0:00:02 > 0:00:05The crowd are going wild. CHEERING
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Here come the Footy Pups.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11# They play like a dream when they work as a team
0:00:11 > 0:00:14# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups
0:00:14 > 0:00:19# There's Pickles and Rex and Geraldine next
0:00:19 > 0:00:21# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups
0:00:22 > 0:00:26# Rozzie and Benny and Manager Freddie
0:00:26 > 0:00:29# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups
0:00:30 > 0:00:34# There's Rachel too and, of course, all of you
0:00:34 > 0:00:37# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups
0:00:38 > 0:00:41# Go, go, go, go, Footy Pups! #
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Rachel Yankey, top international footballer
0:00:47 > 0:00:50and all-round sporting superstar.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54But when Rachel's not scoring goals for her team,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56she's playing with the Footy Pups.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02THEY CHEER
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Hi, everyone. We're all warmed up, so it's time to get moving.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Today on my team, we have...
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Number 1, Ruby.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Well done, Ruby.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Number 2, Brinley. Keep dribbling, Brinley.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Number 3, Emily.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Nice one, Emily.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Number 4, Jaden.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Whoo! Check Jaden with the skills!
0:01:32 > 0:01:33Number 5, Charlie Rose.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37That's it, Charlie Rose, keep that ball nice and close.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Number 6, Oliver. Brilliant, Oliver. Well done!
0:01:41 > 0:01:45And also joining us are pups Benny and Geraldine.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- Hooray!- Yeah!
0:01:47 > 0:01:49So, that's today's team.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54OK, guys, gather round. It's team-talk time.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55THEY CHEER
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Does anyone know what type of ball this is?
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Emily?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- Basketball.- Excellent.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05If you're wondering why I'm holding a basketball,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07it's because that's what we're looking at.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Team-mates bounce the ball up and down the court.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14They shoot the ball into a hoop to score points.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Who knows what skills we use to play basketball?
0:02:18 > 0:02:19- Brinley?- Dribbling.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Fantastic. Ruby? - Passing.- Brilliant!
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Basketball uses a lot of the same skills that we use in football.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31And to tell us a little bit more, I've invited along a friend of mine.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Joe Ikhinmwin, professional basketball player
0:02:34 > 0:02:37and all-round sporting hero.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Joe is the London Lions captain.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42When he's not training with his team-mates,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46he's dribbling and scoring his way to basketball victory.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Hi, Joe. Thanks for coming along. - No problem.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54We're looking at basketball. What do we need to know?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57It's a team sport, just like football,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59but we dribble the ball by bouncing it
0:02:59 > 0:03:01and we pass it by throwing it.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05If we're dribbling, what are the three things we need to remember?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07One, to bend your knees.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Two, push the ball down.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12And three, to look around.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- ALL:- Keep your knees bent.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Push the ball down.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19And look around.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22You set us up with a game. What do we need to do?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24OK, so in your pairs, one at a time,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27take your basketball and dribble it to the cone,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30go round and dribble back, looking at your team-mate.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Use your fingertips and don't slap the ball.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- They're off.- Good job.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Great concentration here. - Keep bouncing.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Don't slap it.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- Try and keep your head up. - Great advice from Joe.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- Very nice.- Keep patting it down. Well done.- Look at your team-mate.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51These guys are going to be football and basketball stars.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Fingertips, pushing the ball down.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Oh, fantastic.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Bend your knees and get your hand out, remember.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Just like that. And dribble.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Good job.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Whilst these guys keep practising, here's a reminder for you at home.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12When playing basketball, keep your knees bent,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14push the ball down
0:04:14 > 0:04:16and look around you.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21OK, now we're going to learn how to shoot the ball.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Our goal is a hoop with a net hanging from it.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26What I want you guys to do
0:04:26 > 0:04:29is to get a basketball and shoot it into this big basket.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33You do this by holding a ball with both hands, bending your arms,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36and then shooting it up into the air.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Oliver and Brinley are up first.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- Nicely done.- Yeah!
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Emily, make sure you get one hand underneath and push it up.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46She shoots.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- A lovely basket. - Well done. Excellent.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Good, Ruby. Nice movement. Push from the bottom of the ball.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59These guys are really getting the hang of this.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- Ohh! You're great at basketball, Geraldine.- Thanks, Benny.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08Do you remember that time we played against the Pupton Globehoppers?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Oh, yeah.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Welcome to Pupton Park,
0:05:14 > 0:05:18where the Footy Pups have triumphed against the Wilderhampton Wanderers.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Good game, guys. You were great. But we were super-great!
