Movement skills
Explore balance, coordination, jumping and catching through basketball and playful challenges.
MOVEMENT SKILLS. CONFIDENCE. ENJOYMENT.
Developing
physical literacy
through basketball.
We use basketball and playful games to help young people build movement skills, confidence and a lasting love of being active.
Explore our camps For schools: curriculum and school sessions For the joy of playing. For life.
SMALL STEPS. BIG LEAPS.
More play.
More possibility.
More possibility.
THE GAME IS JUST
THE BEGINNING.
THE BEGINNING.
MOVE WITH CONFIDENCEPLAY WITH PURPOSEGROW TOGETHERENJOY THE JOURNEY
01 / THE ELEVATE APPROACH
Basketball is our tool.
Physical literacy
is our purpose.
At Elevate, physical literacy means helping young people build a positive, lasting relationship with movement — through sport and games they actually enjoy.
That relationship includes the skills to move, the confidence to participate, the motivation to return, and the understanding to make choices. Basketball gives us opportunities to bring these together: moving into space, choosing a pass, supporting a teammate and discovering what makes a game enjoyable.
Confidence to take part
Have a go, make decisions and learn alongside others in a game they can enjoy.
Motivation to keep moving
Discover what makes movement enjoyable and build a positive relationship with being active.
Knowledge and understanding
Notice what works, explain a choice and explore how movement feels. Learning includes thinking about the game as well as playing it.
WHAT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE
One passing game.
Many ways to learn.
A small-sided passing game can invite pupils to move into space, control a catch and decide when to pass. Changing the space, ball or challenge can offer different ways to take part.
Reflection makes the learning visible: “What helped you receive the ball?”, “When did you feel confident?” and “What would you try next?”
This is an illustration of our approach. Physical literacy develops over time and across many experiences; a basketball session is one opportunity to support that journey.
Explore the wider idea in Sport England’s physical literacy consensus statement.
FOR SCHOOLS / CURRICULUM & DELIVERY
Bring purpose
to every game.
For KS1 and KS2: a downloadable curriculum in development, and basketball sessions delivered in your school.
Explore two ways to bring physical literacy through basketball to your pupils: a curriculum for your school to use, or Elevate-led sessions during curriculum time, breakfast club or after-school club.
Explore our school offer02 / GET ON THE COURT
Good things start
with a little play.
Basketball camps with physical literacy at their heart.
Come as you are.
Grow as you play.
Grow as you play.
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PHYSICAL LITERACY THROUGH BASKETBALL.