Tactic: 

• Receive pass after finding an open space

Skill: 

• Ready to shoot ball after pass is received
• Arm at 90
• Power from the legs
• Hands up ready to receive pass

Five shots without defender (above)

Five shots with defender (above)
 
 
 

• Students find a partner
• Go to one of six baskets and designate one shooter, one rebounder
• Shooter moves around the key and puts hands up when ready to receive ball
• Passer rebounds ball and passes back to the shooter
• Shooter is ready to shoot the ball when he/she receives the pass
• Each person shoots five times, then switch

Extensions:

• Once students are more confident, passer defends basket after they pass the ball
• Highlights importance of shooter being in ready positon when the ball is received
• Each person shoots five times, then switch.