EQUIPMENT
2 basketballs per group
OBJECTIVE
Today we are playing Knockout. In this game, the objective is to make a shot before the person behind you does.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Before the game begins, form a single file line behind the free throw line.
- The first two students will receive the basketballs.
- When I say, "GO!" the first person in line will begin to shoot.
- Once the student in front of you has shot, you may begin to shoot.
- Your first shot must always be from the free throw line.
- If you do not make your first shot, catch the ball and keep shooting from anywhere inside the boundary lines.
- If you make a basket before the student behind you does, you are safe. You must give your ball to the next student in line and go to the end of the line.
- If the student behind you makes a basket before you do, you are eliminated.
- You cannot bump or knock another student’s ball out of the way.
Game 1: Play as indicated above.
Game 2: You can bump or knock another student’s ball out of the way.
Game 3: Full Court Version – Have students start on the end line and dribble all the way down the court to the opposite free throw line. Once the student has shot from the free throw line, the next student can go.
TEACHING TIPS
- Approach: Depending on class size, use more than one hoop and divide students into multiple groups.
- Discussion: Ask students to share who they saw doing a good job at making an "L" with their shooting arm when shooting.