Jump shot and fakes
Ready when: Mini handball (b4) done.
What you are learning
The jump shot, stepping into a jump and throwing in the air, landing on both feet; and fakes, a step or a dribble one way and a sudden burst the other way past a defender before shooting.
Words on this card Goal area, Dribble, Jump shot, Fake
- Goal area
- The D-shaped zone in front of each goal, 6 m out; only the keeper may be in it.
- Dribble
- Bouncing the ball with one hand while moving.
- Jump shot
- A shot thrown while jumping, often over the goal-area line.
- Fake
- Pretending to go or throw one way, then going the other.
Set up
A goal, a size 1 soft ball; a defender (a tall cone or post at first).
Weather: dry ground
Show it first for the one teaching
- Take your steps toward the goal and jump off the last one, the ball back, elbow up.
- Throw at the top of the jump and land on both feet.
- Fake: step strongly toward one side of the post, then push off and go past the other side.
Your part while they practise
Stand to the side as a feeder; no contact.
Step by step
- Steps into a jump shot, landing on both feet.
- A fake step one way and accelerate the other way past the post, then shoot.
- A dribble feint that suddenly changes direction.
- Then with a passive defender, then an active one.
How much: 10 shots, 3 rounds 12 min a session 2 days a week
Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.
The game: Beat the defender
One-on-one against a defender, then shoot.
Who plays: an attacker against a defender; you feed; rotate.
How to play, turn by turn
- Turns
- The attacker gets the ball from you 9 m from goal
- The defender starts between them and the goal, passive at first
- The attacker fakes past and shoots from outside the goal area
- 5 attacks, then swap
- Fair play
- A grown-up defender keeps the hands behind the back.
- Points
- 1 goal for a shot that scores; 1 bonus point when the attacker got past with a fake.
- Fouls
- The attack ends with no points
- More than three steps
- Landing inside the goal area before letting go of the ball
- Pushing or holding by either player
- Winning
- The most points after everyone has attacked 5 times.
- 2 points for 1 star
- 4 points for 2 stars
- 7 points for 3 stars
Easier or harder
A standing shot, no defender.
A moving defender.
What you will see, and what to say
- the shot is thrown from the arm only
Steps first, then throw
The steps give the power. - the fake is slow
Sell it, then go
A big fake, a fast burst.
Self-check
5 of 10 jump shots on target.
Stop and get a coach when
Shoulder pain or a bad landing.
Fitness for this
Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.
This card trains jump shot, fakes.
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