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1st Grade shooting
- Knows the shooting fundamentals BEEF – balance, elbow, eyes, follow through
- Hold the ball correctly: line up the seams with shooting hand, non-shooting hand cover the side seams
- Imaginary shooting: Good “imaginary” shooting without the ball
- Right block shot, Left block shot (occasionally makes shots)
- Full Court Block Shot
- left baseline, center, right baseline (occasionally makes shots)
1st Grade Passing
- Know “TIPS TO TARGET” & “THUMBS DOWN”
- Stationary chest pass: Able to make a decent chest pass
- Stationary bounce pass: Able to make a decent bounce pass, better at selecting the proper point to have the ball bounce (3/4ths the distance).
- Game chest pass: Unable to regularly make a chest pass in half game. The pass most commonly used pass is a lob pass that is thrown in the general direction of a teammate.
- Game bounce pass: Rarely attempted in a game situation.
1st Grade Catching
- Able to have hands up in receiving position.
- Stationary chest pass: Begins to catch a chest pass fairly consistently
- Stationary bounce pass: Able to catch a bounce pass consistently
- Game pass: Seldom able to catch a pass in a game situation.
1st Grade Defense
- Able to get into a fair defensive stance