UNIT 5: BASKETBALL
Key unit competence: Develop basketball tactical skills.
5.1. Prerequisite (Knowledge, skills, attitudes and values)
Students of senior five will develop better basketball tactical skills
if they have well developed basketball technical skills learned in S4 and physical exercises.
5.2 Cross-cutting issues to be addressed
Gender:
In teaching and learning process of basketball, the teacher must prepare and
provide physical activities that engage both girls and boys equally to exploit their
full potential and talents without any discrimination or prejudice.
Inclusive education:
The teacher as a facilitator he/she must consider different special education
needs and select basketball activities to adapt his/her teaching approaches
to the students. This creates a positive attitude and helps all students to
participate actively and develop their competence levels.
Financial education:
The teacher should integrate Financial Education into his/her teaching/
learning activities by providing the local and no cost teaching material where is possible.
He/she must encourage students to make their own materials that can help them to
develop competences not only in sports at school but also in their daily life.
Standardization culture:
The teacher must choose and select the standardized materials to use in his/her
teaching/learning process of basketball. It is necessary to provide appropriate
materials required to the levels of students and help them to develop culture of
checking and using the quality of sport materials for the competitions before using
them in order to prevent injuries and other accident.
Environment and sustainability:
The teacher should provide materials and deliver the lesson by encouraging students
to protect the environment and well use of materials. The teacher helps them to
develop the spirit of keeping safe the environment they use in physical education and sports activities.
Peace and values education:
The teacher helps students to develop fair play and social values by avoiding violence and
conflict in their basketball games and by setting clear and relevant instructions.
He/she should provide the activities that help students to develop their competence peacefully.
Comprehensive sexuality education:
The teacher provides basketball activities and sets instructions that prevent sexual harassment,
any kind of gender-based violence like sexual abuse and physical contacts oriented to the sexuality intention.
Genocide studies:
While conducting basketball exercises a teacher should take a time to explain
students how sports should be used to fight against Genocide ideology and how to prevent it.
For example, to organize Genocide memorial tournaments at school and give
the message related to the Genocide.
5.3 Guidance on introductory activity
Before introducing the lesson one of this unit, you must introduce the whole unit.
The teacher as a guide, facilitator and expert, ask questions or give activity related
to tactical skills used in basketball in order to help them to predict what to be learned in the whole unit5.4 List of lessons/sub-heading
Lesson 1: Players’ position and system formation exercises
Perform exercises of positioning and designing system formations.
b) Teaching resources
Basketball court, Rim and post, Balls, Cones, Whistle, Watch/Stopwatch,
Chasubles, Laptop, Projector, Flash, Internet and Videos (related to basketball tactical skills).
c) Prerequisites/Revision/Introduction
Students of senior five will develop better basketball tactical skills of players’ position and
system formation exercises if they have well developed basketball technical skills learned in
S4 and physical exercises.
d) Learning activities
Opening discussions
– Ask the students to brainstorm different tactical skills of playing
basketball, which can help them in taking position and identifying
different system formations.
– Introduce the topic of the day.
– Invite students to start warm up exercises.
Warm up exercises and stretching exercises
- The whole class with the guidance of the teacher, let students perform general warm
up exercises and specific warm up based on the most body’s parts to be used in develop
tactical skills of players’ position and system formation exercises in basketball and
stretch their muscles properly.
- Guide them while performing warm up and stretching.
- Help them/demonstrate/correct where is necessary.
Activity5.1
Using the Basketball court, place 5-5 players on two parts of the playground then give
them the ball and ask them to play according to Basketball rules and regulation.
As teacher help players to know responsibilities of each position according to the designed system formation.
Using the Basketball court, place 5-5 players on two parts of the playground then
give them the ball and ask them to play according to Basketball rules and regulation.
As teacher help players to know responsibilities of each position according to thedesigned system formation.
Cool down exercises
– Let students do light exercises and stretch their group of muscles by
insisting on most used parts.
