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Basketball Teamwork Fundamentals

Read each game situation carefully. Choose or write answers that show how players can work together, communicate and play safely.

Work as a team

Your team is playing a friendly basketball game. Use the situations below to make smart team choices.

1.Your team wins the ball and starts moving up the court. Which player is usually responsible for bringing the ball forward and helping organise the attack?

A guard
A centre
A referee

2.A teammate is open nearby. Name one helpful thing you could say before passing, and explain why it helps.

3.Choose all the actions that help a basketball team work together.

Passing to a teammate in a better position
Calling out to warn a teammate that a defender is close
Trying to take every shot yourself
Encouraging a teammate after a mistake

4.Match each basketball action to its main purpose.

Pass
Dribble
Communicate
Defend

Move while bouncing the ball
Make it harder for the other team to score
Share useful information with teammates
Move the ball to a teammate

5.True or false: When you dribble, use your fingertips to control the ball rather than slapping it with a flat palm.

TrueFalse

6.During a game, a teammate misses a shot and looks disappointed. Write one encouraging thing you could say or do.

Make a play

A good team makes space, looks for teammates and moves after passing.

7.You pass the ball to a teammate and then stay still beside them. What is a better team choice after you pass?

Move to an open space where you could receive another pass
Stand in the teammate’s way
Turn your back and stop watching the play

Draw three attackers as Xs and one defender as an O. Add arrows to show a pass and a player moving into open space. Label the player with the ball.

8.A defender is between you and the basket, but a teammate is free and closer to the hoop. Explain why passing may be a better choice than taking a difficult shot.

9.Name two ways to play fairly and safely when defending an opponent.

10.Think about playing in a team. What is one teamwork strength you could use in basketball, and one skill you would like to improve?