UltraPlay Rubber Basketballs

Engineered for performance with an exclusive soft-touch cover and deep pebbled channels, this ball has a tacky grip that provides better control than any other rubber basketball you’ll find. The high-end texture feels and handles similar to a composite ball.

Durable Play

Get a rubber ball that’s built to handle tough indoor and outdoor play, day in and day out! With a double-layered rubber construction, this ball will hold up longer than any other standard rubber ball. Its premium design allows the ball to hold air and keep its shape longer. An innovative soft-touch cover provides it with the grippy feel and performance of a more expensive composite ball.

Colorful Learning

Vibrant Rainbow colors allow teachers to group students into different drills according to ball color. Students with a red ball work on dribbling, while students with a green ball work on shooting. Balls are also available individually in tan, which looks more like an official basketball.

15 Creative PE Activities Using UltraPlay Rubber Basketballs

The UltraPlay Rubber Basketballs are designed to be more durable than traditional rubber balls, featuring a tacky cover that enhances grip and playability indoors or outdoors. These balls offer excellent control, making them ideal for younger students developing their handling skills, or for use in a variety of physical education games beyond traditional basketball. The following 15 activity ideas use the UltraPlay Basketballs in fun and purposeful ways to teach a wide range of fundamental movement skills across grade levels.

1. Bounce Bash Bonanza: Students bounce the UltraPlay ball continuously while navigating a cone maze Teaches: Dribbling, Dodging, and Dynamic Balance.

2. Catch Me If You Can: In pairs, students toss and catch the ball while moving laterally across a gym line. Each successful catch means they take one side-step closer to the center. Teaches: Catching, Sliding, and Coordination.

3. Dribble Duel Dash: Two students race side-by-side while dribbling the basketball from one end of the gym to the other and back. First one to finish without losing control wins. Teaches: Dribbling, Running, and Control.

4. UltraPlay Bounce Brigade: Students line up and pass the ball by bouncing it to the next person. The class works together to bounce the ball the full length of the gym. Teaches: Bouncing, Coordination, and Teamwork.

5. Pivot Patrol: Students must pivot on one foot and pass the UltraPlay ball to the next person in a circle without traveling. Add defenders to increase difficulty. Teaches: Balancing, Twisting, and Passing.

6. Wall Ball Warriors: Students bounce the ball off a wall to a partner, increasing the distance each time. Must catch cleanly and pass back. Teaches: Catching, Throwing, and Reaction Time.

7. Dribble Freeze Dance: Students dribble to music and freeze when it stops. Those who move after the freeze must complete a task like 5 jumping jacks. Teaches: Dribbling, Stopping, and Listening.

8. Pass & Pursue: Students toss the ball to a partner then run to touch a wall and return before their partner does the same. Teaches: Throwing, Running, and Reaction Time.

9. Circle Spin Shoot: Students pass the UltraPlay ball around a circle, and when the whistle blows, the student with the ball must spin 360° and shoot into a portable hoop like the Gared Mini Hoop Goal. Teaches: Twisting, Throwing, and Agility.

10. Monster Mash Movement Maze: Students move through a cone maze using different locomotor skills while bouncing the ball. They must avoid “monsters” (taggers). Teaches: Bouncing, Dodging, and Locomotor Skills.

11. Zigzag Zip Pass: Set up cones in zigzag formation. Students pass the ball to each other while weaving through cones. Teaches: Passing, Agility, and Coordination.

12. Jump Shot Jamboree: Students perform a jump shot at various distances, marking their successful shots with a cone. Teaches: Jumping, Throwing, and Power Movements.

13. Pass the Power Ball: Teams sit in a line and pass the UltraPlay ball overhead or side-to-side down the line. Relay race style. Teaches: Passing, Stretching, and Coordination.

14. UltraPlay Spin Cycle: Students spin in a circle while dribbling, then stop and pass to a partner. Builds coordination under pressure. Teaches: Dribbling, Twisting, and Coordination.

15. Defensive Dance Off: Students mirror a partner’s dribbling moves while trying to block them from scoring in a mini goal. Teaches: Dribbling, Dodging, and Defensive Movement.