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Basketball

Physical Education

7 & 8 (low-medium
experience level)

6 Weeks (12
lessons 72
minutes duration)

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Unit Overview

Learning Intentions
Knowledge

This unit provides students with the opportunity to

develop a wide range of new sport-specific skills
and implement skills used from previous basketball
units in a new context. This unit is designed around
the game sense model in which students must
recognise tactics and develop the necessary skills
needed to overcome these. This includes students
playing in games which are progressive in difficulty
and introduce new concepts, scaffolding them to a
level where they are able to play using key
strategies in a full game setting. This unit also
provides students with the opportunity to be
selected for the schools inter-school basketball
team.

Students will know how

to shoot with their nondominant hand
Students will know how
many steps are
allowed in a lay-up

Skills

Students will be able

to dribble the ball
using both hands in
various activities.
Students will be able
to shoot using their
dominant hand
Students will be able
to make a right- and
left-handed lay-up
Student will be able
to apply the skill to
competitive game
situations
Students will have to
think tactically and
make decisions
whilst in game
situations.

Standards of Learning (Australian Curriculum - AusVELS)

Understanding

Students will
understand how to
effectively pass the
ball and when to
implement certain
passes for strategic
advantage
Students will
understand the
shooting technique
and are able to
utilise this skill in
drills and games
Students will apply
skills learnt thus far
whilst applying
defensive elements
to their game.

As students work towards the achievement of Level 7 and Level 8 standards in Health and Physical Education, they develop and refine a
range of movement and manipulative skills; for example, gymnastics routines and high-level ball skills such as shooting a basket in
basketball or spiking a volleyball. They participate in a variety of team and individual games and activities, using and building on skills
and strategies from other sports as well as continuing to develop new, sport-specific, skills.
Students engage in activities which develop strategic thinking and tactical knowledge to improve individual and team performance in
competitive sports or games. They collaborate with team members planning strategies and practising set plays for responding to
games-based tactical challenges. Students observe peer performance, developing and using criteria to provide precise feedback about
the performance of motor skills and tactics used in a specific sport or game. They also monitor and analyse their own performance.
Students undertake a variety of roles in team games (for example, player, coach, umpire or administrator) and reflect on their
experiences. They respect the right of others to participate. They reflect on their own personal and social behaviours in physical activity
settings, and how they contribute to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for learning and fair play.

Prior Knowledge
Prior learning:
PE in the previous years
(skills/rules/strategies)
Participation in external sport
Tested through:
Observation of game skill practice and
game play
Class discussions/open ended
questions
Written and verbal questioning

Assessment
Formative Assessment
Tools:

Checklists
Verbal quizzing
Partner work on skills
Small groups work on skills
Setting personal goals

Learning Intentions

Summative Assessment
Assessment tasks:
Pre and Post-Test Quiz
Involvement in competitions
Strategies for feedback:
Teacher/Peer
Written/Verbal
Watching themselves after being
recorded performing the skill

Theme
Suggested learning activities
Equipment/Safety Considerations

Week 1
Lesson 1
Dribbling/Ball Handling

Students will be able to dribble the ball using both hands in various activities.

Students to complete a Pre-Test to gauge students knowledge and understanding of Basketball so far
Introduction to Dribbling/Ball Handling

Dribble Relays
Basketball Fruit Salad
Rob the Nest

Equipment:

Pre-Test
Cones
Class set of Basketballs

Lesson 2

Passing

Students will understand how to effectively pass the ball and when to implement certain passes for strategic advantage

Introduction to Passing
Keeping Possession
When to pass
Pairs Passing
3-man Weave 5-man Weave
4-Corner Passing
5-Star Passing Drill
Protect the Pin
Captain Pass
Pyramid Passing
Baseketball

Equipment:

Cones
Class set of Basketballs

Week 2
Lesson 3
Shooting

Students will understand the shooting technique and are able to utilise this skill in drills and games
Students will be able to shoot using their dominant hand
Students will know how to shoot with their non-dominant hand

Introduction to Shooting

When to shoot

Continuous Rebound
Turn Out/Horse Shoe
Around the World
Golden Child
2 ball Knock Out

Equipment:

Class set of basketballs

Colour sashes
Stop watch/timer
1 basketball court (5 rings)

Lesson 4
Lay-ups

Students will know how many steps are allowed in a lay-up

Students will be able to make a right- and left-handed lay-up
Student will be able to apply the skill to competitive game situations

Introduction to Lay-Ups

Concentration Ball
3-line Lay-up Drill
Timed Lay-Up Drill
Competitive Lay-Ups
Rounders

Equipment:

3 large soft balls

Class set of basketballs

Cones
3 basketball courts
Stop watch/timer

Week 3
Lesson 5
Minor Games game sense

Students will apply skills learnt thus far whilst applying defensive elements to their game.
Students will have to think tactically and make decisions whilst in game.