– Randomly, one of students leads cool down exercises.
– Guide them while stretching their muscles systematically.
Closing discussions (RCA)
Reflect
- How did you proceed to succeed exercises of player’s position and system
formation?
- What are the challenges did you face while performing players’ position and
system formation exercises?
- Describe different types of system formation used in basketball
Connect
- How players’ position and system formation exercises are useful in
basketball game?
Apply
– How could tactics of players’ position and system formation exercises
in basketball help you to become best players in your society?
Lesson 2: Motion offense exercises
a) Learning objective
Perform exercises of developing motion offense
b) Teaching resources
Basketball court, Rim and post, Balls, Cones, Whistle, Watch/Stopwatch,
Chasubles, Laptop, Projector, Flash, Internet and Videos (related to basketball
tactical skills).
c) Prerequisites/Revision/Introduction
Students of senior five will develop better basketball tactical skills of motion
offense exercises if they have well developed basketball technical skills learned
in S4 and physical exercises.
d) Learning activities
Opening discussions
– Ask the students to brainstorm different tactical skills of playing
basketball, which can help them in motion offense tactics.
– Introduce the topic of the day.
– Invite students to start warm up exercises.
Warm up exercises and stretching exercises
– The whole class with the guidance of the teacher, let students perform
general warm up exercises and specific warm up based on the most
body’s parts to be used in develop tactical skills of motion offense
exercises in basketball and stretch their muscles properly.
– Help them/demonstrate/correct where is necessary.
e) Lesson body
– Tell to the students that Motion offense is a category of offensive
scheme used in Basketball.
– Explain to them that Motion offense use player’s movement often as a
strategy to exploit the quickness of the offensive team or to neutralize
a size advantage of the defense. The easiest way to begin teaching
the 5-out offense is to start with the basic movements of passing and
cutting in 5-0 situation.
Activity 5.2
Set out 5 cones at 5 fill spots on the court. Let students know that when
they’re not cutting, they must change in one of these 5 positions
Application activity 5.1
Player A start with the ball enter inside the zone (A’) turns on his right
to give/pass the ball to player E who moves on his left toward the place
A then shoot by a jump shoot after receiving the ball from (A’). Player A
become B then B become C, C become D, D become E, E become A after
shooting.
5-0 situation (use one ball)
Kick-Ups (2Man Drills) 2 balls
Kick ups, which is also known as keepie-uppies, is the practice of juggling
a soccer ball with the feet, thighs, and head. It’s a great way to practice ball
Kick-Backs (2Man Drills) 2 balls
Kick-back pass means passing the ball back to perimeter after penetration
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Backdoor (2Man Drills) 2 balls
When the defense is overplaying the passing lanes, the wing player can
fake out his defender for an open layup by cutting behind him, otherwise
called “backdoor”. It’s key to create enough space on the wing and aroundthe basket so the help defense is too far away to recover.
Cool down exercises
Let students do light exercises and stretch their group of muscles by insisting
on most used parts.
– Randomly, one of students leads cool down exercises.
– Guide them while stretching their muscles systematically.
Closing discussions (RCA)
Reflect
– How did you proceed to succeed exercises of motion offense exercises
in Basketball?
– What are the challenges did you face while performing motion offense
exercises in Basketball?
- Describe different types of motion offense used in basketball.
Connect
– How motion offense exercises are useful in basketball game in
Basketball?
Apply
– How tactics of motion offense exercises in basketball could help you to
become best players in your society?
Lesson 3: Counter attack exercises
a) Learning objective
Perform exercises of counter attack.
a) Teaching resources
Basketball court, Rim and post, Balls, Cones, Whistle, Watch/Stopwatch,
Chasubles, Laptop, Projector, Flash, Internet and Videos (related to basketball
tactical skills).
b) Prerequisites/Revision/Introduction
Students of senior five will develop better basketball tactical skills of counter
attack exercises if they have well developed basketball technical skills learned
in S4 and physical exercises.
c) Learning activities
Opening discussions
– Ask the students to brainstorm different tactical skills of playing
basketball, which can help them in counter attack.
