Jump shot by Norman Bilbrough
Profile – The Coach – Kenny McFadden
In your own words give a one sentence answer to each of the following questions.
1. How did Kenny McFadden get into sport when he was young? Because he said wanted him to play any sports and he can get scholarship for university with Basketball.
2. When did he start the Hoop Club? The club was created in 1996 by Kenny McFadden.
3. Is basketball a challenging sport? It’s a running game so you need to learn to breathe properly.
4. What is Kenny’s favourite food? A hamburgers and weetbix.
5. What advice does Kenny have for kids just starting out at basketball? You must always listen to your coach, and put in your time on dribbling.
6. Where was Kenny McFadden born? He was born in United States.
Profile – The Player – ApitiTiHei Maihi
1. In the story, how old and how tall is ApitiTiHei? Apiti is 13 years old and 1.8 metres tall.
2. What is his favourite food? Apiti favourite food is junk food.
3. What does he like best at school, other than playing basketball? He like doing homework and tidying his room and he also like doing art at school.
4. How would you describe ApitiTiHei Maihi ? Give reasons for your answer.
He is a well trained basketball player, a very tall guy.
Referring to the text what are the common Basketball Injuries
1. Ankles are easy roll and twist.
2. Fingers can break or be dislocated.
3. Knees swell and need ice packs.
4. SOme players wear goggles to avoid fingers in their eyes.
Present to Past Tense: Make the following text past tense by changing the underlined words.
The first game started with a tip-off between ApitiTiHei and Te Amo, the tallest player in the girl’s team. The boys got possession and moved the ball quickly up the court.
There were two missed shots before ApitiTiHei did terrific right-handed lay-up and scored the first goal.
Thursday:
What are two skills players learn at Hoop Club? Teamwork and dribbling
What is dribbling? Why do all players need to practise it? Dribbling is moving while bouncing the ball players use this because that is one of the top skills that you need to learn.
Who won the first game between the boys and the girls?
The girls won basketball games last time.
What was the reason that this team won?
The girl won because they're good at passing.
Coach Kenny McFadden gives advice to his players; write this advice down in a list form.
1. Listen to your coach.
2. Put in time dribbling.
3. Passing.
4. SHooting Skills.
5. Eat Veggies.
What do you think the word ‘substitute’ means? A player who takes over the other player in the same team during the game.
What is one girls reaction when she finds out that Apiti is playing? Why do you think she has this reaction? She is jealous because Apiti is a good basketball player and tall. She doesn't want to lose to the boys team.
How would Apiti have felt when he scored his first shot?
He is very excited and he wouldn't have been grateful for getting the first two points on the board.
What sorts of things would the assistant coach have said during the break between the games?
The assistant talk about shot for the hoop don’t give up boys.
Why do you think Apiti does not tell anyone about his aims?
Because he doesn’t want anyone to know.
“Shoot for the moon, because if you miss you’ll be amongst the stars “
What do you think this quote means?
If you fail you can still have another try
Create a basketball team of 10 players only.
Your basketball team needs to consist of 10 famous players with different strengths.
You need to justify and state why you have chosen these specific players for your team.
You need to state your teams strengths.
Lastly you need to come up with an original name for your team
LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Dwight Howard
Paul George
LaMarcus Aldridge
Carmelo Anthony
James Harden
Tony Parker
Kevin Love
Chris Paul
Team Name : Auckland Creep-stone
