Steal the Bacon- Basketball Style

To develop hand-eye coordination and listening skills.

Skills Practiced: Dribbling, shooting and rebounding.

Equipment Needed: One to four basketball hoops, two to four basketballs.

Describe the rules and demonstrate the skills.
Ask the students to describe the rules of the game back to you.
Remember that younger students may have a difficult time remembering their numbers so ask them to show you their number with their fingers which will help them remember.

Use a basketball court or a large rectangular area with clear boundary lines.

Divide students into two to four groups; each team sits on a boundary line.
Give each student a number. Each group should have a one a two etc.
Assign each team one ball, which is placed in the center of the court.
The leader calls out a number.
All students with that number run to pick up their team’s ball.
The students run back to the basketball hoop/s and attempt to make a shot. If a student makes the basket s/he earns a point for her/his team, then s/he returns the ball back to the designated area in the center of the court.

For older students:

Use addition/subtraction, multiplication/division to call out the numbers; the players with the number that is equal to two plus three.
One ball per two teams can be used for one on one play with defense and rebounding. Both players try to make the first shot, using the same ball and the same basket.
Player/s can compete against each other on a half court (1 v 1, 2 v 2, 3 v 3) or full court (4 v 4, 5 v 5).