Basketball Higher P.E.

1. BasketballHigher P.E. Structures & Strategies

2. Learning Objectives During the course of this lesson you will learn about: • Some strengths and weaknesses to a fast break • A development programme for fast break

3. Analysing Performance • To analyse performance, we use the same methods of analysis as Prep of the body and skills and techniques. • Video performance and then analyse using a games observation schedule • This will detail areas of weaknesses and strengths. • This allows us to pinpoint what part of the fast break is the weakness. • In this case, the lay up and drive to the basket is the main weakness in our performance. • Therefore the analysis will then take the form of a skills and techniques development programme

4. Fast Break: Strengths • Centres: Receive rebound and looks to see if pass up court is on or pivot to make outlet pass on ball side of key. • Centres: Centres then becomes trailing players to provide depth and cover in case fast break is ineffective. • Forwards: Both forwards should break out to wide areas of court and cut across court staying in front of the ball. • Point Guard: Point guard positions at side of key and shouts ‘ball’ when centre catches rebound. • Point guard should then look up court for forward pass. If pass is not on , Guard should dribble hard down middle of court, allowing wing players to get in front of ball to give passing options. • Guard should dribble to drive for lay up or stop at foul line and consider shooting or passing options

5. Fast Break: Weaknesses • When discussing a weakness in performance, it is important that we are aware of what we said our strengths are. • Forwards: Forwards are ineffective at driving to basket at speed and performing a successful lay-up. It is also worth saying that the forwards’ shooting ability is reasonably poor. • This would lead to an ineffective fast break as the outcome would not be successful. • Therefore it is vital that there is a programme of work that is designed to develop the weaknesses in performance. • Practices should begin relatively easy and progress into more game-like situations.

6. Development programme • Stage One: Forwards should begin with very simple lay up drill to familiarise with sub-routines involved. Forwards performing lay up in isolation x x

7. Development programme • Stage two: V lay up drill. player drives to basket and performs lay up XXXX XXXX player follows team mate and rebounds ball

8. Development programme • Stage three – 4 man fast break unopposed Forwards cut and drive to basket x x Forwards break wide and fill the lanes x Guard dribbles down court and passes to forward x Centre rebounds and passes to guard and follows down court Forwards break wide and fill the lanes x x Forwards cut and drive to basket

9. Development programme • Stage four – 4 man fast break with opponent (more game like) Forwards cut and drive to basket x x Forwards break wide and fill the lanes x Guard dribbles down court and passes to forward that Y does not mark Y x Centre rebounds and passes to guard and follows down court Forwards break wide and fill the lanes x x Forwards cut and drive to basket

10. Learning Objectives During the course of this lesson you will learn about: • Some strengths and weaknesses to a fast break • A development programme for fast break