– Introduce the topic of the day.
– Invite students to start warm up exercises.
Warm up exercises and stretching exercises
– The whole class with the guidance of the teacher, let students perform
general warm up exercises and specific warm up based on the most
body’s parts to be used in develop tactical skills of counter attack
exercises in basketball and stretch their muscles properly.
Help them/demonstrate/correct where is necessary.
d) Lesson body
Explain to the students that a counter move happens when a defender is able
to stop an offensive player’s ability to continue in their scoring opportunity.
This counter is a quick decision move that will help increase the probability of
a scoring play.
Tell them that a counterattack in basketball is when a team attacks immediately
after regaining the ball from defending the opponent`s attack.
Activity 5.3
Footwork and shooting
Individually, provide 2 balls to be used in front of basketball board on the 2
sides of penalty zone then a player picks up the balls side to side and shoot
(static and jump shoot)
Activity 5.4
Pivot and counters
Individually, provide 2 balls to be used in front of basketball board on the
2 sides of penalty zone then a player starts by pivot when he picks up the
ball dribble once then layup shoot and the second ball make a jump shoot.
Activity 5.5
Ball handling and weak hand development
A player two balls (left and right) try to dribble those balls consecutively or
alternatively from the front line to the center line and back to the penalty
line then leave one ball to finish with a layup and go back for the second
ball to finish by a jump shoot after picking up it on the penalty line. In
counterattack when number 1 hold the ball, number 2 and number3 cross
in transition to out and number 4 and 5 make transition to in.
Cool down exercises
– Let students do light exercises and stretch their group of muscles by
insisting on most used parts.
– Randomly, one of students leads cool down exercises.
– Guide them while stretching their muscles systematically.
Closing discussions (RCA)
Reflect
– How did you proceed to succeed exercises of counter attack in
Basketball?
– What are the challenges did you face while in counter attack exercises
in Basketball?
– Describe different types of counter attack exercises used in basketball.
Connect
– How counter attack exercises are useful in basketball game?
Apply
– How c tactics of counter attack exercises in basketball could help you
to become best players in your society?
Lesson 4: Man to man defense exercises
a) Learning objective
Perform man to man defense exercises.
b) Teaching resources
Basketball court, Rim and post, Balls, Cones, Whistle, Watch/Stopwatch,
Chasubles, Laptop, Projector, Flash, Internet and Videos (related to basketball
tactical skills).
c) Prerequisites/Revision/Introduction
Students of senior five will develop better basketball tactical skills of man to
man defense exercises if they have well developed basketball technical skills
learned in S4 and physical exercises.
d) Learning activities
Opening discussions
– Ask the students to brainstorm different tactical skills of playing
basketball, which can help them in man to man defense
– Introduce the topic of the day.
– Invite students to start warm up exercises.
Warm up exercises and stretching exercises
– The whole class with the guidance of the teacher, let students perform
general warm up exercises and specific warm up based on the most
body’s parts to be used in develop tactical skills of man to man defense
exercises in basketball and stretch their muscles properly.
– Help them/demonstrate/correct where is necessary.
e) Lesson body
Activity 5.6
Defensive footwork
In pairs, players face to face arranged on parallel lines of defending zone or
use a similar disposition then move on lateral chasing (without speed and
with speed).
Activity 5.7
In pairs, players face to face, player A handle or maintain the ball with two
hands and player B with squat position touch on the ball then the ball push
him backward chasing side to side from the front line to the center line.
Vice versa,
Activity 5.8
In pairs, players face to face, player A dribble the ball from the front line
towards the center line and player B with squat position defend him
backward chasing side to side from the front line to the center line. Vice
versa
Cool down exercises
– Let students do light exercises and stretch their group of muscles by
insisting on most used parts.
