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As a Middle school Physical Education teacher, I have discovered that many students get easily bored with basketball-related units. Perhaps students tire of learning the same units year after year or maybe it\u2019s the amount of skills-work involved that discourages them. I\u2019ve also noticed that students exhibit a wide range of proficiencies when it comes to basketball, which can, at times, be very intimidating for some students.<\/p>\n
Recently, a group of students approached me to express a desire to change the regular basketball-unit activities. They requested something \u201cnew\u201d and different from what they had been exposed to for most of their schooling. Based on my observations and my students\u2019 request, I decided to explore the idea of incorporating \u201cteam challenges\u201d that mimic the NBA Skills Challenge to the basketball unit. I wanted to develop an activity that would be enjoyed by all students and that would give all students an equal and fair chance.<\/p>\n
I came up with an activity I\u2019m calling \u201cThe Skills Challenge\u201d. The activity involves four different team-based challenges for the students to compete in. Having teams will add excitement to the activity and the teams can be split-up however the teacher wants and depending on class size. I make 4 teams of 5 students in my classes. This activity usually takes me 2-3 class periods that are about 40 minutes long with the students changing before and after class. There are 4 challenges that each teams competes in during the activity.<\/p>\n
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