Two sides are picked. Three boys of equal skill on each side. “Two
ove one from each team, are stationed on the end line midway between the
basket and the sideline. The same is done at the other end of the court.
Qn the division line, in the adie of the court, in igs oie the two
boys from each side, the two. other boys are placed, mace from the opposite
team. He is the opposing guard. |

A ball is given to each boy on one end line. He is crouched
_ like a sprinter. At a given signal both boys start down the court,
dribbling low and as fast as possible to the middle where they eneseribe
the opposing guard who assumes the proper guarding stance. = dribbler
stops, pivots, then hook-passes to his team mate at the other end of the
court. Upon rocbivine the pass, the team mate startsa dribble back to
the middle of the court, meets the guard again, stops, pivots, and hook-
passes to his team mate, who has, in the meantime, scampered back to
the end line.

After two or three minutes of continuous action the side that
has made the greater number of trips up and down the court is declared
the winner. The ices take turns in serving as the guards. Thus
the proper fundamentals are learned.

Fach member of the. squad should wind up his day's practice with

three or four minutes of rope skipping.