THE KANSAS BASKETBALL OFFENSIVE EVALUATION CHART This study was undertaken in an attempt to find a means of evaluating offensive basketball. For years the generally accepted method of evaluating a basketball team or an individual has been on the number of scores that were made by the team or by the player. The development of a list of offensive elements was the first step. With that idea in mind a list of offensive elements was made and each activity or play was weighed subjectively. The weight of the item was given due consideration concerning its importance insofar as it contributed to the execution of sound fundamentals and to winning success. Of course, the obe jective was the successful scoring of field goals or free thraws by the playere The items used in the evaluation chart and their weights are listed below: Ae Positive Items Weight in Evaluation Points le Field goals 10 2 Free throws Se Immediate assists 4, Secondary assists 5e Recovers ball off opponent's backboard 6. Recovers ball off own backboard 72 Taps and recovers own jump ball 8. Recovers teammate's jump ball 9. Makes a good pass to a teammate 10. Catches a teammate's pass RPrREFRN ON A PO Be Negative Items 1. Error of omission _@@ Held ball obtained by an opponent 3» Fumbles ball and it goes out of bounds &» Fumbles ball ond it is obtained by — 5e Taps ball out of bounds 62 Wild pass out of bounds 7e Wild pass to an #pponent 8e Violation of rules 9- Personal offensive foul omPann ve EH In the use of the weighted items the algebraic sum of the positive and negative péints is computed, This sum for each game represents the total effect iveness of the team or players For the purpose of illustration the Kansas chart of a conference game is shown in “Exhibit A" with team and individual points computeds The data were collected by student assistants, majors in the Department of Physical Education, Twelve men students were used in the collection of facts, six for each team. The men worked in pairs, one acting as 4 recorder and the other as an observers One pair made a record of all the passes and catches, one pair made a spot record of all the shots taken by players’ numbers, and the other pair recorded the remaining materiale Definition of Terms The terms used in the evaluation chart study are, for the most part, in common usage in the game of baskotball and need not be defined, However, some of the terms have not usually been connected. with basketball and for this reason are definede