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Great work, pups. You played well.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Did you see me stop that goal? - Which one?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30- All of them.- ALL:- Yeah!
0:05:30 > 0:05:34There's no-one in the world that can beat us with a ball.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- THEY CHEER - That's right!
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- WHISPERING - ..Mm!
0:05:38 > 0:05:43In that case, you won't object to a little friendly match.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I'd like to meet the team who can take us on.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47You're looking at them.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50LAUGHTER
0:05:50 > 0:05:54We're serious. We challenge you to a game.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Challenge accepted.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01Aye! Well, you may just find it more of a challenge than you think.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03LAUGHTER
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Hang on. If the cheer-fleaders are playing the Footy Pups,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09who's going to do the cheering?
0:06:09 > 0:06:13I'm going to call in a favour with my old friend, Flea-once.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Flea-once? The superstar?
0:06:15 > 0:06:19I'll get everything ready for her. Oh-ho-ho!
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Right, let's play some football!
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- Where are the goalposts? - Where's the football?
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Who said anything about football?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32We're playing basketball.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- We're the Pupton Globehoppers. - ALL:- Yippee!
0:06:36 > 0:06:39When the cheer-fleaders aren't cheering you on,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41they love playing basketball.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46- ALL:- Two, four, six, eight, shooting hoops is really great.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- ALL:- Bowwow!
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Do you really want us to play basketball?
0:06:51 > 0:06:55A good footballer will always try out a different sport.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58You never know when you'll pick up a new skill.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Meanwhile, Peter's all too happy to lend Flea-once a hand.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Or four. - And you're sure this is no trouble?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Peter help Miss Flea-once.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12You can help me practise my postgame performance.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15It's going to be spin-sational!
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Whoops.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I'll get it!
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Remember, pups, use what you know.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Look for ways in which this game is similar to football.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Yeah, we play as a team
0:07:29 > 0:07:32and we try to get the ball into the other team's goal.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Yes. And you move the ball by dribbling.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Only in basketball, you use your hands and not your feet.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Ruff-ruff!
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Whoa! It's harder than it looks.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Keep your knees bent, push the ball down, don't slap it,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49and keep looking around you.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Got it. Thanks, Freddie.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54You can pass the ball just like football, but you pass...
0:07:54 > 0:07:58..with your hands, not your feet, right?
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Catch, Benny. Oh!- Ruff!
0:08:01 > 0:08:05And we score by putting the ball in the net, just like football.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Aye, but in basketball,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10you get two points for scoring inside the curve
0:08:10 > 0:08:14and three points if you score when you're outside the curve.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15Ruff.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- ALL:- Aww! - Too low, laddie.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21You need to think like a flea in this game and jump.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Ruff!
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Whoa!
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Sorry!
0:08:27 > 0:08:31On the court, everybody is ready for the game to start.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33EXCITED CHITTERING
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Yeah!- Oh, that's a basket.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42And this gives the Globehoppers two points, an early lead.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46So much for us being unbeatable with a ball.
0:08:46 > 0:08:52- Are you sure this is a good idea? - Yes, I want to impress my fans.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Ohh! I'd be more impressed if you didn't keep dropping them.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59The pups are getting their act together.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02But is it too little, too late?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Ruff!- Alley-oop!
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Ha-ha-ha!
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Ohh!
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Come on, pups. Play like fleas.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Whoo!
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Jump like fleas! Ruff!
0:09:16 > 0:09:20What a shot! Three points for scoring from outside the arc,
0:09:20 > 0:09:21closing the gap to 5-8.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- Ouch!- Are you all right, lassie?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28I'm fine, but I gave my knee a bit of a bang when I landed.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31You'll be right as rain in no time at all.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34But you'll have to sit out the rest of the game.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35- ALL:- Ohhh!
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Um... Can we bring on new players in basketball?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Aye, but you haven't got an extra player.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43I can think of one member of our team
0:09:43 > 0:09:47who won't have a problem playing like a flea.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Ahh! Ohh.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Don't worry, Flea-once. I caught them all.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Wow! You're good at this.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Hey, that's it. Pete, will you be in the act with me?
0:09:59 > 0:10:04Me performing with you? Oh! I'd love to.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Oh-ho!
0:10:06 > 0:10:10You're sure you don't mind me playing on the pups' team?
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- No problem. It's a friendly match.- Oh-ho!
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Ruff!
