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About ‘two weeks after the fall opening of school a coach should call
a meeting of all men who expect to come out for the basketball squade Arrange-
ments should be made at this meeting for the medical examinations of every mn
expecting to try out for the team, A competent physician should give each of —.
these prospective players appointments for thorough heart, kidney, and lung
examinations before they ever suit up for the strenuous physical hardships of the |
practice floor. Such relentless precautions my save many mistakes and later re~
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Akso, at this first meeting with the candidates, a general plan for the
year's work should be ladd out for theme ‘Then, begining about the middle of
October and lasting until after football season «= that is, after the Thanksgiving
vacation «= three one-hour practices a week should be helde ‘When the Thanksgiving
recess is ended, the practice season should begin in earneste Six two-hour prace
tice sessions a week should become the rulee If coaches do not drive and drive
hard during the short season left, but little can be ecoomplished. It takes
patient and laborious work to instill fumdenentalse
to the intensity of practice periods. If a team begins to show evidences of
mental slumping, owing either to the tedious grind of learning fundamentals or to
the overexortion of tean play, 0 versatile and divining consh will ewiteh off for
& while om games which will require less physical effort and will supply velueble |
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other competitive drills of this types |
Practices held in the afternoon immediately after sehool hours give the players
opportamity to eat their regular meals after their exercise and to study in the