Keep Away
Tactical Problem:  Maintaining possession of the ball

Skill Development:  Dribbling for possession and protection
 


Teaching Points: 

Tactic: 

  • Moving into space away from opposition 
  • Pressuring other players


Skill: 

  •  Keep head up
  •  Low body position with knees bent
  • Arm bar to protect ball
  • Low dribble
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Organizational Points: 
  • Each student is spread out around the basketball court with a ball
  • The goal is to knock another students' ball out of the playing area while still dribbling and maintaining possession of the ball
  • If the ball is knocked out of bounds the student must retrieve the ball and enter back into play
Extensions:
  • Designate with pinnies a few students to be "IT", depending on class size.  These students will try to knock the other students' ball away.  This just adds extra pressure.

 
 
     
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