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are two simple exercise setups which the author uses many, many times a season
to correct glaring faults of fimdamental basketbel1, on both individual offense
and defense. Directions for their execution follow:

Line up the entire squad, toe to toe, one«half facing the other half -—
at the regulation boxing distancese For the purposes of economy and efficiency, mass mot
movements, first the offense and then the defense, must be made. In the beginning,
these movements take on the nature of shadow boxing but later they develop into the
real thinge

Each man should be instructed ‘to use the boxer's crouch and t swing
for his opponent's cheek with the open >pellm actually slapping his opponent's
jaw if he does not weave back and out of the way without any defense other than
a@ weave of his head and shoulders. Also each man should be instructed to be
kemnly alert for the quick thrust of his punishing opponent. The Imees should
be bent even more when on the defensive than when on the offensive. ‘This exagger=
ated crouch is essential for a favorable escape fran punishment. The heer senve
required on the offensive must be practiced equally well on the defensive.

After the first blows, the squads should alternate their positions, the
defensive going on the offensive and vice versa. After approximately ten minutes
of these initial fimdemental movements, the pairs should be more widely separated
and released for about three minures or less of friendly combat without the
alternate movements described heretofore. At this juncture the coach should
keenly wateh developments because two high-spirited boys attempting to slap
each other's faces might go too far. In the open-handed face slapping which
follows, each man is out for himself, and the "devil take the hindmost". After
this blood=«tingling exercise the players are on fire and the coach should
immediately swing them back into mass<drill team fundementals.