Basketball Obstacle Course

SKILL FOCUS

Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Endurance

GROUP SIZE

8+

EQUIPMENT

4 cones, 2 basketballs, floor tape

SETUP

You can do this as a relay race, have individual kids race, or go separately as a time trial. Divide the playing area into 5 lanes with tape as seen in the image below.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. On ‘go’ the first child in each line will run with the basketball through lane 1 as fast as they can.

2. When they get to lane 2, they must dribble the ball to lane 3.

3. At lane 3, they must chest pass the ball to a wall 5 times and catch it 5 times.

4. .Next, they run to lane 4 and jump back and forth 5 times as they move on to lane 5 where they must make a basket.  To finish, they must run back to start with the ball and the next child then begins.  The first team to finish wins the race.

Make it Easier: 

Try to lower the basket height to allow kids a higher degree of success.

Make it Harder:

Keep the basket height at 10 feet.  Increase the distance the children have to dribble as well as the number of times they must jump back and forth.

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