Warm Up Basketball Activities for Year 6

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

Dynamic team relay combining sprinting, direction changes, and progressive challenges to prepare students for basketball movements

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

Dynamic warm-up combining basketball movements with progressive ball handling skills

Students copy basketball movements called out by teacher to warm up specific muscle groups

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

Dynamic tag game where students dodge soft balls thrown by throwers positioned on court sides while attempting to cross from one baseline to sanctuary at opposite end

Active dodging game where students move backwards across an area while avoiding soft ball 'boulders' thrown gently by side throwers

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

Progressive warm-up game developing agility, ball control, and evasion skills using circular movement patterns

Dynamic warm-up where students mirror teacher's ball handling movements and travel patterns

Mirror-following warm-up where students copy teacher's dribbling movements and patterns

Dynamic warm-up where students mirror teacher's basketball skills and movements

Players dribble across a square formation while avoiding collisions with others, developing spatial awareness and ball control.

Dynamic warm-up where students dribble across a square area while avoiding collisions with other players

Students dribble across a square grid while avoiding collisions with other players

Dynamic warm-up combining walking, jogging and defensive stance practice to prepare students for basketball defending activities.

Dynamic warm-up combining jogging with defensive sliding movements and reaction training

Dynamic warm-up game where players use dribbling skills to rescue frozen teammates

Fast-paced relay race where teams compete by dribbling through cone courses, combining loose dribbling with straight dribbling techniques

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)