DJ and I coached a fifth grade, early season practice; our objective for practice was to teach fundamental skills needed in order to play basketball, those skills consist of layups, jump shots, foul shots, and passing techniques. I believe if we had come up with a stronger, more specific objective, rather than overemphasizing the technical drills, our practice could have been more successful and our athletes would have been more engaged. We decided to break into two separate groups of 6 when performing drills in order for each athlete to get multiple turns, and to avoid having athletes standing and waiting, however to explain each drill, we gathered as a group so everyone received the same information regarding the drill being performed. We …show more content…
By this point of the practice, I believe my voice had gotten louder. The teaching cues for this drill were to come to a complete, solid jump, keep feet shoulder-width apart on the ground, or this drill to avoid travelling, and to get power to shoot from one's knees, as well as positioning one's stop at a good angle, so feet and shoulders are facing the basket, to ensure accuracy. With each lines drill (layups and jumpshots) I made a clear statement about avoiding cutting up the middle, to be sure to go around the outside of the lines, to avoid collisions and injuries. Unfortunately, for this drill, we forgot to do a demonstration for this drill. After beginning the drill in separate groups, I noticed the instructions of staying somewhere outside of the key and inside of the three-point circle were not clear, because two athletes went straight to the basket to shoot, similar to a lay up. I stopped the drill, re-explained and demonstrated myself, the positioning on the court. With my demonstration, I had my back turned to my athletes, where I could have used a player to perform the demonstration for me and explained, so everyone could hear/see what the drill was supposed to look like. Continuing for a couple of minutes, and then proceeding to do dribble with one's left hand, and take a jump shot from the left side of the court. I began giving feedback in high …show more content…
The demonstration was during the explanation, and for this, the athletes were circled around while DJ explained. I noted in the video that some athletes were standing behind others, possibly causing them to not see. DJ's teaching cues wee for a chest pass: step with strong foot, and pass with arms completely extended to hit target (of other person's chest), the bounce pass: step with strong foot, bounce the ball about three-quarters of the way to one's partner for them to catch it in the abdomen, finishing with thumbs pointed toward the ground and, for the overhead pass: begin with ball over your head, and toss it straight to the other player's chest. Those receiving the pass were given cues to chant "ball ball ball" to express they were ready to receive the pass. Explaining/demonstrating all three passes at once was successful because they were simple enough skills, yet if it were any more difficult, it could have confused to athletes to overload them with information. Quickly after breaking off into groups, we realized the drill would be more effective if we performed it together, and we did. All of the athletes executed this drill near-perfectly, which made it difficult to give teaching cues on. It eventually got repetitive, and as the drill continued on, I noticed some athletes getting bored with the drill and lackadaisical with their form. I believe that these three drills were fairly basic, and lacked relation to the game-setting.
17 year-old Rashim Lancit was the standard senior at LaSalle High School. His best friends were Andrew and Colin. They played together for their high school basketball team. However, Rashim loved the game of basketball more than his friends and dreamed to go to the NBA. He thought there was no way that he would make it there. However, that all changed one Friday night at the LaSalle basketball game.
Shooting is the main part of basketball. If you don’t shoot, you don’t score and if you don’t score you lose, and nobody likes to lose. Shooting the ball is something that takes a extreme amount of time for it to become perfect. I’ve been playing basketball for over 10 years and I still don’t know how to shoot the perfect shot.
Gender, race, and sexuality are socially constructed systems that act as guidelines, or rules, for how people interact with each other. A social construct often appears to be reality. However, when you step back and look at these systems critically, it is easy to see that gender, race, and sexuality do not represent a true reality. An easy example of a social construct is the game of basketball. Our society has created the game of basketball; we have rules for how to play, what to play with, and what to wear. However, if you stop and think about it, you could actually play basketball any way you’d like, but the game is only called basketball when you play by the rules. The rules define the game and give it meaning. The same is true for social
Basketball is a sport people love all over the world and has changed throughout history. College basketball in the 1930s gave younger athletes a new focus during the Great Depression. Professional basketball was an important distraction for people at the time as well.There were some top basketball teams that faced many issues with all the issues in the 1930s. Basketball was growing during the 1930s, serving as a distraction from the Great Depression at both the professional and collegiate level.
