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Basketball Skills and Respect

Work through the situations as a player, teammate and referee. Choose or write responses that show safe basketball skills and respect for everyone’s mana.

Read the game

Your team is practising a three-on-three game. The defenders are close, a teammate is free near the sideline, and the shot clock is not part of this practice. Players agree to call their own fouls and keep the game positive.

1.You are dribbling towards two defenders. Which action is most likely to help you keep control and notice your teammates?

Bounce the ball as high as possible and look down at it
Use controlled, low dribbles and keep your head up
Hold the ball and run through the defenders
Kick the ball towards the free teammate

2.The sideline teammate is free. Name one pass that could reach them safely, and describe one useful feature of that pass.

3.A teammate misses a shot. Which response best supports the player and the team?

Tell them they have let everyone down
Say nothing and refuse to pass to them
Encourage them, then get ready for the next play
Argue with the referee about the miss

Skills and safe play

Use basketball knowledge to solve the next situations.

4.After gathering the ball with both hands, you take extra steps without dribbling. What is this violation called?

5.Choose the two actions that show sound shooting technique.

Use a balanced stance and aim carefully
Throw as hard as possible from any position
Follow through towards the target after release
Close your eyes as the ball leaves your hands

6.During a close contest for the ball, both players reach for it and one falls. Give one safe action the players should take next.

Respect in action

Mana is a person’s dignity, standing and influence. Manaakitanga involves care and respect for others; whakawhanaungatanga is about building and maintaining relationships. In sport, these values are shown through actions, not just words.

7.A player disagrees with a foul call. Which response shows respect while still allowing them to ask a question?

Shout insults at the other team
Calmly ask the player who made the call to explain it
Walk off with the ball
Make the same foul deliberately

8.Write two practical ways to show manaakitanga or whakawhanaungatanga during a basketball game. Explain how one of your actions could help someone feel included.

9.Your team is making a short code for a respectful game. Write three clear rules: one about communication, one about fair play, and one about including teammates.

10.After the game, your team wins by one point. Name one respectful thing you could say or do towards the opposing team.