9 or to pass the ball to another player and not just running around for an opening. There was little change in the average activity of all centers from one quarter to another. Among centers, however, one will find that activity does not increase as the game advances in quarters, In most cases less action appears during the second quarter, The centers of — teams playing throughout the State Class "A" Tournament, with the exception of Team I, did not move as much as two minutes per guarter,. TABLE III = AVERAGH ACTIVITY FOR CENTERS BY QUARTERS AND FOR ENTIRE GA IN MINUTES AND SECONDS NO, OF FERS? SECOND THIRD FOURTH TOTAL FOR CASES QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER ENTIRE GAME tA- 38 2212.0 2:09.17 2:25.8 Bee «i 9:04.6 Be 22 2325.8 2°23.9 2728.9 2°58 0 9354.6 C- 16 1255.9 1:50.3 1:57 ,.8 2:12,0 7356.0 D=- 3 2:05.0 2:19.0 2:7 50 1:58.0 8:39.0 E- 3 1:34.0 1:26.6 1:52.40 1:44,0 6216.6 F- 3 1:39,.0 1:38,.0 1:43.0 1:54.0 6354.0 Ge 3 2:01,0 1:34.0 1:40.0 2:11.0 7326.0 #A- All cases for that position. B= All cases except those of State Class "A" Tournament, 6- State Class "A" Tournament, D=- Team I Ke Team II Teams playing throughout the ) ) ) ) State Class "A" Tournament, Fe Team III ) -) ) Ge Tean IV