Practicing is the second major part of being on drill team. If you don’t practice you don’t look good at the performance. You practice more than you do anything else. We all know the saying practice makes perfect well this was one of my coach’s favorite sayings. I don’t care if it was twelve in the morning if we didn’t look good or as one we were going to keep practicing until we got the chorography correct and until we looked good as a team. Practicing and doing things over and over can sometimes become very
Michael Jordan once said “I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win”. This have help people of all ages get through their burdens and do something they love instead of doing some negative. For many people basketball has become more than a game, it’s the way of life. The American game of basketball has traveled now, it’s played by more than 250 million people worldwide.
LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, some of the most talented athletes to walk the earth. These men don’t play soccer or baseball, they play basketball. Basketball, some call it the sport of legends others say the game of kings, still others say it’s boring, but really no one likes those people, and no one ever will. This is the origin of the game of basketball.
In high school, Coach Terrell would tell the play he wanted to be run to the point guard, and then the point guard would yell it out as he came down the floor for the rest of us to hear. Player to player communication was also huge because if you saw a guy cutting to the basket and your teammate on that side didn’t see it coming, you could yell to him and he could steal the pass. It is also important to know the physical cues, body language, of your teammates because; if you pass the ball before your guy is ready it can result in a turnover. A team that communicates effectively on and off the floor will be a successful
Why they need to know the basics of basketball is because of their age they are young and probably have never played before and starting at the very basics is the best thing a coach can do for them which is teamwork. Teamwork is something only the coach can introduce to kids before they start games and positions because without teamwork how can you pass the ball or even play the game there is no I in team as they always have said to kids. “ In order for inexperienced team players to understand teamwork, the philosophy behind it should be explained to them logically as well as shown to them what teamwork is like actually
Basketball is a sport that has changed in various ways since its invention in 1891. It has evolved and expanded across the United States and across the world. Although it has had its ups and downs basketball is still a sport that is enjoyed by over 250 million people in this world. Today it is one of the biggest sports known and it continues to grow every year with new players bringing new styles and competition. The changes throughout the history of basketball can be shown through its origin, how it developed into a competitive sport, and its evolution into present day leagues.
Being part of the basketball clique in high school helped me learn the intrapersonal and social communication skills I use today. As a child playing basketball was my favorite activity or hobby. It's also the way I met a lot of my good friends that I have now. All my close friends I have met. I have met them through playing basketball.. Whether they were on my team, the opposing team or just fans in the crowd who admired my play. Not only has basketball helped me gain friends, but basketball also taught me a lot about life. There are many aspects of life that coincide with basketball. For instance basketball is a team game and an individual game. Like in life you have to work together with other people. The communication skills I learned from basketball helped me communicate with friends, girlfriends, parents and bosses at work.
Passing is perhaps one of the most important components of the sport. A game would be impossible without the assistance of passing and team work. To successfully carryout a pass, many factors have to be taken into account. In order to begin a pass, first a player must exert a force on the basketball. Once the ball leaves the hands of the player, it becomes a projectile. A projectile is acted upon by two independent forces: the x and y components. The x component is the force exerted on the ball by the player while the y component is pulled by the force of gravity, -9.8m/s². As a result of the independent components, the ball will travel in a downward parabolic path, or trajectory. Since the ball travels a downward path, the player throws the ball towards a target located a little higher than where the player wishes the ball would go in order to compensate for the downward path. Another factor that affects the successfulnes...
...some drills that can be taught during practice, to improve an individual’s volleyball skills. Keeping in mind that the individuals participating in volleyball have the skill to perform new skills but only dependent on the ability of presentation. By performing the drill in a group then breaking it up into the key components (serve, dig, set and spike) the player will be able to have specific points to remember and not be overloaded with knowledge all at once. While the key points are highlighted to the players have them emulate an individual demonstrating a skill and assess each player individually with personal instruction.
There are many aspects to the game of basketball and physics can be applied to all of them. Although to be good at basketball it is not necessary to play it from a physics point of view. Basketball players become good by developing muscle memory for the actions that must be performed in the game of basketball from years of practice. Nevertheless knowing some of the physics in the game of basketball can help a good player be a better player. In this paper I will cover the three most important aspects of the game, shooting, dribbling and passing.
The common lay-up is one of these, it can be on the left or right side of the basket. Not only that, but, you can take a reverse lay-up, meaning you go under the basket and throw the ball up backwards. As you get farther from the basket you will have to bend your knees more and put more force into shooting it. Calculating the amount of force needed is a very tough element when learning to shoot. Furthermore, different spots on the court are worth different points. For instance, behind the three-point line is three points, anywhere else is worth two points. The only exception to that is a free-throw and that is taken when you are fouled, these are worth only one