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If you have any questions on the program, check back regularly or send an e-mail: 1st Grade Coordinator

 First Graders play on Saturdays at the Town Hall.

Stay tuned for more information on 2006-07 season                              

The 1st Grade Goals and Objectives are:

Continue to master rudimentary skills including movement with and without the ball, dribbling, passing and receiving, shooting and defensive skills.  By the end of the year, these children should be able to demonstrate good ball handling skills with either hand while moving and be able to shoot lay-ups and set-shots with their strong hand.

Skills to be demonstrated by the end of the year

Ball Handling Skills

·        Dribble on knees while closing eyes – both hands

·        Use controlled dribble in good form with both hands

·        Demonstrate V dribble

·        Demonstrate push-pull dribble with both hands

·        Demonstrate speed dribble with both hands controlling ball below the waist

·        Throw all passes (bounce, chest, baseball) with good form to stationary partner

·        Receive bounce and chest passes while stationary

·        Throw bounce pass to moving partner

·        Control dribble crossover while moving

·        Crossover dribble while moving slowly down full court

·        Dribble, stop and pass to partner

·        Dribbling while moving backward with both hands

·        Receive bounce pass while moving and then dribbling

Shooting Skills

·        Shoot into air with good Goose-neck form after release

·        Demonstrate one handed set shot

·        Shoot lay-up with good form into coaches arm hoop

·        Shoot lay-up with good form with strong hand into 8 foot rim

·        Shoot set-shot from front and side without using underhand motion

·        Use backboard for shooting from side

Individual Defensive Skills

·        Demonstrate good defensive position from both sides (left and right foot forward)

·        Demonstrate defensive shuffles with active hands

·        Guard partner without ball keeping between partner and hoop

·        Guard partner using “pistols” – point one finger at ball and one finger at partner

·        Guard partner doing cross-over dribbling using shuffle (hands behind back)