Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball through the defender's hoop while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.
Items Needed:
Ball - Basketball, playground ball, or any ball that bounces. One for each player
Music
This is fun variation of musical chairs but with basketballs; reinforces the skills of dribbling and passing.
Everyone stands in a circle with one basketball.
As the music plays, each player must dribble the ball 5 times and then pass it to the next person.
Optional variations:
Players can dribble in any direction
Caller calls out what type of passes need to be used; bounce pass, chest pass, or overhead pass
Whenever the music stops, players with control of their basketball, receive a point.
First person to 15 points, wins. Scoring optional.