WEEK 7-8 LESSON PLANS

5-8 Basketball Lessons

STORYLINE
Today we are going to warm up our basketball muscles. Your goal is to join us for these running drills to get your bodies loosened up and ready to play.

INSTRUCTIONS

• Animals runs- let’s run like our favorite animals their and back

• High Knees-run down the court and back kicking your knees up as high as possible. This drill is not for

  speed.

• Butt Kickers-run down and back kicking your buttocks with each stride.

• Line Runs-Run down and back touching different lines each time on the floor.

• Squat jumps- jump and land lightly into squat position

• Repeat one more time

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Remind students that this is not necessarily a race. It is important to go at a pace that is personally challenging, but allows you the ability to stop quickly.
  Discussion: Ask students to share who they saw doing a good job at catching the ball with both hands.

STORYLINE
Today we are going to be in a magical basketball circle. We will wake up our basketballs and get them ready for us to play with them.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will arrange all of the children in a circle, everyone with a basketball.

• Then we will begin to warm up with our basketballs in the circle.

• First, everyone shake the basketball and say “wake up, wakeup”

• Then we’re going to slap the ball with our hands onto the ground to wake it up

• Everyone hold your ball. We’re now going to slap it with our right hand then left hand 10 times each

• Who wants a challenge? Let’s try “crossover dribbling” from one hand to the other

• Now we can do the “orbit,” moving the basketball around our bodies like the earth moves around the sun

• Lastly, we’ll do “toss and catch.” Throw the basketball up in the air and catch it 5 times. Repeat and possibly switch the order of the different dribbling drills. Typically do all drills twice.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Every child will do each drill differently. Some might dribble well with their right hands and not so well with their left hands. Keep them positive and encourage them to keep trying.
  Safety: Make sure the children have a good spacing between them so the balls don’t hit each other. Also, encourage the children to only toss the ball up in the air at a height they personally feel comfortable with.
  Discussion: It is good to demonstrate each drill and the transition to the next one before the children do it. So coach dribble with your right hand for a few seconds then say “Everybody Right Hand Dribble Go!”

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Aliens and Spaceships (Freeze Tag). The aliens are trying to steal spaceships to invade planet earth.

INSTRUCTIONS

• First, I’m going to pick a child to be IT or (The Alien) and does not have a basketball. The alien will have two yellow noodle arms that they will use to tap the spaceships only on the shoulders.

• Everybody else is a Spaceship and has a basketball.

• The Spaceships will try to stay away from the Alien by dribbling their balls around the court, while the

  Alien tries to tag all of the Spaceships with their noodle arms.

• If a child is tagged by the Alien, they must stay in one spot and do an ORBIT. An orbit means they move the

  ball around their body in a circular motion.

• The orbit signifies that they are frozen and will need a non-frozen spaceship to give them life (tag them)

  before they can move again.

• Have each round go for about 2-4 mins. Then, end the game and designate new kid(s) to be IT (Aliens).

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Remind children to keep dribbling the ball while they run around the court. To add a challenge in bigger groups maybe have two or more kids to be IT (Aliens)
  Safety: Remind the alien not to hit anyone with the noodles, just tap on the shoulders.
  Discussion: Small/younger children might have a hard time doing the ORBIT. Modify if needed.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing a King Kong. Your team’s goal is to help King Kong build his castle by piling up boulders (balls in a hula hoop).

INSTRUCTIONS

• I am going to divide you into 3 teams. Each team will have the same number of kids.

• Now, I’m going to send one person from your team to the other side of the court to stand in the first hula

  hoop and be King Kong. King Kong can’t leave his/her cage. (choose a kid from each team)

• Everyone else will line up in a single file line with your team on the baseline. Let’s see how fast we can do it

• When I say go, the first child in line on each team will dribble down to the other side with their boulder

  (ball), throw the boulder (ball) using a chest pass, to King Kong and run back in line

• If King Kong catches the ball, he/she can put it in the hula hoop behind them. If not, he/she will have to roll

  it back to their team.

• Once the person who dribbled down, gets back to the line, the next person in front can go.

• The team with all it’s boulders in the back hula hoop is the 1st place team.

• Play several rounds so that kids can take turns being King Kong.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Try to keep all children engaged. I would say things such as “Cheer on your teammates” and “okay who is next, are you ready when your teammate gets back.
  Approach: The children may have a hard time with the dribbling so far and the running/moving forward. Modify if needed. Always encourage dribbling and not just running with the ball.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Steal the Bacon, which is a controlled scrimmage game. You will be able to play a quick game against your teammates, practicing for the real scrimmage we’ll play at the end of the session.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I’m going to have everyone line up on the baseline and I’m going to assign you a number that you will need to remember (assign #s based on how many kids you have)

• When the game starts, I will be calling two numbers (Ex: “Numbers 1 and 2 Go!!!”--Be sure to call out two numbers of kids who are equal skill levels)

• When you hear your number called, it’s your turn to play. I will roll or place the bacon (ball) on the court and you will run to it and pick it up.

• If you pick it up first, you will be on offense, trying to shoot. If you don’t pick it up, you’re on defense, trying to make sure the other player doesn’t score. (Choose two kids to go first who will get it more easily to demonstrate)

• The game ends when someone scores or when 30 seconds are up (count down, 5,4,3,2,1)

• Then I will reset you and call out two different numbers.

• Bonus game: If you have a lot of kids standing around, you can divide kids into teams of 3 and call different

  team names to challenge each other.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Try to pair equal skill levels together against each in the game. If one child is a lot better than another child and their numbers are called, it will not be fair or fun for either child.
  Approach: Try not to let the games go for too long. Again 30-45 second is the norm but never any longer than 1 min.
  Discussion: Defense, shooting and dribbling are all used in this game. Some kids might travel or foul accidently. Remind children of safety and technique after each round.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Cookie Monster. In this game, the hungry Cookie Monster is going to try to steal the cookies from the Bakers.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I need everyone to line up on one side of the court in 10 secs with a basketball (on baseline or dots)

• I’m going to select someone to be the Cookie Monster (coach can be cookie monster first to demonstrate)

• To begin each round, the Bakers have to say, “Cookie Monster, Cookie Monster, are you HUNGRY?”

• The Cookie Monsters respond with either “No,” which means the other children have to say it again or,

  “Yes” which means the Bakers have to try and dribble across without getting their cookies (balls) stolen.

• Cookie Monster(s) can only move side to side trying to steal the cookies from the Bakers mid court.

• If the Cookie Monster steals a cookie, the Baker turns into a Cookie Monster.

• We will begin a new round once there are a few Bakers left.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach: Remind children to keep dribbling the ball while they run across the court.
  Safety: Some children might be afraid or upset when their balls are stolen. Let all children know at the beginning, it’s ok to get your ball stolen.