– Randomly, one of students leads cool down exercises.
– Guide them while stretching their muscles systematically.
Closing discussions (RCA)
Reflect
– How did you proceed to succeed exercises of man to man defense in
basketball game?
– What are the challenges did you face while in man to man defense
exercises in basketball game?
– Describe different types of man to man defense exercises used in
basketball game
Connect
– How man to man defense exercises is useful in basketball game?
Apply
How could you apply tactics of man to man defense exercises in basketball help
you to become best players in your society?
Lesson 5: Zone marking defense exercises
a) Learning objective
Perform zone marking defense exercises.
b) Teaching resources
Basketball court, Rim and post, Balls, Cones, Whistle, Watch/Stopwatch,
Chasubles, Laptop, Projector, Flash, Internet and Videos (related to basketball
tactical skills).
c) Prerequisites/Revision/Introduction
Students of senior five will develop better basketball tactical skills of zone
marking defense exercises if they have well developed basketball technical
skills learned in S4 and physical exercises.
d) Learning activities
Opening discussions
– Ask the students to brainstorm different tactical skills of playing
basketball, which can help them in zone marking defense.
– Introduce the topic of the day.
– Invite students to start warm up exercises.
Warm up exercises and stretching exercises
– The whole class with the guidance of the teacher, let students perform
general warm up exercises and specific warm up based on the most
body’s parts to be used in develop tactical skills of zone marking
defense exercises in basketball and stretch their muscles properly.
– Help them/demonstrate/correct where is necessary.
e) Lesson body
Activity 5.9
Here we have different types of Basketball zone defense which can change
the disposition according to the attacking system to defend but the structurestill the same.
Cool down exercises
– Let students do light exercises and stretch their group of muscles by
insisting on most used parts.
– Randomly, one of students leads cool down exercises.
– Guide them while stretching their muscles systematically.
Closing discussions (RCA)
Reflect
– How did you proceed to succeed exercises of zone marking defense?
– What are the challenges did you face while in zone marking defense
exercises?
– Describe different types of zone defense exercises used in basketball
Connect
– How zone defense exercises are useful in basketball game?
Apply
– How could tactics of zone defense exercises in basketball help you to
become best players in your society?
Lesson 6: Defending opponent with the ball exercises
a) Learning objective
Perform exercises of defending opponent with the ball.
b) Teaching resources
Basketball court, Rim and post, Balls, Cones, Whistle, Watch/Stopwatch,
Chasubles, Laptop, Projector, Flash, Internet and Videos (related to basketball
tactical skills).
c) Prerequisites/Revision/Introduction
Students of senior five will develop better basketball tactical skills of defending
opponent with the ball exercises if they have well developed basketball technical
skills learned in S4 and physical exercises.
d) Learning activities
Opening discussions
– Ask the students to brainstorm different tactical skills of playing
basketball, which can help them in defending opponent with the ball.
– Introduce the topic of the day.
– Invite students to start warm up exercises.
Warm up exercises and stretching exercises
– The whole class with the guidance of the teacher, let students perform
general warm up exercises and specific warm up based on the most
body’s parts to be used in develop tactical skills of defending opponent
with the ball exercises in basketball and stretch their muscles properly.
– Help them/demonstrate/correct where is necessary.e) Lesson body:
Activity 5.11
In groups of 3, start by a crisscross evolution from the front line to finish with
a shoot to the other side then player A become an opponent and B & C players
become defenders. When the opponent dribble and escape defender A, B willbe ready to stop or defend him/her too.
Cool down exercises
– Let students do light exercises and stretch their group of muscles by
insisting on most used parts.
– Randomly, one of students leads cool down exercises.
– Guide them while stretching their muscles systematically.
Closing discussions (RCA)
Reflect
– Which are the ways should you use to perform learned in defending
opponent with the ball exercises in basketball?
– How did you proceed to succeed exercises of defending opponent with
the ball in Basketball game?
