6th Grade Basketball Review
Across
- 3. The ___ is the line below the basketball hoop.
- 7. When shooting a right-handed layup, your ___ should lift up at the same time as your right hand (just like in a Super Mario hop).
- 9. When you make a cross-over dribble, you want to cross-over below your ___.
- 10. When shooting, your shooting ___ should be under the ball at a 90 degree angle, making an ice cream cone, with the ball on top of your fingertips.
- 11. The B in BEEF stands for ___.
- 13. When making a bounce-pass or a chest pass, you should step as you pass and end up with your ___ facing downward.
- 14. The F in BEEF stands for ___.
- 15. When shooting, you want your feet ___-length apart, with one foot slightly in front of the other so that you have balance.
- 16. When shooting, your ___ should be on the back of the rim, so that your shot goes over the front of the rim and makes the “swoosh” sound.
- 17. When making a layup on the right side of the basketball hoop, you should dribble with your ___.
- 20. When you dribble to the left, you should dribble with your ___ while your other arm protects the ball using an arm-bar.
Down
- 1. In a defensive stance, your ___ should be up.
- 2. When making a bounce-pass or a chest pass, you are trying to pass to your teammates’___ and “feed the panther” (on your PE shirt).
- 3. This is Ms. Costa's favorite sport.
- 4. In an athletic stance, your ___ should be straight, not bending at the waist or hunched over.
- 5. You always want to dribble below your ___.
- 6. When dribbling a basketball, the ball should make contact with your ___.
- 8. The ___ Line is about half way between the Baseline and the Half Court Line.
- 12. The ___ Line is a semi-circle that is larger than the key, but smaller than half court.
- 18. When in a defensive slide, your feet never touch or cross and your ___ stays low & level (which stops you from looking like a jack-in-the box).
- 19. When in an athletic stance, your ___ should be shoulder length apart with your knees bent.