knuckle collectors

Learning Outcomes

Maintain control on body and basketball while dribbling

Description Of Activity

Now that you've taken your driver's test, it's time for a speed challenge.

• When I say, GO! players with a ball will dribble from spot to spot, collecting knuckle-bumps from the other players who are standing on spots. You must continue your dribble while you collect knuckles. Freeze when you hear the stop signal.
• You'll have 2 minutes to collect as many knuckles as you can, and then we'll switch. How many total knuckles can you and your partner collect before the stop signal?

KEY TEACHING POINTS - Soft Knees, Finger Pads, Top of the Ball, Eye Over the Ball, and Alert

Challenges & Modifications

• Add a pass. Students make a bounce pass to classmates standing on spots before collecting a knuckle bump.
• Allow students to pick up their dribble while collecting knuckle bumps.

 

Coaching Tips

 

Play the activity as it is written above.
Introduce a signal for changing dribbling hands and/or speed.
Choose 1 or 2 students to act as defenders, working to force dribbling errors by adding defensive pressure.

Equipment/Material Required

14 large cones, 1 basketball per 2 students, 1 spot marker per 2 students

Create boundaries for a large activity area with cones.
Scatter spot markers throughout the area.
Pair students, scattered throughout the area.
One student on a spot and the other with a ball