Warm Up Basketball Activities for Year 4

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

Dynamic warm-up game combining dribbling skills with tag elements

Partner-based warm-up combining passing, dribbling, and movement to prepare for basketball activities

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

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

Dynamic warm-up using whistle commands to practice essential basketball ball handling skills

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 warm-up game where catchers form chains that split when reaching 4 people, developing agility, reaction time and teamwork

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

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)

High-energy warm-up where students jog continuously and respond to number calls by performing specific actions, with opportunities for student creativity

High-energy tag game where all students are both taggers and runners simultaneously

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

A circle passing game where pairs take turns intercepting passes when their number is called

Progressive partner activity combining passing technique, dribbling with movement, and decision-making under light defensive pressure

High-energy warm-up where students dribble while trying to knock others' balls out of bounds

Players dribble continuously whilst trying to knock other players' balls out of the area while protecting their own

Dynamic warm-up combining controlled movement with quick grouping challenges