Our Slam Jam in schools programme support teachers in delivering curriculum aligned basketball sessions
Slam Jam in Schools
Our Slam Jam in Schools programme supports teachers in delivering curriculum-aligned basketball sessions for 5-11-year-olds.
By registering for the programme, your school will receive a modified equipment pack, access to lesson plans and resources as well as a range of other programme benefits.
Primary schools are a prime growth opportunity for the sport, and your support in sharing the programme information with any school contacts would be greatly appreciated.
All schools who sign up to the Slam Jam programme are also assigned a BE member club as their programme partner, with the idea to encourage transition from school to club in a seamless way.
You do not need to be a basketball player to deliver Slam Jam at your school
Curriculum-Aligned Resources
We have developed a set of curriculum-aligned resources to support teachers in delivering basketball. Whether you are an experienced coach or someone who hasn't been involved in the game before, our resources will support you in providing quality lessons for your students.
The resources are based on the principle of using basketball as a vehicle to develop students' fundamental and perceptual movement skills, and throughout the resources we showcase how basketball as an invasion game can be a valuable part of a physical education unit.
Our resources also incorporate the game-sense' approach, with students learning partaking in small sided games and simulation in order to build their decision making and problem solving skills.
We understand the biggest challenge of delivering basketball in primary schools is the large variance in student experience and skill levels. Throughout the resources, each activity provides teachers with two progressions and two regressions for each activity so that each one can be modified to provide the right challenge point for each student
Equipment Bag
After listening to feedback from the pilot programme, we have redesigned our Slam Jam pack for schools. The modified equipment pack now includes:
15 x Slam Jam Balls
10 x Slam Jam Bibs
10 x Foam Balls
15 x Drop Down Markers
2 x Curriculum Resources
1 x Slam Jam Coaching Ball Bag
Register Now
The Slam Jam programme costs just £225 (£180 for a limited time) . To register, just click the button below to get started.
By signing up for the programme, you will also have the option to be connected with one of our affiliated Basketball England clubs as a 'Slam Jam Programme Partner'.
This relationship can work on a number of levels. It can be as simple as providing your students with information on how to join a local club, or it could involve the head coach of the club coming into your school to deliver basketball sessions.
For more information on this, or the Slam Jam programme as a whole, please use the button below to contact us.
Programme Partner
To aid transition from school to club, Basketball England will partner up your school with a local club.
This relationship will enable your teachers to access a range of expertise from partner clubs and provide your students with a suitable place to continue playing the game.
Professional Development Sessions
Throughout the year, Basketball England will deliver teacher professional development sessions. The session is titled ‘Using the CHANGE IT model to modify Basketball in Primary schools’ and is designed to support both Physical Education and generalist teacher.
The CHANGE IT model
In order to support teachers in modifying activities to find the right balance, Slam Jam uses the 'CHANGE IT' model:
C – Coaching style
- Move between cooperative and competitive games.
- Use focus questions that encourage or guide students to make decisions about game play.
- Blend in explicit technical advice with questions that involve tactical thinking and decision making.
H – How to score
- Students score one point for hitting the backboard, two points for hitting the ring and three points if they score a shot.
- In pairs, students aim to complete the alphabet, scoring a letter each time a pass is complete.
A – Area
- Increasing or decreasing the size of the playing area for a game.
- Increasing or decreasing the distance between players for partner activities.
- Making an area narrower to increase the complexity of a task
- Playing small-sided games on quarters or thirds of a full court to increase the number of players participating across one full-size basketball court.
N – Number
- When introducing defence into a game, slowly raise the number of defenders (4v1, 4v2, 4v3, 4v4).
- Increasing or decreasing the number of players participating in a game, 3x3 in smaller playing areas, is a fantastic option for school basketball matches.
G – Game Rules
- Four passes must be made before players are allowed to shoot.
- Each player must touch the ball before a team is allowed to shoot.
- No player can score consecutively.
E – Equipment
- Modify what can be used as a basketball ring, particularly for age groups who are younger and not able to achieve success with the traditional ring (for example, a bin, a line on the court, passing to a player standing inside a hoop).
- Modifying the ball that is used (soft and foam balls).
I – Inclusion
- Encourage students to come up with their own game rules.
- Ask students to collect stats, use percentages, and introduce number tracking for engagement.
- Ask students to come up with their own in-game challenges.
T – Time
- Increase or decrease the amount of time a student has to complete a task. For example, you have two minutes to complete as many passes with your partner as you can.
- Give timed challenges for small-sided games. For example, you have three minutes to see how many passes you can complete without dropping the ball and you must start from zero any time the ball touches the ground.