0:10:15 > 0:10:18EXCITED CHITTERING
0:10:18 > 0:10:23- Well, well! Freddie Fleason is on the court.- Slam dunk!
0:10:23 > 0:10:26And he's showing the pups how it's done.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Whoohoo.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Keeping balls out of nets is my speciality.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Whoa-whoa-whoa!
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Hu... Whoo!
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Yes!
0:10:40 > 0:10:43It's nearly the end of the game.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Less talking, more bouncing.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Yaaa!
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Ohh!
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Oh-ohh!
0:10:52 > 0:10:53WHISTLE BLOWS, CHEERING
0:10:53 > 0:10:58That's the final whistle, and the Globehoppers win 13-10.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01No shame in losing to the best.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04You played well, especially for your first time.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07And what better way to celebrate...
0:11:07 > 0:11:12..than with our spin-sational act?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- ALL:- Bowwow.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19- BOTH:- For running fast and jumping tall, take a spinning basketball.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Whoa! Whoops!
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- ALL:- Ta-da!
0:11:24 > 0:11:26ALL LAUGH
0:11:28 > 0:11:33- I love playing basketball, Geraldine.- Me, too.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35The ball is really bouncy.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Hi, guys. - BOTH: Hi, Rachel.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- You guys are great at basketball. Can I join in?- Of course you can.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Ruff. Ha-ha!- Guys, guys, over here, I can score a basket.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Ruff.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Yes!
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Oh... Ohh! Guys, I'm a bit stuck.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Do you guys remember how to dribble and shoot a basketball?
0:12:01 > 0:12:06Keep your knees bent, push the ball down and look around you.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- OK, guys, who fancies a game? - ALL:- Yeah!
0:12:12 > 0:12:15I've split you into two teams. We've got the Slam Dunks.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- Give me a cheer. - THEY CHEER
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- And the Hoopers. Give me a cheer. - THEY CHEER
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Fantastic.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Let's take a look with the Footy Pups to find out how to play.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Come and have a look.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31To play, you'll need to be ready to bounce.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34The first player dribbles the ball forward,
0:12:34 > 0:12:36zigzagging through the cones.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Once they reach the spot, they can shoot a ball at the hoop.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43They then run back to their team-mates
0:12:43 > 0:12:45and it's the next player's turn.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50The winners of this game will be the team who score the most baskets.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Three, two, one. - WHISTLE BLOWS
0:12:54 > 0:12:56CHEERING
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- He races forward through the cones. - Both hands on the basketball.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Push it up, follow through.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Fantastic stuff. CHEERING
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- Keep pushing that ball down. - Emily sets off.- Well done.- Good job.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Very nice, Emily. Look at the basket.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- Oh, what a shot! - Bend those knees, bend those knees.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17And shoot.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Sensational. THEY CHEER
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Great. That's what I want to see.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25There's not long left. Can Oliver seal the deal?
0:13:25 > 0:13:26He shoots.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Yes!
0:13:28 > 0:13:29Keep bouncing that ball.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32One hand underneath, one hand to guide it.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34She lines it up.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36It's another basket for the Hoopers.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38WHISTLE BLOWS
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- And time.- Now for the Slam Dunks. - ..Two, one.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43WHISTLE BLOWS
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- That's it, Jaden.- Good job, Jaden.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47He's confident dribbling the ball.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- Hand underneath. And push it forward.- There you go.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Oh, what a shot. THEY CHEER
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Ruby, remember, don't slap the basketball.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57Very nice.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02She's concentrating hard, but can she score?
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- Oh, unlucky.- Charlie Rose is off next. She shoots for the hoop.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08THEY CHEER
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- Nice control. - Bend those knees.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- Jaden wastes no time. - Bend your arms. Follow through.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- They're looking for a win here.- Good job.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Great dribbling, Ruby. - Very nice.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- She shoots.- Good shot.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- She's made that look easy. - Nice.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27WHISTLE BLOWS
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- And time.- Let's have a replay.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Both teams had a great game, dribbling and shooting the ball.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36But who will be today's winners?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Benny and Geraldine have the final score.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41The Hoopers scored six points,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44whilst the Slam Dunks scored five,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47making the Hoopers today's best basketballers.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52My team today have been brilliant at basketball.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56We've bounced, we've dribbled
0:14:56 > 0:14:58and we've scored baskets,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01all thanks to basketball superstar Joe Ikhinmwin.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06That's it for today. Well done, everyone.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Now you've got the skill, remember to pass it on.