PROCEDURE
In collecting the data for this study the movements of
players at each position were timed by the use of stop watches
and recorded on time sheets. Timers were instructed to start
the stop watches as soon as the activity began and to stop the
watches when activity ceased. This same procedure was repeated
whenever a new activity was begun and was continued until the
quarter ended. The amount of movement was recorded separately
for each quarter. itach timer was assigned a specific position
which included the starting player, his substitute or substitutes.
In addition to this, the total elapsed time of quarters, inter-
missions and the entire gamewas recorded,

The difference between the beginning and ending time
of each quarter indicated the elapsed time per quarter, Wrist
watches were used for this type of timing. By the same method,
the total elapsed time for the entire game was obtained; and the
difference between the total elapsed time of the four quarters
and that of the entire game produced the total time for intermiss-
ions, time between quarters and the half combined,

All the timing done for this study was of games in the
State of Kansas, One stop watch was used in timing league and
non-league games, district and regional tournaments, two in the
county league tournament and five in the State Class "A" Tourna«

ment, When five watches were used every position on one team was

One hundred and forty-nine positions were timed in sixty~-

cn3s games. The games were divided as follows: 13 from league