– Describe different types of defending opponent with the ball exercises
used in basketball.
Connect
– How defending opponent with the ball exercises are useful in basketball
game?
Apply
– How tactics of defending opponent with the ball exercises in basketball
could help you to become best players in your society?
Lesson 7: Defending opponent without the ball exercises
a) Learning objective
Perform exercises of defending opponent without the ball.
b) Teaching resources
Basketball court, Rim and post, Balls, Cones, Whistle, Watch/Stopwatch,
Chasubles, Laptop, Projector, Flash, Internet and Videos (related to basketball
tactical skills).
c) Prerequisites/Revision/Introduction
Students of senior five will develop better basketball tactical skills of defending
opponent without the ball exercises if they have well developed basketball
technical skills learned in S4 and physical exercises.
d) Learning activities
Opening discussions
– Ask the students to brainstorm different tactical skills of playing
basketball, which can help them in defending opponent without the
ball.
– Introduce the topic of the day.
– Invite students to start warm up exercises.
Warm up exercises and stretching exercises
– The whole class with the guidance of the teacher, let students perform
general warm up exercises and specific warm up based on the most
body’s parts to be used in develop tactical skills of defending opponent
without the ball exercises in basketball and stretch their muscles
properly.
– Help them/demonstrate/correct where is necessary.
e) Lesson body
Activity 5.11
Box out drill
In groups of 3, the defender A and the opponent B face to face but player C stays
beside B. In defending position, a touch with his/her hand (on the chest level)
in order to feel the opponent to defend. After the hop given to start, player B
tries to escape the player A in order to find the ball behind the defender. By
defending action, player A turn around for making sure that the opponent todefend stay in his/her back for protecting to achieve his/her objective.
Cool down exercises
– Let students do light exercises and stretch their group of muscles by
insisting on most used parts.
– Randomly, one of students leads cool down exercises.
– Guide them while stretching their muscles systematically.
Closing discussions (RCA)
Reflect
- How did you proceed to succeed exercises of defending opponent without
the ball in Basketball game?
- What are the challenges did you face while in defending opponent without
the ball exercises in Basketball game?
- Describe different types of defending opponent without the ball exercises
used in basketball game.
Connect
- How defending opponent without the ball exercises are useful in basketball
game?
Apply
– How could tactics of defending opponent without the ball exercises in
basketball help you to become best players in your society?
5.6 Additional information for teacher
Basketball is played by two (2) teams of five (5) players each. The aim of each
team is to score in the opponents’ basket and to prevent the opponent team to
score in my own basket.
Positioning in Basketball
Players in a basketball game have assigned basketball positions: center, power
forward, small forward, point guard, and shooting guard. The center is the
tallest player on each team, playing near the basket. On offense, the center tries
to score on close shots and rebound.
Teaching each player various positions on the court is important. To help
encourage floor spacing and floor balance, the following diagram is provided.
– Positions 1 and 2 refer to guards.
– Position 3 is a small forward,
– Positions 4 and 5 are post players.
Point guard (1): The point guard is the team leader and play caller on the
basketball court. A point guard needs good ball handling skills, passing skills as
well as strong leadership and decision making skills.
Shooting guard (2): The shooting guard in basketball has the main
responsibility of making long outside shots including the three-point shot. The
shooting guard also should be a good passer and able to help the point guard
with the ball handling.
Small forward (3): Along with the shooting guard, the small forward is often
the most versatile player on the basketball team. They should be able to help
with ball handling, make an outside shot, and get rebounds. The small forward
is often a great defensive player as well.
The combination of height and quickness can allow them to defend a number
of positions and take on the best scorer on the opposing team. On many teams
today the small forward and the shooting guard are almost the same position
and are called “wing” players.
Power forward (4): The power forward on a basketball team is usually
responsible for rebounding and some scoring in the paint. A power forward
should be big and strong and able to clear out some space under the basket.
