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Football: Passing and Catching

Evaluation of the fundemental skill of passing and catching a football. Students are rated and scored on the mechanics of their passing and catching, not the number of dropped passes or target accurancy-completely. Students are scored at 18 points possible. Scoring in the ADVANCED range gains extra credit.

Rubric Code: QB4WW8

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Subject: Physical Ed., Fitness

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Football Passing/Catching
	Advanced 4 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Developing 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Grip: all fingers on top, thumb underside.	Advanced Four fingers on top of football and thumb underside of ball. Easily can hang onto ball with one hand. Very confident. Throw was correct all the time	Proficient Uses four fingers on top, thumb on underside. Able to keep control of ball and successfully chokes up on the ball to keep control of the football. Throw was correct most of the time	Developing Hangs on with one hand, but needs to choke up on the ball to gain more control of ball. Throw was correct some of the time	Needs Improvement Uses both hands, can not hang on to ball with one hand. Throw was not correct at all
Arm position: prior to the throw.	Advanced Stretches back and creates an "L" with the arm bent at 90°'s. Able to get arm back quickly, and maintains a high level of confidence. Prior experience allows for more of a natural progression on this skill. Throw was correct all the time	Proficient Stretches back and creates an "L" with the arm bent at 90°'s. Throw was correct most of the time	Developing Gaining more consistency in getting the throwing arm back in the "L" position. Throw was correct some of the time	Needs Improvement Does not remember or attempt to get the arm back in the "L" position. Throw was not correct at all
Stance/step	Advanced On completion of the throw, takes one small step forward. Looks natural and assists the player to get more distance on the throw. Throw was correct all the time	Proficient On completion of the throw, takes one small step forward. Throw was correct most of the time	Developing Gaining more consistency on taking a small step forward. Throw was correct some of the time	Needs Improvement Does not remember or attempt to step forward with the completion of the throw. Throw was not correct at all
Release of Ball	Advanced Throwing hand extends forward and releases at 2:00, while the non throwing hand is extended and balanced at 10:00. Extremely consistent, looks natural. Throw was correct all the time	Proficient Throwing hand extends forward and releases at 2:00, while the non throwing hand is extended and balanced at 10:00. Throw was correct most of the time	Developing Gaining consistency, but fails to release at the 2:00 target release point. Non throwing hand does not assist in the release. Throw was correct some of the time	Needs Improvement Releases somewhere other than 2:00. Non throwing hand does not assist and does not finish at 10:00 Throw was not correct at all
Follow through and accuracy	Advanced Palm turns out, ball comes off the index finger, thumb finishes down. Extremely consistent, ball moves in a spiral turn every time. Throw was correct all the time	Proficient Palm turns out, ball comes off the index finger, thumb finishes down. Ball moves in a spiral turn most of the attempted throw. Throw was correct most of the time	Developing Gaining a stronger attempt at follow through of the palm and thumb finishing down. Lacks distance and consistent spiral motion. Throw was correct some of the time	Needs Improvement Does not attempt to follow through with the palm or thumb finishing down. Ball does not spiral on throw. Lacks distance. Throw was not correct at all
Catching the Football Hand Action, "Diamond" "W", Eyes, Tuck the ball	Advanced Big hands, reach out, shape hands like a diamond. Use soft hands to cushion the ball. Pull the ball into chest, protect the ball by tucking it into body or forearms. Catch was made everytime.	Proficient Uses the big hands, reaches out, with diamond shape. Brings the ball in with soft hands. Lacks the consistency on tucking in the football for protection. Catch was made most of the time	Developing Gaining a consistency in using the diamond shape and soft hands to catch and hang onto the football. Throw was made some of the time	Needs Improvement Does not attempt to use the diamond or W catch. Misses over 75% of thrown footballs. Throw was not made at all

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Physical Education skills assessment.

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Physical Ed., Fitness

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