RESEARCH PROBLEMS WITH 12 FOOT BASKET

The possible effect of roughness and interference under the basket. Will the
basket tend to open up the play around the basket and increase the crowding,
blocking and incident fouling that inevitably occurs?

Fatigue effects upon the players as a result of the higher basket.

_ Is it possible for any of the players to score a tip-in with a 12 ft. basket,
and from whet area out in front of the basket are most of the tries for goal?
This refers to location and distance.

Are the reacheups and the layeins largely obliterated under a 12 ft. basket?

Is the height of the taller man reduced more definitely under a 12 ft. basket
than under a 10 ft. basket? a

Is the disadvantage to the shorter man more pronounced or reduced under a 12
ft. basket?

Is the taller man required to make a shot in the same way a shorter man found
necessary to shoot?

On rebound does the taller man now have more of an advantage or a lesser ad-
vantage in obtaining the rebounds?

Does the fact that the goals are higher give the taller man more advantage or
does it permit the shorter man to drive in and recover miss-shots that fall in the
field of play, or does the taller man still have the greater advantage proportion=
ately?

Would the shorter man have time to recover after jumping and then spring again
for the ball?

Under the'12 ft. basket does the exceptionally tall player lose his position
because he is forced now to move from his set pomition that he obtained under a
10 ft. basket?

Observe the effect on the set-up or layein shot with the higher basket.

With the 12 ft. basket are players able to control their shots when coming —
toward the basket at a rapid rate of speed?

With the higher basket are there more set shots further out on the court?

Are longer shots equally as easy to make with a 12 ft. basket as with a 10
ft. basket?

Dees the higher basket induce less passing and more long shooting?
From the standpoint of roughness, is there less contact under a higher goal?

In regard to fatigue, this is rather difficult to measure, but obtain any in-
formation regarding complaints of fatigue from the players, Naturally, at the
beginning of the experiment of shooting at a 12 ft. basket there will be complaints
of the wrist and forearm muscles being overworked, but as the play continues from
week to week doubtless this criticism will be lessened,