Basketball Skills Movement Cues

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Basketball Skills Movement Cues

Triple Threat
● Bend knees
● Bottom out/down and chest up keeping a flat back
● Eyes up
● Favorite hand behind ball with fingers up using the finger pads
● Non favorite hand on the side of the ball
● Tuck ball into favorite hip

Defensive Stance
● Bend knees
● Bottom out/down and chest up keeping a flat back
● Eyes up
● Body between defensive player and the goal
● If next to offensive player with the ball the student must be
sideways with favorite foot in front (splitting midline of offensive
player) and favorite hand is toward offensive player
Dribbling
● When dribbling through traffic the body is low
● Body is between defender and the ball
● Non-dribbling hand is a shielding hand near the ball
● Side step slide while moving through traffic
● Be able to change dribbling hands without picking
up the dribble
● Eyes are up
● If doing a speed dribble the body is more upright
● The ball is out in front but stays below waist level
● Must keep control of the ball

Set Shot
● Favorite hand is underneath the ball using the finger pads
● Non favorite hand is on the side to help balance the ball
● Body is in a semi squat position (knees bent, feet shoulder
width, bottom out, chest up, and flat back)
● Shooting arm makes a “L” shape with a 90 degree bend in
the elbow and this should split the midline
● Ball should rest on finger pads holding ball like a tray at
forehead level
● When ready to shoot the body must extend (knees straighten),
while elbow extends and flip wrist to look like a gooseneck.
Flip wrist to a high level and use your legs when shooting.
Boxing Out
● Get a good position around the basket and the free
throw lane.
● Spread feet shoulder width and even wider.
● Lower hips.
● Watch the ball and anticipate where it will bounce or fall.
· Use your hips to moderately push against an
opponent’s hips.
● Keep your hips lower than opponent’s hips.
● Keep hands up and arms wide.
● Attempt to moderately push your opponent out of the
rebounding area but maintaining a good rebounding position
for yourself.

Lay Up
● Approach the basketball goal at a 45-degree angle.
● Dribble with the outside hand.
● Jump off inside foot.
● Take ball above head with two hands.
● Bring outside knee upward.
● Shoot with outside hand.
● Lay it up inside the box on the backboard.
Rebounding
● Get a good position around the basket and the free
throw lane.
● Box out if you can.
● Spread feet shoulder width and even wider.
● Lower hips.
● Watch the ball and anticipate where it will bounce or
fall.
● Jump and catch the ball with two hands at its highest
point.
● Bring the ball back into a triple threat position.

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