Updates for Your Online Portfolio (Grades 4-7)
Hello everyone!
I want to let you know that next week we will be making short videos in class. You will take turns recording each other doing three basketball skills:
- Chest pass
• Bounce pass
• Jump shot
Please remember:
- The video must be taken from the front.
- Only the student doing the basketball skill should be in the video.
Also, we will be doing our second mile run and push-ups during class.
This will help us see how everyone is learning and improving. I’m excited to see your great effort and basketball skills!
The Bounce Pass:
The bounce pass is thrown with two hands from the players’ chest area. The basic objective for the “bounce” pass is to pass the ball under the arms of a defender. The pass must be strong and accurate. Players should “bounce” the ball off the floor about 2/3 the way to the receiver (see diagram below). The ball should bounce into the receivers hands (waste level). 
The Chest Pass:
The chest pass is also thrown with two hands from the players chest area. The main reason it is called “chest” pass is because the ball is being passed from the passer’s chest area to the receiver’s chest area. A chest pass must be strong and accurate.
Thank you,
Mr. Flevotomos