The Lightbulb Shooting Game is a classic shooting challenge that progresses through increasing shot distances—from baseline to free throw to three-point—helping players develop consistency and concentration. It’s ideal for cool-downs or dedicated shooting sessions, reinforcing rhythm and technical control
Objectives
- Perfecting the Shot.
- Working ranges of the Shot.
Recommended age
- From 8 years onwards (Minibasket: categories, benjamin and fry).
Number of players
- From 2 players and up to a recommended maximum of 4.
Recommended time
- The need to finish the game. In case you want to make it shorter, you can ignore some types of launch (taco, shooting ‘bobo’, triple).
Equipment and facilities
- 1 ball of Basketball.
- In a half court with one basket.
Initial layout and description of the Lightbulb Shooting Game
Laying down the shift. The first player will launch from the brand side of the restricted area closest to the bottom line. Before you start, there is a consensus on the way of completing the game and whether or not there is the option of ‘take a chance’. If you play with this option, a player who just fail your shot, you can take the decision of arriewgarse and re-throw. In the case of mark, jump to the next mark, and continue pulling. In case of fail, it will back up to a position and would end his turn.
The game begins in the following way. The first player throws from the brand side of the restricted area closest to the bottom line. If mark continues the tour.
In case of failure, it will be up to the next player to start. When you return to have their turn, will pull from the site where it previously failed. The classic is the following:
- Mark the side of the restricted area closest to the bottom line
- Taco
- Mark side next to the taco
- Mark side before you reach the elbow
- Elbow
- Shot bobo
- Free Kick
- Triple
- After marking the triple, it will be passed to the elbow of the opposite side and perform the reverse sequence up to the last mark on the side of the restricted area closest
- Mark side below the elbow
- Mark side before you get to the taco
- Taco
- In some versions of the game, is finished with a hook underneath the ring.
When you finish the game, you can end up in the following way:
- The game winner is the person who is the first to finish the route.
- The game ends when the first one reaches the last (return loss).
Variants
- You can just pull with the hand non-dominant.
- You can play solo, counting the number of failures and making the minor possible.
- You can play solo, ending the game in the shortest possible time.
- You can play using only one type of shot.
- You can assign a type of kick in certain locations of the launch.
- You can make a change of hand given before shooting.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
National Coach of Basketball (CES 2014)
