Dr. Wyant (2013). Sport Pedagogy.

SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATIONS
Motor differences in higher & lower skilled students
School Site: __Cleveland Elementary___

Date: 4/2/15____

Activity Observed: __Basketball __

Grade/Age Level: _4th_

DIRECTIONS: You will observe many children performing many different kinds of skills. Select 8 (or as
many as you can) different tasks and describe how the high skilled students and the low skilled students are
performing.

Task
1) Basketball locomotor
activity

2) 1 on 1 defense

3) Basketball compilation
activity

Higher Skilled

Lower Skilled

- Able to get into defensive stance

and hold it
- Able to perform various
movement specific to basketball
- Able to keep up at the same
speed
- Able to perform various skills
(i.e. rebound, big step, little step,
dribble, etc.)
- Able to stay in front of offensive
player
- Able to keep a low stance on
defense
- Able to dribble with both hands
and cross over

- Doesnt participate or cooperate

- Doesnt perform movements at
the same speed as peers
- Problems with coordination
and/or balance

- Able to pass to peer without

mistake(s)
- Able to shoot and score without
difficulty
- Able to dribble with both hands
- Cooperates with peers
- Able to rebound and pass to the
next person in line

- Unable to control the ball while

moving towards the basket
- Unable to hit rim of the basket
- Doesnt cooperate with
teammates
- Rebounds the ball but doesnt
pass to next person; instead shoots
the ball again

- Unable to stay in front of

offensive player
- Unable to keep a low stance on
defense
- Unable to dribble with both
hands and cross over

Teacher ___Richard Bergstrom___________ Time spent @ site ____1 hour____

Observer __________________________________ / ____4/2/2015_______
(Date)

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Teacher ___Richard Bergstrom___________ Time spent @ site ____1 hour____

Observer __________________________________ / ____4/2/2015_______
(Date)