Basketball - Unit Overview

The Year 6 Basketball unit is a comprehensive lesson plan designed to enhance pupils' abilities in key basketball skills such as passing, dribbling, defending, and marking opponents. The unit also provides opportunities for students to apply these skills in both small and full-size game scenarios. This structured program builds upon the foundational skills of basketball, like throwing, catching, and creating space, which students have developed in earlier years. To ensure effective learning, the lesson plans include specific teaching tips, such as adjusting timings for lessons shorter than one hour, the importance of modelling skills, and the need to tailor skill development to individual or group needs before progressing to game play.

Each lesson within the unit is structured with clear learning objectives and success criteria. The first lesson focuses on passing and dribbling, with success measured by pupils' ability to dribble with awareness and pass accurately while making space. Subsequent lessons progress through developing shooting techniques, combining dribbling with shooting, and mastering defensive skills and marking within game situations. By the end of the unit, pupils are expected to confidently apply all the learned skills in a full-size game, demonstrating their ability to dribble, pass, shoot, and defend effectively in a real basketball match context. This unit is part of the Striver Lesson Plans, which offers a complete range of resources for a holistic physical education experience.