BEEF Shot Diagnosis with Slow-Motion Video

In pairs, students film shots in slow motion from two angles and score them with a BEEF rubric to find each shooter's main flaw. Then they practice a corrective drill and film again to check for improvement.

How to play

1. Present the BEEF rubric on the worksheet with 0, 1 or 2 points per element and show a model video filmed from the front and the side (4 min).
2. In pairs, place the phone or tablet at two spots marked with cones: in front of the shooter and to the side of the shooting hand, 4 m (13 ft) away (3 min).
3. Each student takes five shots from 4 m, filmed in slow motion by their partner; then switch (8 min).
4. Review the videos, score the rubric and pick the lowest-scoring element; the teacher has a corrective for each letter, such as shooting with your back against a wall for the elbow (5 min).
5. Practice the corrective and film five more shots to compare before-and-after scores (5 min).

Rules

• Only film with your partner's permission, and delete videos at the end of class.
• Devices are placed out of the rebound path, on the floor or on a bench.
• Feedback uses the rubric: describe the movement, not the person.
• Each pair records the starting and final scores on the worksheet.

Variations

Adaptations

• Students who do not want to be filmed: a classmate watches live using the same rubric.
• Hearing impairment: rubric with pictures and written feedback or agreed gestures.
• Wheelchair user: the rubric is adapted to seated shooting, scoring a stable trunk instead of the feet.

Learning goals

• Analyze your own shooting mechanics with observable criteria.
• Give and receive respectful technical feedback based on a rubric.
• Use data to check the effect of a corrective drill.

Equipment for a class of 25

• basketballs: 15
• tablets or phones: 8
• worksheets: 30
• cones: 8

Teacher tip

Check your school's policy on devices and filming before the lesson. Have the four correctives ready in advance so you are not improvising in front of the group.

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