Speed dribble the length of the court
When to use this goal
For students who can bounce a ball in place but slow down, look at the ball or lose it when they try to travel. Observed dribbling while moving, not grade, decides fit. Basic standing dribbling belongs to gross-motor goals and should come first.
- Baseline
- Score the skill on the rubric across at least 3 PE sessions before setting a target, filming a few attempts if the family and school allow it so two scorers can agree. Score each component from what is seen, not from whether the ball went where it should. Note how often the student stopped to catch the ball, since that shapes the first target.
- Tips
- Score one full-court trip at a time and use the best of three trips. Lower baskets and smaller balls keep the unit fair for younger students. For students who use a wheelchair, the dribble can be scored while wheeling with the dribble-and-push pattern used in wheelchair basketball.
- Limits
- The rubric does not score dribbling against a defender. Ball size and inflation change the task, so keep them constant across probes. It does not cover passing or shooting.
Original IEP Atlas template based on general measurement principles; not copied from any goal bank. ID mt-sp-003.
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Goal
By the annual IEP review date, when dribbling a basketball the length of the gym from baseline to baseline, the student will dribble the ball while jogging, pushing it ahead with the fingertips at waist height and eyes up independently, earning a score of at least 6 out of 8 on a 4-component traveling dribble rubric scored 0 to 2 per component, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks during basketball units.
Baseline: 3 out of 8 rubric points.
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement method
Measurability check11 of 11 met
Met: Observable behavior. Stated as an action.
Met: Condition. Stated.
Met: Unit fits the behavior. Rubric score fits this behavior.
Met: Explicit criterion. Number and unit stated.
Met: Mastery rule and schedule. Both stated.
Met: Method produces the metric. Rubric scoring gives rubric score data.
Met: Review timeframe. Stated.
Met: Baseline and target compatible. Same unit, change in the right direction.
Met: Aligned with area of need. Still about Sport & Game Skills.
Met: Level of support. Defined.
Met: Blanks filled in. Nothing left to fill in.
Checks structure and wording only. Whether the goal fits the student is the team's call.
Short-term objectives (optional)
When are objectives required?Required for students on alternate assessments (34 CFR §300.320(a)(2)(ii)); some states require them for everyone.
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- Area of need
- Motor & Sensory Skills (OT, PT & Adapted PE) - Sport & Game Skills
- Baseline
- 3 out of 8 rubric points.
- Annual goal476 characters
- By the annual IEP review date, when dribbling a basketball the length of the gym from baseline to baseline, the student will dribble the ball while jogging, pushing it ahead with the fingertips at waist height and eyes up independently, earning a score of at least 6 out of 8 on a 4-component traveling dribble rubric scored 0 to 2 per component, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks during basketball units.
- Timeframe
- By the annual IEP review date
- Condition
- When dribbling a basketball the length of the gym from baseline to baseline
- Behavior
- The student will dribble the ball while jogging, pushing it ahead with the fingertips at waist height and eyes up independently
- Criteria
- Earning a score of at least 6 out of 8 on a 4-component traveling dribble rubric scored 0 to 2 per component, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Evaluation method
- A defined scoring rubric
- Schedule
- Every two weeks during basketball units
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Matching data sheet
Rubric tracker. Scores each rubric criterion and totals them.
Rubric tracker
Rubric score- Student label:
- Target:
- earning a score of at least 6 out of 8 on a 4-component traveling dribble rubric scored 0 to 2 per component
- Mastery rule:
- in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes
- Collection schedule:
- every two weeks during basketball units
- Method:
- Rubric scoring
- Data collector:
Goal: By the annual IEP review date, when dribbling a basketball the length of the gym from baseline to baseline, the student will dribble the ball while jogging, pushing it ahead with the fingertips at waist height and eyes up independently, earning a score of at least 6 out of 8 on a 4-component traveling dribble rubric scored 0 to 2 per component, in 3 of 4 consecutive biweekly probes, as measured by a defined scoring rubric collected every two weeks during basketball units.
| Date | Task / sample | Pushes the ball with the fingertips, not slapping with the palm | Keeps the ball at or below waist height | Keeps the ball slightly ahead and to the side while moving | Keeps eyes mostly up, looking ahead rather than at the ball | Total (of 8) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Score each sample with a 4-component traveling dribble rubric scored 0 to 2 per component. Attach or reference the rubric's score descriptors.
- Use the same prompt type and conditions for each scored sample.
- If two people score, check agreement on a few samples before relying on the data.
The CSV opens in Excel or Google Sheets, with formulas. Sheets print blank; no student data is stored.