Spark Grades 3-6  #1

Spark Activity	Section	Page	Purpose/Format
Ball Handling	Basketball	9	Skill Builder

Ball Handling Skills:

Wrap It Up: Feet together, wrap the ball around your body, then reverse.

Figure Eight: Stand with feet in wide straddle position. Move the ball in a figure eight pattern.

Fast Hands:

• Start with the ball on the floor between your feet.
• Right hand touching the front of ball, left hand touching the back.
• Pull the ball up from the floor.
• Let go of the ball and bounce then reverse hands and catch.

Super Fast:

• Raise the ball off the floor.
• This time do not let the ball bounce on the floor, just switch your hands and catch.

Hot Potato:

• Pass the ball back and forth from right to left hands.
• Move the ball from the front of the body to overhead.

Don't Look Back:

• Drop the ball behind your head.
• Without turning around, move hands quickly to catch the ball behind the back.
• Move the ball from the front of the body to overhead.

Spark Grades 3-6  #2

Spark Activity	Section	Page	Purpose/Format
Dribbling Drills	Basketball	7	Skill Builder

Dribbling Drills:

• Single Hand: First right only, then left only.
• Crossover Dribble: Right to left, then left to right.
• Through the Legs: Step forward with the opposite foot. Then bounce the ball on the floor under your leg. Practic back and forth dribble.
• Around the World: Dribble with right hand around back, let go and twist to the left and continue around using the left hand. Switch hands in front and continue this pattern.
• Free Dribbling: Dribble while moving through the area. Change hands on signal or when you get close to someone.
• Line Dribbling: Dribble the ball on the lines of the gym.
• Dribble Train: Each team dribbles around the gym and follows the leader. The leader must avoid running their train into another train. When the teacher says, "Rotate", the leader moves to the end of the line and next person in line is the new leader. If anyone loses their ball, they can continue dribbling but must go the end of the train. Continue until all students have been a leader.