KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Variety in shooting
Non-examined assessment: basketball practical
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Your learning goal
I can shoot on target with a variety of technqiues
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Variety in shooting: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can shoot on target with a variety of technqiues
Key learning points
- Move: extending your arm above the head allows the aim to be in a higher position to prevent a block from a defender.
- Think: initiating the 2 step layup with the inside foot ensures the outside knee and elbow drive up to the basket.
- Feel: using imagery can increase success in shooting.
- Connect: encouraging each other after every shot will help to build shooting confidence.
Words to know
- lay up
- a shot made from short range by moving with two steps towards the basket
- set/jump shot
- releasing the ball from the above the head/whilst jumping
- bank shot
- using the backboard for the ball to bounce off and into the basket
- 3 point line
- a curved line on the court marking the distance from which a shot is worth 3 points
Common mistakes
Pupils think that for GCSE assessment, shooting is only required in isolation to demonstrate the correct techniques.
Shooting needs to be seen in progressive and conditioned practices to showcase the technique when faced with decision making. The assessment will be based on the choice of shot or drive to the basket depending on the position of the defenders.
For parents, carers and teachers
- The practices in this lesson can all be conditioned to just concentrate on 1 type of shot, however using a variety is advised for GCSE assessment.