(1931)

The writer is immensely pleased with your plans for the second ammal
I am impressed with the progressiveness show in this new scheme of having the
various coaches who are leaders in their particular sport to instruct the high
school boys fron the state of Georgia. This plan will emble the student
coaches to hear and to witness the actual coaching of fundamentals. Using the
Georgia high school boys as guinea pigs in the individual and tean<plan schene
is progressive educations Heretofore visiting ecaches have lectured to the
assembled student coaches desiring instruction, but have not had the benefit
of taking players and teaching each min the individual defense, the individu
offense, the tenn defense and the tem offense so necessary in welding the
team together as a unit.

It will behoove each one of the visiting guest coaches to put out the
very best that he has so that those who listen in will get the greatest benefit
between successful systems of play. One coach my stress the fast break. The
other coach my stress the set and timing pleys with the necessary screen or
pick off. However, the wmiformly successful coach will be the one who employs
both systems «= the fast break by the offense when the defense is outmmbered,
say two on one, or three on two, and so forth; and then when the defense ms
en equal mmber of men back in comparison te the equal mumber of offensive
men rushing down the court, then a set play is in order because the intelligent
coach will recognize the fact that the defense in basketball normally is strong-
er than the offense.

The first thing that a successful guard learns is to stand between the
play with its deception and pick off is the order of the day. But to have set