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Assessment: Basketball


Video: Romesh Abeysuriya
Athlete: Leonard Teng

Task Description:

Students will be required to:

  1. Five flat, hard chest passes against the wall, changing feet position with each pass
  2. Crossover dribble through a series of cones
  3. Give a chest pass to a partner
  4. Receive a chest pass with a jump stop
  5. Pivot three times in a forward direction, in the triple threat position
  6. Dribble and bounce pass to a partner
  7. Receive a bounce pass then score a basket with a lay up shot
  8. Task to be completed in the quickest possible time

Watch the video to see the basketball assessment in action.

Common errors:

  • Chest passes not flat and hard against the wall
  • No/poor footwoork while passing
  • Fumbled catching
  • No/poor ball control while dribbling
  • No cross over dribbling
  • Hitting a marker
  • Inaccurate chest pass to partner
  • Fumbled catch of a good return chest pass
  • No jump stop
  • No/poor pivot steps
  • Inaccurate bounce pass
  • Fumbled catch of good return bounce pass
  • Incorrect lay-up footwork
  • Missed basket shot

Time requirements:

MarkYear 7/8Year 9/10
TimeTime
10< 27s< 25s
928s26s
829s27s
730s28s
631s29s
532s30s
433s31s
334s32s
235s33s
1> 36s> 34s