Musical Ball Bounce
Focus: Dribbling
Objective: Students will be able to dribble at different speeds while walking.
Standards: Oklahoma Academic Standards for Physical Education, S1.E16: Dribbles and travels in general space at a slow to moderate speed with control of ball and body.
Cues: “coloring hand”
Equipment: cones, 8 basketballs, speaker, phone with music, OPTIONAL: YouTube video teaching how to dribble (included below)
Protocols: “eyes on me”, “ready, set, go!”
Set Induction: “How many of you have played basketball, or watched a basketball game? Awesome! Does anyone know how basketball players move the ball down the court? Dribbling, right! Today we are going to play a game where we have to know how to dribble!”
Culminating Activity:
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Make a small square of cones for students to walk and dribble their ball around.
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When they get to the station, have the students sit inside the square of cones.
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After introduction and instructions, have students stand around the square of cones, and be sure each student has a ball.
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When the music begins have all the students dribble a ball to the beat of the music around the cones, in a line.
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When the music stops have the students quickly exchange their ball with another student.
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Provide different types of balls of various sizes.
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Use various music selections which have different types of tempos.
Closure:
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What sport requires dribbling skills?
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Can someone demonstrate for me how to dribble?
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What kind of ball do we dribble with?
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