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Basketball Skills Development

Help Tane, Arjun and Wiremu plan a basketball skills session for a community day beside a building site. They practise only on a clearly marked court outside the fenced work zone. Read each situation carefully, then choose, explain or plan a skillful response.

Read the situation

At the community day, Tane is practising a controlled dribble, Arjun is ready to receive a pass and Wiremu is defending. Tane keeps his eyes up and spots that Arjun is free. The players agree to use clear calls, safe spacing and controlled passes. Their court is outside the construction fence, well away from machinery and materials.

1.Tane needs to dribble past a defender while noticing where his teammates are. Which technique is most useful?

Use finger pads to control the ball, keep it near his body and look up when possible.
Slap the ball with both palms and stare down at it.
Bounce the ball as high as possible and run with it.
Hold the ball while moving so the defender cannot reach it.

2.Arjun is nearby and a defender is between Tane and Arjun. Which pass is often a good choice to send the ball around the defender?

A controlled bounce pass, aimed so it reaches Arjun after one bounce.
A high throw straight at the defender.
A behind-the-back pass without looking.
A chest pass directly into the defender.

3.Match each pass with the description that best fits it.

Chest pass
Bounce pass
Overhead pass

A pass that can travel beneath a defender's outstretched arms
A pass released from above the head, useful over a close defender
A quick, direct pass to a nearby teammate

4.Arjun passes to Tane, then stands still right beside him. Explain one movement Arjun could make to give Tane a safer, clearer passing option.

5.A teammate is learning the BEEF shooting cue. Fill in each word: B = balance; E = ; E = ; F = .

6.Use the space below to plan a simple three-player passing sequence for Tane, Arjun and Wiremu. Mark each player with a T, A or W, draw two arrows to show the passes, and add one arrow showing how a player moves into open space.

7.Wiremu is closely defended and Tane sees a teammate open near the sideline. Write one short, useful call Tane could make, and explain how it helps the team.

8.The ball rolls towards the fenced building site. To save time, a player should duck through the fence and retrieve it.

TrueFalse

9.Arjun loses the ball, and the other team starts moving towards the hoop. Describe one helpful action Arjun and one helpful action his teammates can take straight away.

10.Choose one basketball skill—dribbling, passing, shooting or teamwork. Write a specific goal you could work on during a short practice, and say how you would know you had improved.