Card Sharks Basketball Passing
Title:
Card Sharks Basketball Passing
Materials Needed:
1 deck of playing cards; 1 basketball or playground ball for every 2 students
Organizational patterns:
Students will align in pairs.
Purpose of Activity:
To execute/practice the bounce and chest passes
Suggested Grade Level:
3-8
Description of the Activity/task
Divide students into pairs. Gather students in front of you and explain that they will be working on chest and bounce passes. Pinpoint two students to demonstrate a correct bounce and chest pass. Then, explain to students that they will be using a deck of cards in a game that involves these two types of basketball passes. A black card will represent bounce passes while the red cards will represent chest passes.
The teacher will hold the deck of cards while standing in the center of the gymnasium, and one person from each partnership will come up and draw a car, then returns to his/her home, where the partner is holding the ball. The team then performs the type and number of passes which their card indicates. For example:
- 10 of Spades = 10 bounce passes
- King of Hearts = 13 chest passes
- Ace of Clubs = 1 bounce pass
As soon as the task is completed, one member of the partnership places the card in their pocket, runs and draws another card, and play continues.
When the deck is completely drawn, students count # of cards each has in their pocket. Shuffle all the cards and begin again, if desired.
Modifications:
Students are to pass behind their back with a bounce pass.