Basketball Lesson Plans
These are suggested lesson plans reflect an overall plan of starting class with muscle strengthening and aerobic activity before skill teaching. My experience is students run into class full of energy with the exception to run. The first ten minutes of class is intend to burn off this energy in fatiguing activity. Students are better listeners while they are fatigued and resting. The plans reflect a pattern of a short demonstration/teaching then a more active drill, followed by another short demonstration/teaching time. The drills and games may be changed to better meet the limitations of equipment, facility or student skill level. Ten foot baskets are too high for k-2 students. If eight foot baskets are not available then substituting trash can for the baskets is a useful tool.
LESSON PLANS DAY 1
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Balls
I. Warm-up
Sit-ups, pushups
Aerobic warm-up Freeze Tag 5minutes
II. Passing Skill
Explanation / Demonstration
All children stand with their toes on the black baseline.
Passing technique demonstrated.
Wall passing drill explained
Wall Passing Drill 5 minutes
Walk up the line of students and give individual instruction as they do
the drill.
After one minute have them step back two steps.
After another minute have them step back two steps.
Contest. Count how many times they can hit the target in one minute.
II. Dribbling Skill
Explanation / Demonstration 3 minutes
All children stand with their toes on the black baseline.
Drills 5 minutes
Dribbling. Dribble from the knee.
Dribble while walking from end to end.
Dribble while running.
Give individual instruction while drilling.
Count how many times you can dribble from end to end in 60 seconds.
Game 5 minutes - Steal
IV. Shooting
Shooting Free-throw
Explanation / Demonstration 3 minutes
Drill 10 minutes
Shoot free throws (each person has a ball)
How many baskets can you make in one minute?
Horse in pairs or triplets
V. Integrating The Day
Games 10-15 minutes
Line Basketball
Lightening
LESSON PLANS DAY 2
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Balls
I. Warm-up
Sit-ups, pushups
Aerobic warm-up 5 minutes Blob
II. Passing Skill
All children stand with their toes on the black baseline.
Explanation / Demonstration 3 minutes Chest Passing technique
Drill 5 minutes
Walk up the line and give individual instruction as they do the drill.
Pair the students and pass to partner.
Chest pass
After one minute have them step back two steps.
After another minute have them step back two steps.
Contest. Count how many times they can catch the ball without dropping it as a team in one minute.
Two hand bounce pass.
One hand bounce pass
Overhead pass.
Baseball pass.
III. Dribbling Skill
All children stand with their toes on the black baseline.
Explanation / Demonstration 3 minutes Dribbling demonstrated
Drill 5 minutes
Dribbling. Dribble from the knee.
Dribble while walking from end to end.
Dribble while running.
Give individual instruction while drilling.
Count how many times you can dribble from end to end in 60 seconds.
Game 5 minutes
Steal
V. Shooting
All children stand with their toes on the black baseline.
Explanation / Demonstration 3 minutes
Demonstrate one shot and then do the drill, stop and demonstrate another shot and do a drill: free throw, lay-up, hook shot
Drill 10 minutes
Shoot the shot demonstrated: free throw, lay-up, hook shot
How many buckets can you make in one minute?
Games 10-15 minutes
Lightening
Relay - one
VI. Integrating Unit
Line Basketball
LESSON PLANS DAY 3
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Balls
I. Warm-up
Sit-up, pushup
Aerobic warm-up 5 minutes Freeze Tag
II. Passing Skills
A. All children stand with their toes on the black baseline.
Explanation / Demonstration 3 minutes Passing technique
Demonstrate one pass and then do the drill, stop and demonstrate another type of pass and do a drill:
B. Drill 5 minutes
Walk up the line and give individual instruction as they do the drill.
Pair the students and pass to partner.
Chest pass
After one minute have them step back two steps.
After another minute have them step back two steps.
Contest. Count how many times they can catch the ball without dropping it as a team in one minute.
Two hand bounce pass.
One hand bounce pass
Overhead pass.
Baseball pass.
III. Dribbling Skill
A. All children stand with their toes on the black baseline.
Explanation / Demonstration 3 minutes Dribbling
B. Drill 5 minutes
Dribble while walking.
Dribble while running.
Give individual instruction while drilling.
Count how many times you can dribble from end to end in 60 seconds.
C. Game 5 minutes
Steal
IV. Shooting Skill
A. Explanation / Demonstration 3 minutes
Shooting lay-up, hook shot
B. Drill 10 minutes
Shoot lay-up
How many buckets can you make in one minute?
Shoot hook shot
V. Offensive Plays
A. Offensive Plays Demonstrates
Give & Go
B. Drills
Pair students and practice Give and go 5 minutes Games 10-15 minutes.
C. Pick & Roll Demonstration
D. Drill
Line Basketball
Lightening
Relay
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