Individual+Basketball+Skills


 * **Name of Activity:** **Individual Basketball Skills Card Warm-Up** ||

**Suggested Grade Level:** 3 - 5 **Materials Needed:** 25 laminated cards with basketball skills that can be done individually with the number of reps to be performed. Music **__Description of Idea__** I scatter the cards either in the center of the space or around the outside perimeter of the area we are using. As students enter they get a ball and go to their own personal space in the gym. When the music begins the students run to get a card and perform the basketball skill the suggested number of times found on the card. When they finish they run and exchange the card for a new one. We usually perform the activity for about 6-7 minutes.Here are some of the Basketball Skills we use: 1. 20 Left Handed Dribbles2. 20 Right Handed Dribbles3. 15 Left Handed Dribbles4. 15 Right Handed Dribbles5. 10 Left Handed Dribbles6. 10 Right Handed Dribbles7. Run 1 Lap around the gym while alternating your dribble. 8. Run 2 Laps around the gym while alternating your dribble. 9. Perform 5 Free-Throw Jump Shots. How Many did you make?10. Perform 5 Lay-Ups with your Right Hand.11. Perform 5 Lay-Ups with your Left Hand.12. Alternate hands while dribbling.13. Dribble around the body14. Dribble at a low level 20 times.15. Dribble waist high 20 times. Make several of your own! I would use these Skills and then make 2 of each.

**Variations:** - Easier Cards/skills- Shorter Baskets- Smaller balls