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Playing basketball provides physical and mental health benefits. It improves motor skills, flexibility, endurance, speed, agility and strength. These benefits can promote a healthy weight and encourage physical activity to enhance fitness and self-esteem. The document then provides instructions on key basketball skills like dribbling, passing, rebounding, defense, shooting and their proper form.

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Playing basketball provides physical and mental health benefits. It improves motor skills, flexibility, endurance, speed, agility and strength. These benefits can promote a healthy weight and encourage physical activity to enhance fitness and self-esteem. The document then provides instructions on key basketball skills like dribbling, passing, rebounding, defense, shooting and their proper form.

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BLOCKING

To block a shot in basketball, get between the


shooter and the net so you can use your body
as an obstacle. Then jump straight up in the air
and reach up for the ball.

STEALING
The actual process is straightforward -- swipe
the ball away from someone when they're
dribbling, grab the ball as it's in the air during a

SPORTS
pass, or swat the ball away from the other
player so that another of your teammates can
grab it.

BENEFITS
BROCHURE
Playing basketball helps to improve motor
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coordination, flexibility, and endurance. It also
encourages speed, agility, and strength. These
skills are shown to have a positive effect on
promoting a healthy body weight and
encouraging more physical activity, which can
enhance cardiorespiratory fitness and self-
esteem.

Playing a team sport, such as basketball, can


provide unique physical and mental health
benefits. Research from 2018 found that playing
a team-based sport has a positive effect on
bone strength.

Basketball requires you to use motor skills such


as shooting, passing, and dribbling. You’ll also
become skilled in rebounding and defensive
moves. Maintaining a strong body will help you
perform all of these movements with greater
ease.
DRIBBLING #SHOOTING
1. Use your fingertips. Don't slap the ball
with your palm. B - Balance
2. Keep your hands on the top of the ball.
Keep feet shoulder- width apart with the foot on
3. Keep the ball low.
the shooting side of the body toe-to- heel in front
4. Be aware of where the ball bounces.
of the other foot; knees bent, hips square to
5. Keep your body between your defender
target, and back straight.
and the ball.
6. Look up. E - Elbow in
7. Change your speed.
8. Don’t stop.
The ball is held close to the chest and
9. Pass the ball.
underneath the chin with the shooting hand a

PASSING
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little more toward the back and slightly under the
ball. The other hand is placed on the side of the
Spread your fingers out and form an oval
between the thumbs and index fingers of each ball and used only as a guide. (The guide hand
hand. Bring the ball close to your chest. Push
the ball out towards the target, stepping toward
the target at the same time. Sometimes a direct
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E - Eyes on Target

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pass is not as effective as a bounce pass.
Focus on a target whether that is the square on
REBOUNDING the backboard or the inside shiny part of the rim.
1. Do a reverse (back) pivot into the player Stay focused on this target. Don't watch the ball
if needed.
2. Push the opposing player away from the after the release.
basket using your butt and legs.
3. Have your arms straight out to your F - Follow Through
sides which will make it harder to get
around you. The ball is released by a quick extension of the
4. Shuffle feet to stay in front of the player.
elbow and a flick of the wrist and fingers of the

DEFENSE shooting hand. (Follow through is like reaching


up and putting your hand in a cookie jar) Ball
1. Put Constant Pressure on the Basketball. should have back spin rotation which will enable
2. Stay Lower Than Your Opponent at All
Times. the shooter to develop a softer touch.
3. Don't Lunge for the Basketball.
4. Stay an Arm's Length Distance From Your
Opponent.
5. Watch Your Opponent's Chest or Waist.
6. lways Keep Your Hands Active.
7. Swipe Up at the Basketball.

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