Team Skills & Leadership Strategies
•Year 8
•Sport Education
•Stored in equipment trolley, distributed to teams when needed
Alternative: Size 5 footballs or netballs for skill development
One colour per team, distributed during team selection
Alternative: Team coloured bands or pinnies
Used for court boundaries and skill stations
Alternative: Spot markers or pylons
For displaying Sport Education PowerPoint presentation
Alternative: Whiteboard with printed materials
One per team containing role descriptions and record sheets
Alternative: Clipboards with paper
One for teacher, one for student referees
Alternative: Hand signals or voice commands
A curriculum model that provides authentic sport experiences through seasons, teams, and specialised roles
The leader responsible for team motivation, decision-making, and representing the team
Team member responsible for helping teammates improve their basketball techniques
Moving to an area with more room to receive the ball or make a play
Defensive positioning to prevent opponents from receiving the ball or making plays
Team member responsible for recording statistics, highlights, and team progress
Team member responsible for setting up, maintaining, and returning equipment
Team member responsible for leading warm-ups, conditioning, and injury prevention
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Developing communication skills through role responsibilities, presenting team strategies, recording observations and feedback
Understanding forces and motion in basketball, body systems response to exercise, biomechanics of shooting and passing
Understanding court dimensions and spatial awareness, mapping movement patterns, studying basketball as a global sport
Researching the development of basketball and Sport Education model, understanding sports evolution and cultural impact
Using technology for team presentations, recording performance data, researching professional basketball strategies
Recording and analysing team statistics, calculating success percentages, understanding angles and trajectories in shooting
Central location with clear sightlines to all teams, mobile during basketball activities for close observation
Monitor role implementation, basketball skill development, team dynamics, and safety throughout all activities
Step in for safety concerns, facilitate struggling team discussions, provide additional role clarification as needed
Use clear, exaggerated movements for role examples, demonstrate basketball skills at appropriate pace for observation
Full sports hall or large outdoor court area, minimum 30m x 20m with additional space for team areas
Clean, dry, non-slip surface free from obstacles and appropriate for basketball activity
Stop all activity immediately, assess situation, provide appropriate first aid, contact emergency services if required
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