Introduction to Minor Games

Exploring tactics offense and defence
Types of team defence
When to pass or dribble
Look at defence and offense
Rules
Defensive Stance
Numbers/Fruit Salad
4 or 3 Team Change Over
King
Rounders
Golden Child
Keepings Off
Defend the End

Equipment:

Cones
Class set of Basketballs

Lesson 6
Minor Games game sense

Students will apply skills learnt thus far whilst applying defensive elements to their game.
Students will have to think tactically and make decisions whilst in game.

Introduction to Minor Games

Identifying, moving and creating space
When to pass or dribble or shoot
Defensive Stance
Numbers/Fruit Salad
4 or 3 Team Change Over
King
Rounders
Golden Child
Keepings Off
Defend the End

Equipment:

Cones
Class set of Basketballs

Week 4 - SEPEP
Lesson 7
Round-Robin Week 1

Round
Round 1
1
Plain
Red vv
Green
Blue
Pink
vv
Green
Blue
Pink
Red
v v
Yellow
Yellow
Plain

Round
Round 2
2
Blue
Red vv
Yellow
Pink
Plain
Plain v
v
Pink
Blue
Red
v v
Yellow
Green
Green

Colour sashes
Timer
Score board
Whistles
1 basketball
Basketball court

Lesson 8
Round-Robin Week 2

Round
Round 4
4
Blue
Blue v
v
Green
Green
Yellow
Yellow v
v
Pink
Pink
Red
Red v
v
Plain
Plain

Exploring tactics offense and defence

Types of team defence

Equipment:

Round
Round 3
3
Red
Plainvv
Blue
Green
Green
Pink v v
Pink
Blue
Yellow
Red v v
Plain
Yellow

SEPEP

Round
Round 5
5
Yellow
Red v v
Green
Green
Plain
Blue vv
Blue
Yellow
Red
Plainvv
Pink
Pink

Students understand defensive play and are able to position themselves

to allow defensive pressure.
Students are able to work together in a team to think of strategies to
beat the opposing team.
Students are able to revisit the skills they have previously learnt that
are relevant to basketball and apply them in a game situation.
Beginning of SEPEP

Round 1
Yellow v
Pink
Red v
Plain
Blue v
Green

Round 2
Plain v
Pink
Blue v
Yellow
Red v
Green

Week 5
Lesson 9
Round-Robin Week 3

SEPEP

Equipment:

Colour sashes
Timer
Score board
Whistles
1 basketball
Basketball court

Round 3
Plain v
Blue
Red v
Pink
Yellow v
Green

Round 4
Red v
Yellow
Plain v
Green
Pink v
Blue

Round 5
Red v
Blue
Green v
Pink
Yellow v
Plain

Equipment:

Colour sashes
Timer
Score board
Whistles
1 basketball
Basketball court

Round 1
Red v v
Green
Pink
Yellow v
Green
Plain
Plainvv
Red
Blue

Round 2
Greenvv
Plain
Pink
Red v
Blue
Green
Yellow
Blue
vv
Plain
Yellow

Round 3
Yellow
Red
v v
Pink
Blue v v
Yellow
Green
Red vv
Plain
Plain
Blue

Equipment:

Colour sashes
Timer
Score board
Whistles
1 basketball
Basketball court

Week 6
Lesson 11
Semi-Finals

SEPEP Semi-Finals

Equipment:

Round 4
Bluevv
Red
Yellow
Plain v
Pink
Green
Red vv
Pink
Green
Blue

Round 5
Red v v
Yellow
Yellow
Pink
Plain vv
Blue
Green
Pink vv
Red
Blue
Plain

Lesson 10
Round-Robin Week 4

SEPEP

Round 1

Round 2

Red v Blue
Green v Pink
Yellow v
Plain

Red v Pink
Blue v Plain
Green v
Yellow

Round 3 Final

Lesson 12
Grand Final

SEPEP Grand Final Lesson

Equipment:

Colour sashes
Timer
Score board
Whistles
1 basketball
Basketball court

Round 4 GF

Colour sashes
Timer
Score board
Whistles
1 basketball
Basketball court