent at 90 degrees, with shoulders facing the basket
  • Focus your eyes on the net
  • Push up through your legs to generate power
  • Finish by flicking the ball off your fingertips to add spin and lift

Lesson Content

Starter Activity - On the move around the world

Set-Up:

  • Children should form a circle of groups of approximately 6.
  • Each group will need one ball between them in the circle.

How to Play:

  • Player 1 passes the ball to anyone in the circle
  • After making the pass, Player 1 follows their pass and takes the spot of the person they passed to (Player 2)
  • Player 2 then passes to another player and does the same—pass and follow
  • Continue the pattern, keeping the ball moving around the group
  • Players should try to use a chest pass (from Lesson 2)
  • If confident, they can also try a bounce pass

Extension: Make the circle bigger to increase throwing distance and challenge control or running Loop Challenge:

    • Pass the ball to the person next to you, then run around the outside of the circle
    • While that player is running, the others continue passing
    • When the runner returns to their spot, the next player does the same
    • Continue until everyone has had a turn
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Skill Development

Basic two-handed shot preparation: Walk around the area, avoiding others. Practice dribbling with both hands to ensure they know which is their dominant hand.

10 Point Shots – Split the class into as many groups as there are nets, you could improvise with a netball net. However, ensure all children get to practise with a basketball net. Set up 10 cones around each net as per the diagram. Set the net to a height you feel is appropriate for your pupils’ ability. Each child starts on cone 1 when they have made a successful shot, they can move to cone 2 and so on.

Easier: Only need to hit the rim of the net and not score to move on. Step closer to the net.

Harder: Try to get two or more consecutive nets before moving on to the next cone.

Discuss with the class how this activity may require perseverance and determination. Discuss how children could respond if they miss multiple shots in a row and feel like they are stuck at one cone. What should others in their group do to help them?

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Activity

3 v 3 Half Court, Conditioned Game – The game is played 3 v 3 with one net.

The attacking team start with the ball and should work together to advance towards the net. Defenders should try to stop them by using a good defensive posture and running back if the attacker gets the ball past them.

Condition: Each time the team attacks, they must ensure they assist others in making a shot. If, during their first attack, player A shoots or scores, during their next attack, the team should assist player B in making a shot.

Rules

  • Play always starts from the start line.
  • When attackers score or knock the ball off the back line, the game turns over, and the defenders become attackers and restart the game from the start line.
  • If the defender makes deliberate contact, attackers get a free throw from the sideline in line with where the offence happened.
  • If a defender knocks the ball off the sideline or backline, a sideline ball is awarded to the attackers in line with where it went off.
  • If a defender intercepts the ball, play stops, attackers and defenders swap roles and restart from the start line.

Extension: If groups seem confident with the principle of the game, you can keep the flow of the game going without having to restart. If a defender intercepts the ball, instead of stopping the team can work the ball back to the half way line by dribbling and passing and then advance forward to shoot.

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