Passing Triathlon

Learning Outcomes

Experience and develop passing to the partner and catching/receiving skills.

Description Of Activity

• Were going to work on our passing skills with an instant activity called Passing Triathlon.
• As soon as you come into the activity area, get a partner and 1 basketball. Complete the following events: 10 chest passes, 10 bounce passes, 20 alternating bounce/chest passes (i.e., partner 1 bounce pass, partner 2 bounce pass, partner 1 chest pass, partner 2 chest pass, etc.).
• If you make an error and drop a pass, restart from where you left off.
• When youre finished, put the ball on the floor and both partners hold the plank position until the stop signal.

KEY TEACHING POINTS - Passing: Thumbs Behind Ball, Fingers Apart on Sides, Step to Target, Push with Both Hands; Catching: Show Hands with Thumbs Together, Watch the ball into Hands, Catch with Soft Hands

Grade Level Progression

1: Play the activity as it is written above. 2: Continuous play. When finished, students take a step back and start again. 3: Students shuffle in a circle, facing each other, passing as they move.

Challenges & Modifications

• Add an overhead pass as a Triathlon event.
• Students complete three sets of bounce passes.

     

Equipment/Material Required

4 large cones, 1 basketball per 2 studentsCreate boundaries for a large activity area with cones.
Pair students, scattered throughout the area with a ball.