Description Of Idea:
Prior to
the students arriving, set the activity area up as follows: Use colored
floor tape to make and number 3 long taped zones in front and parallel
to each of the baskets (zone #1 closest to the basket; Zone #3 farthest
away). Make two large tape "X's", one on each side of the basket (zone
#4), and two additional "X's" extended out from the ends of the #3 zone
(zone #5). Put ten basketballs (one for each team) facing each basket,
each sitting on one deck ring, to keep them from rolling on the floor.
One frisbee is put behind each of the ten balls. After students have had
prior practice in dribbling and shooting skill techniques, explain that
this is a five-zone game which will require them to do well with both skills.
They will be on a group of two or three players; each group will stand
behind one of the ten frisbees or hoops. At the signal, the first player
in each group will pick up the basketball off the ring, dribble to the
#1 zone, and take a shot from anywhere in that zone. If the player makes
the shot, he/she dribbles to the #2 zone, shoots, and continues on to #3,
#4, and #5, as appropriate. While this is taking place, the other members
on the team are standing in line dribbling the ball, using both the right
and left hands, while watching their teammate shoot. When a shooter misses,
he/she dribbles back to the team and places the ball on the ring. He or
she then goes to the pail in the middle of the gym and picks up the earned
number of bean bags: for each basket made in the numbered zone, the group
gets that number of bean bags (e.g., one bean bag for a shot made in zone
#1; 5 bean bags for a shot made at zone #5, etc.). The next person in line
may go as soon as the ball is placed on the ring (the first player takes
their ball off the ring when they get back to the line so they can dribble
while waiting). The game will continue until all the bean bags or objects
from the center of the gym are gone or for a specified amount of time,
at which point each team counts the number of bean bags they earned. During
the activity, observe to see if students are shooting from the correct
zones, and are using correct dribbling and shooting techniques. During
the activity, you may decide to rotate one member of each team in a clockwise
direction before each round, to add variety to each team.