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Shooting and how to create shooting opportunities

I can shoot using the correct technique and use my passing and dribbling skills to create an attack that results in a shooting opportunity.

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Year 4

Shooting and how to create shooting opportunities

I can shoot using the correct technique and use my passing and dribbling skills to create an attack that results in a shooting opportunity.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Move: when trying to outwit an opponent, we combine our passing and dribbling skills to create an attack on goal.
  2. Move: to shoot, hold the ball in one hand, the other supporting, elbow up, pushing with your legs, extending the arm.
  3. Think: carefully selecting when and where to shoot, pass or dribble in a game helps improve our performance.
  4. Feel: striving to improve our shooting even when we are struggling to score demonstrates self-motivation.
  5. Connect: encouragement and cooperation are important when working as a team to improve our performances in games.

Keywords

  • Game - an activity or sport in which people compete with each other according to agreed rules

  • Attack - trying to score points or goals

  • Evaluate - to assess the quality of our performance

Common misconception

Pupils believe that they only need to use their arms when shooting.

Explain to pupils that shooting effectively involves the whole body, paticularly the legs that give us more power. Coordinated body movement will be more successful than just arm strength.


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If basketball nets are limited, use alternative targets that allow pupils to practise the technique. Ensure to rotate pupils so they all get use of the correct target. 'BEEF' (balance, eyes, elbow, follow-through) is a good acronym for the pupils to remember shooting technique.
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Equipment

1 basketball per pupils, 6 basketball hoops/ targets, 30+ cones

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Content guidance

  • Risk assessment required - physical activity
supervision-level

Supervision

Adult supervision required

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Licence

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4 Questions

Q1.
Where should you aim to dribble to in a game?
your teammate
towards a player
Correct answer: into the space
Q2.
What word describes throwing the ball towards the hoop/target?
tackling
passing
Correct answer: shooting
Q3.
What are your team doing when they are trying to score points or goals?
defending
Correct answer: attacking
marking
Q4.
How can you show good teamwork?
Correct answer: give encouragement
always shooting
close control

4 Questions

Q1.
What do we call an activity or sport where people compete with each other according to agreed rules?
Correct answer: a game
training
finals
Q2.
When shooting in basketball, you hold the ball in one hand, but where should your other hand be?
by your side
Correct answer: supporting the ball
above your head
Q3.
By striving to keep improving your shooting, what are you showing?
skill
speed
Correct answer: self-motivation
Q4.
How can you help your team improve their performance?
by always dribbling
moaning at them
Correct answer: encouraging them