Warm Up Basketball Activities for Year 3

A sustained endurance run where students learn pacing strategies and build cardiovascular fitness over 3 minutes of continuous movement

Dynamic possession game where defenders try to gain ball possession using proper technique while attackers protect using various dribbling skills

Dynamic warm-up game combining dribbling skills with tag elements

Dynamic warm-up combining movement and basic ball handling to prepare for basketball activities

Dynamic warm-up combining basketball stance, movement patterns, and basic ball handling

Dynamic warm-up game introducing ball handling while developing spatial awareness and agility

Dynamic warm-up game combining ball control, tagging, and fundamental basketball stance practice

Progressive warm-up sequence specifically designed to prepare students for competitive basketball play

Dynamic warm-up game combining dribbling skills with reaction and listening activities

Dynamic warm-up game where students move around the space and quickly form pairs or groups by touching specific body parts together in response to teacher calls

Team captains lead their groups through dynamic warm-up activities to prepare for basketball play

A dynamic warm-up game where partners take turns being attacker and defender, developing tracking skills and spatial awareness

Partner-based catching progression using frisbees or balls, developing from two-handed 'pancake' catches to one-handed catches to reaction catches. Drops result in immediate star jump penalties to maintain concentration.

Dynamic tag game where teams of 3 passers try to keep the ball away from 2 taggers through quick passing and movement

Dynamic warm-up game where students move around the area, then collect balls from cones and transfer them to empty cones on command

Dynamic warm-up using DVD commands to develop ball control and introduce jump stop technique

Fast-paced warm-up where students jog continuously and respond to number commands with specific actions (1=floor touch, 2=jump, 3=both hands floor)

A dynamic warm-up game focusing on controlled movement, spatial awareness, and quick group formation

A high-energy tag game where all students are simultaneously 'it' and must tag others while avoiding being tagged themselves

Dynamic warm-up developing spatial awareness through varied movements

Partner activity where one student dribbles while the other follows, developing ball control and spatial awareness

Dynamic tag game where taggers use frisbees to tag opponents below the waist. Tagged players freeze with arms wide and can be freed by teammates crawling through their legs.

Dynamic warm-up where students explore different movement speeds by changing 'gears' from slow walking to running, developing pace control and spatial awareness

Teams of 4 hold plank positions at hoops arranged in a square formation and strategically move bean bags away from their hoops while maintaining plank form