Hoop Takeover Team Shooting Game
A team shooting game on a court with several baskets: each team tries to take over hoops by scoring on them and leaving its pinnie there, while other teams can win them back. Students work on shooting on the move, deciding which basket to attack, and team organization.
How to play
- Use every basket in the gym or on the court (six or more) and place a cone beside each one where the takeover pinnie goes (2 min).
- Form four teams of six or seven with one pinnie color and one ball per pair; each team has six takeover pinnies.
- On the whistle, pairs dribble to any basket and shoot from outside the lane; a make lets them drop one of their team's pinnies on the cone.
- To win back a taken basket, a pair must make two shots in a row from outside the lane; then they remove the other team's pinnie and place their own.
- Each round lasts 4 minutes; the team holding the most baskets wins. Play four rounds with a 1-minute strategy break between them (16 min).
- At the end, each team explains its plan: splitting up the baskets, guarding its own, or attacking other teams' hoops.
Rules
- Every shot is taken from outside the lane.
- Only one pair may shoot at a basket at a time; others wait outside.
- Safety: dribble with your eyes up and give way to anyone who is shooting.
- Remove other teams' pinnies calmly; don't throw them on the floor.
Variations
Easier
Shots from anywhere count, and one basket wins back a hoop.
Standard
One make from outside the lane takes a hoop, and two in a row win it back.
Harder
Taking a hoop requires a make off a partner's pass, and winning it back takes three in a row.
Adaptations
- A student with limited mobility has their own lower basket, and their makes take over a hoop the same way.
- For students with autism, demonstrate the win-back rule before the game starts.
- Let students with less strength shoot from the edge of the lane.
Learning goals
- Shoot accurately after dribbling into position.
- Choose the best basket to attack based on the state of the game.
- Organize the team around a simple plan and adjust it between rounds.
Equipment for a class of 25
- basketballs: 13
- basketball hoops: 6
- pinnies: 50
- cones: 6
Teacher tip
Without the one-pair-per-basket rule, crowds form under the rim, so repeat it before each round. Teams that split the baskets by pairs usually win, but let them figure that out themselves.
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