# Basketball

> Canonical page: /en/basketball

## Programme

  Basketball requires both movement and concentration. During lessons, children practise their ball skills and switching between attacking and defending.

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### Ball control

      Dribbling and passing form the foundation.

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### Towards the basket

      Children practise scoring and looking for an opportunity.

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### Playing together

      Attacking and defending require awareness and teamwork.

## Skills children practise here

- Ball skills
    
- Game awareness
    
- Quick transitions