Power forwards are often good shot blockers as well.
Center (5): The center is usually the biggest or tallest member of the basketball
team. In NBA, many centers are 7 feet (2.1m) tall or taller. The center can be a
big scorer, but also needs to be a strong rebounder and shot blocker. On many
teams the center is the final line of defense.
The center also known as the pivot or the big man, usually plays near the
baseline or close to the basket (the “low post”).
Types of system formation
In basketball, a formation is the way that players are positioned on the
court. There are formations for both offense and defense. Each formation has
its own strengths and weaknesses. Zone defenses are good for limiting player
fouls but may be weak against good three point shooting teams. Teams often
use different formations to counter the strategy or formation their opponent
is using.
There are three main formations in Basketball that all others branch out from:
– Man to man defense.
– Zone defense.
– Press defense.
There are many types of formation in Basketball. All formations system from a
few basic principles:
– Player movement and spacing (offense);
– Getting open on the court with cuts and screen (offense);
– Giving the to your best players (offense);
– Playing fast or slow based on the tempo of the opponent and game
(offense);
– Forcing turnovers with steals, blocks and traps;
– Focusing on a specific area of the court, such as the half-court, fullcourt,
corner or three-point line (offense or defense).
When discussing the alignment of players on the court, numbers are often used
for quick recognition (2-3 zone defense, 1-4 high offense, 1-3-1 press). In this
format, the numbers tell how many players are in each location on the court:
the first number usually indicates how many players are at top of a formation
(farthest from the basket), and so on.
Example: In a 2-3 zone defense, two defenders will be positioned near the top
of the key, while the remaining three guard the areas between them and the
baseline.
The Basics of the Motion Offense.
The motion offense is a widely used offense in the game of basketball because
of its versatility and the ease of learning the basic concepts within it.
It differs from other offenses because it involves a set of philosophies and no
plays are called throughout the game, the offense just flows using ball screens,
cuts, passing, player movement, and good spacing.
So, a motion offense incorporates the basic elements of offensive basketball
and lets the players use them however they see fit. The type of motion offense
depends on the number of players on the perimeter usually four out and one in
or three out and two in.
Good ball movement and quick player movement will allow the motion defense
to beat almost any defense there is whether a zone or man to man.
A ball screen is an offensive basketball play in which a non-ball-handling
offensive player screens a defender by placing their body between the defender
and a teammate. This creates space for teammates to catch or distribute passes,
attack the hoop, or shoot a jump shot.
A basketball cut is an offensive skill that occurs when a player without
possession of the ball uses a specific action to move from one location on the
court to another with the primary purpose of creating space and getting open
from a defender.
Player movement
The more the ball can quickly move from player to player, the more the
defense will have to communicate, rotate, etc., and that means more potential
breakdowns. Quality ball movement not only makes things easier for the
offense, but it also makes things much more difficult for the defense.
There are four ways that players can move with the ball on the court in
basketball. Passing. Shooting. Dribbling. Pivoting.
Spacing in Basketball
Spacing and more specifically good spacing, is a foundational aspect within the
game of basketball and its general notion is that players on the court, especially
during offensive execution, should always strive to be at least 12 to 15 feet away
from each other.
End unit assessment 5.6
Setting players’ position and system formation, motion offense, counter
attack, man to man defense zone marking defense, defending opponent
with the ball, defending opponent without the ball exercises and observes
how students perform these Basketball tactical skills.
5.7 Additional activities
5.7.1 Remedial activities
Regular performance of players’ position and system formation, motion offense,
counter attack, man to man defense zone marking defense, defending opponent
with the ball and defending opponent without the ball exercises.
5.7.2 Consolidation activities
Increase the performance of players’ position and system formation, motion
offense, counter attack, man to man defense zone marking defense, defending
opponent with the ball, defending opponent without the ball exercises.
5..7.3 Extended activities
Request students to participate in different Basketball competitions organizedby a school.