Tactics to Competition
Basketball
•Year 6
•6 Lessons
This unit develops Year 6 students into tactical basketball players who understand the interplay between attacking and defending principles. Moving beyond basic skills, students learn to read the game, make strategic decisions under pressure, and apply combined skills in authentic competitive contexts. The progression from possession-based play to tournament application ensures students experience basketball as a dynamic, thinking game where tactics matter as much as technique.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we use passing, dribbling and movement to maintain possession and create the perfect shooting opportunity?
Key Objectives:
- • Consolidate passing, dribbling and moving skills to maintain possession
- • Apply tactical understanding to create shooting opportunities
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we combine possessional skills with fair officiating to create competitive and engaging basketball games?
Key Objectives:
- • To consolidate students' understanding of basketball rules and apply knowledge to mini games
- • To use prior learning of passing, dribbling and moving to create successful attacks
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we become defensive masters who shut down attacking opportunities before they develop?
Key Objectives:
- • Refine knowledge and understanding of man-to-man marking principles
- • Apply defensive pressure to prevent attacking opportunities
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we create and apply attacking tactics to outwit our opponents and create successful shooting opportunities?
Key Objectives:
- • To consolidate understanding of attacking tactics and apply them in game situations
- • To combine passing, dribbling and moving to create effective shooting opportunities
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can effective defending tactics transform a basketball team's performance?
Key Objectives:
- • To create, understand and apply defending tactics in competitive basketball situations
- • To demonstrate effective man-to-man marking and team defending strategies
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we demonstrate our basketball mastery by successfully competing in a tournament setting?
Key Objectives:
- • To apply refined basketball skills in competitive tournament matches
- • To demonstrate tactical understanding through effective attacking and defending strategies