HLTH3800 Alternative Task - Basketball
Supporting and Sustaining Attack - Basketball
The following example is taken from:
Teaching Students to Play Games 11-16, A Resource for Secondary Teachers - Basketball
Learning Objectives – To develop a simple motion offence from a basic 1-2-2 line-up
5v5 half court, one ball. Practice movements first without opposition.
A5
Baseline Player A4
BaselinePlayer
A3
Forward A2
Forward
A1
Guard
Diagram 1
Rules of Offence
1. Receiver always squares up to basket and looks for own 1v 1 options ie shot/drive/pass
2. The players on each side of the receiver always screen away and are replaced by the team mate
they screen
A5 A4
A2
A3
A1
Becomes ….
A4
A5
A1
A2
A3
Diagram 2
A4
A5
A1 A2
A3
….
Becomes
A1
A5
A4
A3
A2
Diagram 3
A1 A5
A4
A3
A2
….
Becomes
A5
A1
A2
A3
A4
Diagram 4
A5
A1
A2
A3
A4
….
Becomes
A2
A3
A5
A1
A4
Diagram 5
The above diagrams only show the way players move when the ball is on the right hand side of the
offence but should be sufficient to enable students to work out the appropriate movements if the ball is
to the left.
• Passes made as part of the 'motion' offence are never made across court. Therefore after
reaching the baseline the ball is reversed if the 'motion' is to continue.
• Passes can of course be made across court to a player cutting towards basket, e.g. resulting
from a 'back door' screen (see diagram 3).
• The above rules are for a basic form of 'motion' offence. It can be made increasingly effective
by the addition of other moves such as the 'give and go' and alternative 'back door' options,
but such additions need to left to the knowledge and interest of the individual teacher and
students
What to look
for
• Does the player receiving the ball always square up to basket and look for his/her individual
options in the first instance?
• Are the screens set effectively and legally?
• Are the screens used correctly, e.g. receiver faking defender off balance first; receiver cutting
close to the screen on the correct side; screen rolling with the receiver and so forming an
extra offensive threat?
• Is the player receiving the ball able to spot when a team mate has got free and pass the ball
quickly and effectively to create a scoring opportunity?
• After the initial learning period does the offence `flow' naturally, so that good offensive options
are being created regularly?
HLTH3800 Alternative Task - Basketball
Supporting and Sustaining Attack - Basketball
Tute 4 Group 1, Elizabeth Anderson, Nick Burrows, Hugh Forbes
Reproduction Cluster
Your task is to briefly describe – dot points are fine - how you would deliver the concept, or some
aspect associated with Supporting and Sustaining Attack in a particular teaching style from the
Reproduction cluster.
Load this task to Assessment 3a Basketball
• Practice: how you would present the 4 sequences of the right-side motion offence.
• Sequence 1: Line students up and get them to perform screens privately
• Sequence 2: Designate students running paths and get them to practice
• Sequence 3: Have students individually practicing passing and then instantly looking to
screen.
• Sequence 4: Individually practice shooting or driving to the hoop during a scoring opportunity
• Reciprocal: what aspect of the task would you select for an individual or group to
observe and provide feedback.
• The effectiveness of the screen
• If the player to receive the ball is in the correct position
• The technique of the pass
• The way the offence flows together to create good offensive options
• Inclusion: what alternative task(s) could you introduce to the students to provide them
with an element of choice.
• Choose a name for the play
• Pick a different direction for the movements of the starting lines
• Students can pick if they want to pass, shoot or perform a layup to finish
• Students choose the rotation starting position for the A1 Guard and the ball which effects the
final positions of the other students
• Self-Check: what aspect of the task will you select for the students to evaluate their
performance
• Each student could evaluate their running path/ direction to the ring
• How efficient players movement to each new position and flow to the final player
• If defenders were added could the play still be performed successfully
• Passing efficiency and flow
You may be required to explain/demonstrate one of the above at the beginning of the Tute next.
HLTH3800 Alternative Task -
Basketball Street Game
Tute 4 Group 1, Elizabeth Anderson, Nick Burrows, Hugh Forbes
Design a Street Game that can be used in schools - Load this task to Assessment 3a
Basketball
Aim: Introduce the skills and rules of modified basketball while supporting and sustaining the attacking
skill.
Equipment: 2x basketball courts with net and boundary board, 20 basketballs, bibs,
Rules: The team with the ball passes it among their team-mates, aiming to get it over their goal line.
All team-mates must touch the ball at least once before a team scores. Running with the ball is not
permitted. Once a player catches a ball over their goal line, they can take a shot at the basket. (Play in
teams of 6.)
Playing area:
X = Cones that display the designated goal line
O = Goals
